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It’s My Party: Lesley Gore

From Billboard's Top Hits-1960's.

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5 Comments on “It’s My Party: Lesley Gore”

  2. im6's avatar im6 Says:

    August 30, 2010 at 2:07 am

    did you happen to see this at the blog i told you about?
    the original version is really…. lacking!
    http://thereturnofthedancingmaster.blogspot.com/search?q=it%27s+my+party

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      August 30, 2010 at 9:58 am

      im6,
      With the festivities I haven’t been on line much. It sounds as if the sound is slow for some reason.

  3. sblake's avatar sblake Says:

    August 31, 2010 at 4:44 am

    Gore was 16 when she recorded this song, which led the media to call her “The Teen Queen.”Gore’s second single, “Judy’s Turn to Cry,” is a sequel to this song which told the story of the lead character forgiving Johnny and reuniting with him. This song lent its name to a “protest” alternative political group in California, the Itsmy Party.
    Also a No.1 in the 1980s for ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart in collaboration with Barbara Gaskin – Dave’s biggest hit without Annie Lennox, although he made No.2 in 1990 with “Lily Was Here”, a collaboration with Candy Dulfer
    One of the most interesting things about this and some of Lesley’s follow-ups is that the arranger/producer on most of these early sessions was none other than Quincy Jones !

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      August 31, 2010 at 9:32 am

      sblake,
      I’ve been missing you!
      I’m impressed with the Quincy Jones info-I never would have guessed.

      I’m going to look up that other version. That too I didn’t know.


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