Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1945 in New York City) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era.

Discography

Standard albums

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• 1963: I'll Cry if I Want To (US #24)
• 1963: Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts (US #125)
• 1964: Boys, Boys, Boys (US #127)
• 1964: Girl Talk (US #146)
• 1965: My Town, My Guy & Me (US #120)
• 1966: Lesley Gore Sings All About Love
• 1967: California Nights (US #169)
• 1972: Someplace Else Now
• 1975: Love Me By Name
• 2005: Ever Since

Compilations

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• 1965: The Golden Hits of Lesley Gore (US #95)

Singles

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• 1963: "It's My Party" (US #1, UK #9)
• 1963: "Judy's Turn to Cry" (US #5)
• 1963: "She's a Fool" (US #5)
• 1964: "You Don't Own Me" (US #2)
• 1964: "That's the Way Boys Are" (US #12)
• 1964: "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" (US #37)
• 1964: "Maybe I Know" (US #14)
• 1964: "Hey Now" (US #76)
• 1964: "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy" (US #86)
• 1965: "Look of Love" (US #27)
• 1965: "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" (US #13)
• 1965: "My Town, My Guy and Me" (US #32)
• 1966: "Young Love" (US #50)
• 1966: "We Know We're in Love" (US #76)
• 1967: "California Nights" (US #16)
• 1967: "Summer and Sandy" (US #65)
• 1967: "Brink of Disaster" (US #82)

Other chart hits in Cashbox and/or Record World include "Off and Running", "Treat Me Like A Lady", "Small Talk", "He Gives Me Love (La La La)". Gore was given first shot at recording "A Groovy Kind of Love", but her then-producer Shelby Singleton refused to let her record a song with the word "groovy" in it. The song, by the Mindbenders, rocketed to #1.

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Television Appearances

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• Ed Sullivan
• American Bandstand
• Mike Douglas
• Merv Griffin
• Donna Reed
• Batman (starring as the "Pink Pussycat")
• Johnny Carson
• Shindig
• Hullabaloo
• Days of Our Lives
• Murphy Brown
• Hollywood Squares
• Dinah Shore
• NBC Midnight Special
• PBS In the Life
• A Capitol Fourth