Lesley Gore compilation CD

Some time ago I did the artwork to an album for the Singer Lesley Gore. I happened by chance to come across the link to the CD, and was nostalgically looking at the spiel about the CD and noticed that my name was placed next to the legendary Quincy Jones name. I laughed and was tickled by that. How cool is that! It may perhaps be the only time that ever happens, and maybe not, but it was a small thrill to see that.

Reviewing this CD and looking at the comments is a little like looking at a trail that you blazed some time before and have serendipitously rediscovered. It was a nice journey. I have provided the link below the article so you can see I didn't manipulate that myself! I think it clearly was done with little or no thought, as their are producers whose names should have been listed before mine, but for the error, whoever did that I thank you, it is not the same as a performer seeing their name in lights for the first time, but it was close.

Credits

Don Rubin (Producer), Quincy Jones (Producer), Craig Peihopa (Design), Jack Nitzsche (Producer), Kevin Mueller (Release Preparation), Warren Barnett (Mastering), Craig Peihopa (Layout Design), Gerhard Mendelson (Producer), Glenn A. Baker (Compilation), Ian McFarlane (Release Preparation), Peter Shillito (Release Preparation), Glenn A. Baker (Concept), Bob Crewe (Producer), Glenn A. Baker (Annotation), Glenn A. Baker (Liner Notes), Charles Koppelman (Producer), Steve Douglas & the Rebel Rousers (Producer), Glenn A. Baker (Release Preparation)

Review

The popular appraisal of Lesley Gore is that she sang teen soap opera songs that never pulled their substance much above puppy love, and while a cursory listen to songs like "It's My Party" and "Judy's Turn to Cry" would appear to support that view, there's more going on beneath the surface than meets the ear. For starters, Gore had a jazz background, and her vocal phrasing, even in her most generic releases, was always sharp and clear. Add to that the production of Quincy Jones, who worked with Gore during her peak Mercury years, and the end result is a series of recordings cut between 1963 and 1966 that continue to sound fresh and effective even into the 21st century. In retrospect, it would appear Gore's theme was always the struggle for personal identity (which also happens to be a pretty good definition of what goes on during the teen years), culminating in the powerful "You Don't Own Me," a feminist anthem a decade before the term even began to take hold. Even "That's the Way Boys Are," which could be read as a shallow song of blind acceptance, is sung by Gore with a sly sense of dismissal that turns the song on its own heels, while later-era tracks like "Small Talk," which illustrates the desperate ennui that can enter and undermine a relationship, demonstrates that in matters of love -- even puppy love -- personal identity is always at stake. There are several fine anthologies of Lesley Gore's key Mercury years on the market, including good sets from both Mercury and Rhino, and now this one from Australia's Raven Records, which includes all the below songs plus the subtly sung "I Don't Care," where Gore bounces between sounding emotionally certain and totally lost in a wonderfully vocalized exposé on the effects of lost love, the shiny "California Nights," and the ever-shifting arrangement of "Brink of Disaster," which may well sum up the whole of the human condition, particularly when it comes down to matters of the heart. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide



It's My Party
Judy's Turn to Cry
Just Let Me Cry
She's a Fool
The Old Crowd
You Don't Own Me
Run Bobby Run
That's the Way Boys Are
I Don't Wanna Be a Loser
Maybe I Know
Wonder Boy
Hey Now
Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy (
Look of Love
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
My Town, My Guy and Me
No Matter What You Do
You Didn't Look Around
I Don't Care
What's a Girl Supposed to Do?
What Am I Gonna Do with You?
We Know We're in Love
Young Love
Off and Running
California Nights
Summer and Sandy
Brink of Disaster
Small Talk
Sieben Girls
Goodbye, Tony (You Don't Own Me)
Nur du Ganz Allein (It's Gotta Be You)
Start the Party Again

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