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"Best of Lesley Gore" is an excellent introduction to the mid-sixties teen queen, as it contains several of her rhythmic, Quincy Jones hits that fall squarely into the girl group sound ("It's My Party," "Look of Love," "That's the Way Boys Are"),alongside some less well known but sought after tracks showing her range and versatility (the Bacharach-influenced "All of My Life," Brit-pop "Off and Running" and psychedelic riff, "Magic Colors"). A real bonus is Lesley's proto-feminist anthem, "You Don't Own Me," still unmatched for its impassioned vocals full of rage and its stark arrangements. If you want to check Lesley Gore out, this is a good place to start...You'll move on to the hard stuff soon after!

The Best Of.........not really Lesley Gore had only 4 Top Ten Hit's in the USA and only two of them appear here
It's My Party #1 5/63 and You Don't Own Me #2 12/63 her other two Top Ten hit's are missing from here. Judy's Turn To Cry #5 July 7/63 and She's A Fool also #5 9/63 so If there are only going to be 11 tracks on this CD take off Brink Of Disaster her last hit #82 10/67 and All of my Life #71 3/65.
Magic Colors, Off and Running, What am I gonna do with you didn't even chart so no this sould NOT be called The Best of.......Lesley Gore

The Best of Lesley Gore was released on April 8, 1998. There are only eight songs to this cassette and though I did not have a stopwatch on me, The Best of Lesley Gore is no longer than about twenty minutes. All of the songs, with the exception of one, charted. This cassette is no more than a cliff note version of her music career. Still this is a good cassette to listen to. In the end, The Best of Lesley Gore gets a B- for lack of songs on it.

Side 1
It's My Party
#1 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1963 (two weeks at #1)
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides (three weeks at #1)
#1 Cash Box Magazine Top Singles (two weeks at #1)
Look of Love
#27 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1965
What Am I Gonna Do With You
All Of My Life
#71 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1965

Side 2

You Don't Own Me
#2 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1964
That's the Way Boys Are
#12 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1964
California Nights
#16 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1967
Maybe I Know
#14 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles-1964

Leaves out a lot of her hits, but does include the original versions of "It's My Party," "You Don't Own Me," "That's the Way Boys Are," "Look of Love," "California Nights," and "Maybe I Know." The rest is awful filler material that should never have made it onto a CD with this title.

IN SPITE OF SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HER AND THIS C.D, I THINK IT WAS A GOOD APPROACHMENT TO KNOW SOMETHING MORE ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC SYMBOLS OF THE SIXTIES DECADE. THE BEST OF THIS EDITION IS THE FIDELITY OF SOUND AND THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE "IT`S MY PARTY"- "YOU DON'T OWN ME" AND MANY OTHERS.