Artist
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore is a pop artist from New York, USA formed in 1963. 44 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · New York, USA · Best pop albums
- 44
- Releases
- 1963–2026
- Active years
- 1963
- Formed
Discography
25
Most popular
I'll Cry If I Want To
1963 · 12 tracks
Girl Talk
1964
Ever Since
2005
American Portraits: Lesley Gore
2026
Misty
2024
Love Me By Name (Expanded Edition)
2023
That's the Way Boys Are
2021
Lesley Selection
2020
Greatest Hits
2019
It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology
2018
Boys, Boys, Boys
2016
All About Love
2016
My Town, My Guy & Me
2016
California Nights
2016
Dawn of Justice: Comic Book Superhero Soundtracks
2016
Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts
2016
Someplace Else Now
2015
It's Her Party
2013
Hits & Rarities 1964-1969
2011
Lesley Gore: Studio 102 Essentials
2008
The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore (Expanded Edition)
2008
The Ultimate Collection: Start the Party Again 1963 - 1968
2005
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Lesley Gore
2000
The Best Of
1997
Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
1963
Singles & EPs
19
You Don't Own Me (AK RENNY Remix)
Single · 2024
You Don't Own Me (Songs for Women's History Month)
EP · 2024
You Don't Own Me (The Heroic Enthusiasts Remixes)
Single · 2024
Don't You Remember
Single · 2024
It's My Party (WHIPPED CREAM Remix)
Single · 2021
It's My Party (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 13, 1963)
Single · 2020
She's A Fool (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 13, 1963)
Single · 2020
You Don't Own Me (Rainier Scott Remix)
Single · 2019
It's My Party (C'est Ma Fête)
EP · 2016
It's My Party
Single · 2016
You Don't Own Me
Single · 2014
Judy's Turn to Cry
Single · 2014
She's a Fool
Single · 2014
It's My Party / Judy's Turn to Cry (Rerecorded Version)
Single · 2012
Look Of Love (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1965)
Single · 2010
It's My Party (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1963)
Single · 2010
She's A Fool (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1963)
Single · 2010
Her Very Best (Rerecorded Version)
EP · 2008
Pop Masters: You Don't Own Me
Single · 2006
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Lesley Gore (born 2 May 1946 in New York City, USA as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American singer-songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey to Jewish parents, Gore was discovered as a teenager. Her first single in 1963 at age 16 was the #1 hit It's My Party still perhaps her best known recording, which also made #9 in Britain. It was followed by others, including Judy's Turn To Cry (the sequel to "It's My Party"), She's A Fool, the proto-feminist You Don't Own Me, and Maybe I Know. Her record producer was Quincy Jones, who would later become one of the most famous producers in American music. Instead of accepting the television and movie contracts that came her way, Gore chose to attend Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. This limited her public career to weekends and summer vacations and undoubtedly hurt her career. Nevertheless, throughout the mid-1960's, Gore continued to be the one of the most popular female singers in the United States and Canada. By the late 1960s, though, her fame lessened as popular tastes evolved towards a harder-edged, psychedelic sound.
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Her last major hit was "California Nights," (1967) which she performed on an episode of the Batman TV series in which she guest-starred as one of Catwoman's minions. Afterwards, she continued to stay busy in the music industry, performed at concerts and in cabarets and achieved noted success as a professional songwriter, including composing songs for the soundtrack of the 1980 film, Fame. She received an Academy Award nomination for "Out Here on My Own," written with her brother Michael. Gore continues to be busy, playing concerts, appearing on television, and recently (2005) recording a self-produced and critically-acclaimed CD, "Ever Since." She is also known for tackling a variety of musical genres, including a credible take on AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." Although Gore did not officially come out until 2005, her lesbianism was not exactly a secret. The 1996 film Grace of My Heart featured a character (played by Bridget Fonda) whose industry struggles over her sexual orientation were similar to Gore's. Beginning in 2004 Gore could be seen hosting the PBS series In the Life, which focused on GLBT issues. Gore currently lives with her partner of over twenty-three years, as well as a few pets.
Lesley Gore in brief
- How many Lesley Gore releases are on Riffiter?
- 44 releases are catalogued, spanning 1963 to 2026.
- When was Lesley Gore formed?
- Lesley Gore formed in 1963, in New York, USA.
- What genre is Lesley Gore?
- Lesley Gore is catalogued under Pop.
- What is the most recent Lesley Gore release on Riffiter?
- American Portraits: Lesley Gore, released in 2026.