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title: Judy's Turn to Cry text: Judy's Turn to Cry "Judy's Turn to Cry" is a song written by Beverly Ross (who also co-wrote Roy Orbison's "Candy Man") and Edna Lewis that was originally released by Lesley Gore in 1963. The song was produced by Quincy Jones, who also produced Gore's prior hit "It's My Party". It was released on Gore's first album "I'll Cry If I Want To" and also as a single which reached #5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and #10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The single earned a gold record. When "It's My Party" entered the Billboard Hot 100 title: It's My Party (Lesley Gore song) text: "It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to... You would cry too if it happened to you!" became a part of American pop cultural language as a phrase used to describe being utterly humiliated and miserable during an event that is supposed to be a happy occasion. "It's My Party" is in the key of A major. The song's effectiveness is enhanced by several musical touches producer Quincy Jones incorporated, including Latin-sounding rhythms, double tracked vocals and effective horn parts. Allmusic critic Jason Ankeny wrote of the song, It's My Party' remains one of the most vivid evocations title: I'll Cry If I Want To text: I'll Cry If I Want To I'll Cry If I Want To was the debut album of Lesley Gore. The album included her hit singles "It's My Party" and its follow-up, "Judy's Turn to Cry". The album was rushed out after "It's My Party" became a big hit, and the songs are mostly about crying, linking to the hit single's first line "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to", incorporating songs with titles such as "Cry", "Just Let Me Cry" and "Cry and You Cry Alone". Besides the hit singles, the album included pop standards such as title: I'll Cry If I Want To text: "Misty", "Cry Me a River" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?". The album reached #24 on the "Billboard" 200. Edsel Records released the album on Compact Disc in 2000 in combination with Gore's second album, "Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts". The album was named the 181st best album of the 1960s by "Pitchfork". I'll Cry If I Want To I'll Cry If I Want To was the debut album of Lesley Gore. The album included her hit singles "It's My Party" and its follow-up, "Judy's Turn to Cry". The album was rushed out after "It's My Party" became title: Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton song) text: Makes!" also in 1959; a version by Barbra Streisand on her 1963 debut album as the opening track of Side 1; a version by Lesley Gore on her 1963 debut album "I'll Cry If I Want To"; and a version by English singer Joe Cocker, who made the chart in 1970 with an upbeat rock rendition on the album, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen". Crystal Gayle recorded the song in 1978, and it was the B-side of her number-one Country hit, "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For". The song was covered by Aerosmith on their 1982 album