who wrote it's my party and i'll cry if i want to
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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: 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: 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: Ken Freedman text: Lesley Gore's "It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To)" for eighteen consecutive hours. Freedman joined WFMU as a DJ in December 1983, and succeeded Bruce Longstreet as general manager in August 1985. At the time, WFMU was licensed to and owned by Upsala College, and based in East Orange, New Jersey. In February 1986, Freedman launched a program guide/zine called LCD (Lowest Common Denominator), featuring work by many internationally known writers and artists, including Nick Tosches, Jim Woodring, Drew Friedman, Gary Panter, Harvey Pekar, Dan Clowes, Tony Millionaire, and Chris Ware. In November 2007, "The Best of