<P> 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 `` 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 . </P>
<P> 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 `` 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 . </P>
who sang i 'll cry if i want to
who sang i 'll cry if i want to
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore