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I'll Cry If I Want To is 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".[1][2] Besides the hit singles, the album included pop standards such as "Misty", "Cry Me a River" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?".[1] The album reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200.[3][4] Edsel Records released the album on Compact Disc in 2000 in combination with Gore's second album, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.[5] The album was named the 181st best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[6]

I'll Cry If I Want To
Studio album by Lesley Gore
Released	1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Pop
Length	26:04
Label	Mercury
Producer	Quincy Jones
Lesley Gore chronology
I'll Cry If I Want To (1963) Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts (1963)

Track listing

Charts

Weekly chart performance for I'll Cry If I Want To

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	24

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1963	"It's My Party"	US Billboard Hot 100	1
		US R&B Singles	1
	"Judy's Turn to Cry"	US Billboard Hot 100	5
		US R&B Singles	10

References

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I’ll Cry If I Want To — дебютный студийный альбом американской певицы Лесли Гор, выпущенный в 1963 году. Наиболее известными синглами альбома являются It's My Party, который сумел достичь первого места в американском чарте и Judy's Turn to Cryruen. Также определённый успех имели синглы «Cry», «Just Let Me Cry» и «Cry and You Cry Alone»[1][2]. Альбом достиг 24 места в чарте Billboard 200[3][4]. В 2000 году, диск был переиздан на CD лейблом Edsel Records вместе со вторым студийным альбомом певицы — Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Heartsruen[5]. Альбом занял 181 место в списке Pitchfork «Лучшие альбомы 1960-х годов»[6].

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