| I'll Cry If I Want To | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lesley Gore |
| Cover: | I'll Cry If I Want To.jpeg |
| Alt: | Words explicating the artist, title, and track listing against a white background surround a narrow photo of a young woman looking sorrowful with out-of-focus tree flowers in the foreground. |
| Released: | June 1963 |
| Recorded: | March 30, 1963; May 15, 1963 |
| Genre: | Pop[1] |
| Length: | 26:04 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Quincy Jones |
| Next Title: | Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
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".[2] [3] Besides the hit singles, the album included pop standards such as "Misty", "Cry Me a River" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?".[2] The album reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200.[4] [5] Edsel Records released the album on Compact Disc in 2000 in combination with Gore's second album, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.[6] The album was named the 181st best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[7]
| 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 | ||