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"It's My Party" is a song recorded by American singer Lesley Gore on her debut studio album I'll Cry If I Want To (1963). It was released as a single on April 5, 1963, by Mercury Records . The song was written by Herb Wiener, John Gluck Jr., and Wally Gold , and produced by Quincy Jones .
In 1964, "It's My Party" was nominated for a Grammy Award for rock-and-roll recording. [30] National Public Radio named Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts, Gore's second album, as forebearer of one of the top 150 albums recorded by women. The album missed the official list (1964–present) because it was released in 1963.
The Beach Boys had two songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including "Surfin' U.S.A.", the number one song of 1963. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963, which appeared in the December 28, 1963 issue of Billboard. [1] [2]
Lesley Gore: It's My Party is a five disc box set from Bear Family Records released June 21, 1994, that includes every Mercury Records release by Gore between 1963 and 1969. It also includes foreign language versions and never-released songs. [1]
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When "It's My Party" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 1963, Gore's label, Mercury Records rushed to record a sequel. [6] The sequel, "Judy's Turn to Cry," was recorded on May 14, 1963. [ 6 ] In "It's My Party," the singer was in tears because her boyfriend Johnny left with her best friend Judy.
Kyu Sakamoto hit #1 in 1963 with "Ue o Muite ArukÅ", titled "Sukiyaki" in the U.S., becoming the first and only Japanese song to do so.. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1963.
24 July 1963: 2 3 "Welcome to My World" Jim Reeves: 6 17 July 1963: 1 17 July 1963: 4 "It's My Party" Lesley Gore: 9 17 July 1963: 3 6 "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley: 1 7 August 1963: 1 24 July 1963: 6 "Da Doo Ron Ron" The Crystals: 5 24 July 1963: 3 8 "Sweets for My Sweet" The Searchers: 1 14 August 1963: 2 31 July 1963: 5 ...