Lesley Gore discography
| Lesley Gore discography | |
|---|---|
Lesley Gore on Batman | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Other charted songs | 3 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of American singer and songwriter, Lesley Gore, contains 12 studio albums, nine compilation albums, 37 singles and three other charted songs. Her debut single was 1963's "It's My Party", which reached number one on five major charts: the US Hot 100, the US R&B chart, the Australian Kent Music Report, the Canadian CHUM Chart and New Zealand's RIANZ chart. It was followed by her debut studio album in 1963 titled I'll Cry If I Want To, which reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200. "Judy's Turn to Cry" was Gore's second single and was also spawned from the album, reaching the top ten in the US, Canada and New Zealand. Gore's next two singles reached the top ten in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden: "She's a Fool" and "You Don't Own Me". Both appeared on her second LP, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts (1963).
Gore's third and fourth studio albums were released in 1964: Boys, Boys, Boys and Girl Talk. Both albums reached positions on the US Billboard 200. Five singles were included on the LP's, including the two US top 20 songs: "That's the Way Boys Are" and "Maybe I Know". Gore's 1965 single, "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" reached number 13 in the US and number six in Canada. The same year saw the release of her fifth album, My Town, My Guy & Me, whose title track reached top 40 positions in the US and Canada. Gore's 1967 album, California Nights, was her final to make the Billboard 200, reaching number 169. Its title track, made the US and Canadian top 20 singles charts in 1967.
Both "98.6/Lazy Day" and "Why Doesn't Love Make Me Happy" made the US adult contemporary chart through 1970. Her next studio album was not released until 1972's MoWest issue of Someplace Else Now. It was followed by 1975's Love Me by Name, which was issued by A&M Records. In 1982, her tenth album The Canvas Can Do Miracles was released by the 51 West label. In 2005, Gore's eleventh studio album was issued titled Ever Since. Her final album was an unreleased Mercury project from the 1967 titled Magic Colors: The Lost Album (2011).