Judy's Turn to Cry

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"Judy's Turn to Cry"
Single by Lesley Gore
from the album I'll Cry If I Want To
B-side"Just Let Me Cry"
ReleasedJune 21, 1963
RecordedMay 14, 1963
GenrePop, rock
Length2:12
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)Beverly Ross, Edna Lewis
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Lesley Gore singles chronology
"It's My Party"
(1963) 		"Judy's Turn to Cry"
(1963) 		"She's a Fool"
(1963)

"Judy's Turn to Cry" is a song written by

gold record.[5]

Background

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. In "Judy's Turn to Cry," the singer kisses another boy at another party in order to make Johnny jealous and Johnny hits the other boy and returns to her.[2][7][8][9] In the chorus, which also opens the song, the triumphant singer gloats that "Well now it's Judy's turn to cry, Judy's turn to cry, Judy's turn to cry; 'cause Johnny's come back to me."[10] Until then the singer's "tears just fell like rain drops" because "Judy's smile was so mean."[2] With its emphasis on crying—in this case Judy rather than the singer—the song fit in with the theme of the album I'll Cry If I Want To, in which most of the songs involved someone crying.[11]

The song's instrumentation includes drums and horns.

arrangement.[16]

Subsequent to initial release as a single and on I'll Cry If I Want To, "Judy's Turn to Cry" has been released on numerous Lesley Gore compilation albums. These include The Golden Hits of Lesley Gore in 1965, It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology in 1996, Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows: The Best of Lesley Gore in 1998, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection in 2000 and The Ultimate Collection 1963–1968: Start the Party Again in 2005.[17] It has also been included on a number of multi-artist compilations of 1960s songs.[17]

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Hot R&B Sides 10

"Just Let Me Cry"

The b-side of the "Judy's Turn to Cry" single was also taken from the I'll Cry If I Want To album. It was written by

Cash Box described it as "a 'Song of India' teen re-write handclapper that also stomps along in smash style" and praised Ogermann's arrangement on this song too.[16]

References

  1. Larkin, C.
    (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Virgin. p. 315.
  2. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  3. Allmusic
    . Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7890-0151-1
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3
    .
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-0-87341-775-4
    .
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-87586-207-1
    .
  8. Allmusic
    . Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Sachs, T. (July 2000). Liner notes-20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore. Mercury Records.
  10. ISBN 978-0-06-251583-4
    .
  11. allmusic
    . Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  12. ISBN 978-0-7546-6302-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  13. Allmusic
    . Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  14. ^ Roxon, L. (1974). Rock Encyclopedia. University of Michigan. p. 207.
  15. ISBN 978-1-4587-8017-1
    .
  16. ^ a b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 6, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  17. ^
    Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.[permanent dead link
    ]
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