Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows: The Best of Lesley Gore
Our Price: $44.90
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $14.95 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Music CD Cover
Artist: Lesley GoreEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-07-14
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- It's My Party
- Judy's Turn To Cry
- She's A Fool
- The Old Crowd
- You Don't Own Me
- That's The Way Boys Are
- I Don't Wanna Be A Loser
- Maybe I Know
- Wonder boy
- Hey Now
- Look Of Love
- Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
- My Town, My Guy And Me
- What Am I Gonna Do With You
- I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry)
- Start The Party Again
- Off And Running
- California Nights
- Summer And Sandy
- Brink Of Disaster
Free Music Notes for Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows: The Best of Lesley Gore
Free Music Review: Best Among The Expanded Array Of Leslie Gore CDs
Hit: 5 Stars
For the longest time the only CD available covering her hits was the Mercury release The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore. It was nice to see more and more coming onto the market the past few years for this highly- underrated singer, and this one from Rhino is easily the best.
From tracks 1 to 14, and 17 and 18 it repeats the contents of the above-mentioned CD, but then adds four that were not easily obtainable before in a quality CD. These are: I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry) which reached # 80 Hot 100 in 1965; Start The Party Again from her 1966 LP Lesley Gore Sings All About Love; Summer And Sandy, a # 65 Hot 100 in the summer of 1967; and Brink Of Disaster, her last Hot 100 which hit # 82 in the fall of 1967.
Lesley would also have two Adult Contemporary-only hits, the first coming in 1969 when a medley of 98.6 and Lazy Day reached # 36, and the other in 1970 when Why Doesn't Love Make Me Happy topped out at # 39 - her last hit single. The former is currently available only in an expensive box set, while the latter does not appear to be included in any of the CDs currently available.
During her career three of her hits also crossed over to the R&B charts, a good illustration of her widespread appeal [It's My Party, Judy's Turn To Cry, and She's A Fool - nos. 1, 10, and 28 respectively], and she was backed by some of the biggest names in orchestras at that time, among them Claus Ogerman, Don Costa, Alan Lorber, Jack Nitzsche, and Hutch Davie. All this is detailed in the insert where you also get a discography of the contents, and seven pages of background notes by Richard Henderson to go along with several more nice shots of Lesley.
As James Austin of Rhino A&R says in an opening statement "would you believe that the same person who celebrated '60s teen angst with It's My Party and Judy's Turn To Cry was a fan of such jazz singers as Chris Connor and June Christy? Well, it's true." That comes across clearly in several tracks, but especially 14. Recommended.
Pop Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in The best "Teen Pop" albums!!!!
Michelle Branch - The Spirit RoomRelease date: 2001-08-14; Music CD
Best price: $6.46
Price in other shops:
Angela Via - Picture PerfectRelease date: 2000-05-22; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Boyz N Girlz United - Messed AroundRelease date: 2000-06-21; Music CD
Best price: $6.64
Usher - My WayRelease date: 1997-09-16; Music CD
Best price: $3.78
Price in other shops:
B2K - Greatest HitsRelease date: 2004-03-23; Music CD
Best price: $2.04
Price in other shops:
3LW - 3LWRelease date: 2000-12-05; Music CD
Best price: $3.88
Price in other shops:
![Vitamin C [ENHANCED CD] Image](/images/Vitamin-C-ENHANCED-CD-B00000JZBO-X.jpg)
Vitamin C - Vitamin C [ENHANCED CD]Release date: 1999-08-31; Music CD
Best price: $2.95
Price in other shops:
M2M - Shades of PurpleRelease date: 2000-03-07; Music CD
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops:
Willa Ford - Willa Was HereRelease date: 2001-07-17; Music CD
Best price: $0.75
Price in other shops:
Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows: The Best of Lesley GoreRelease date: 1998-07-14; Music CD
Best price: $44.91
Top Rated Albums
Radio Gold Volume 5Release date: 2007-11-20; Music CD
Best price: $13.71
Price in other shops:
Linda Scott - The Complete Hits of Linda ScottRelease date: 2000-09-26; Music CD
Best price: $10.54
Price in other shops:
Dusty Springfield - The Very Best of Dusty SpringfieldRelease date: 1998-04-21; Music CD
Best price: $9.29
Price in other shops:
The Doo Wop BoxDOO WOP BOX; Release date: 1994-05-17; Music CD
Best price: $42.99
Price in other shops:
The Vogues - The Vogues - Greatest HitsRelease date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Paul Revere & the Raiders - The Legend of Paul RevereRelease date: 1990-04-04; Music CD
Best price: $11.08
Price in other shops:
Dusty Springfield - Ultimate CollectionRelease date: 2001-12-04; Music CD
Best price: $9.96
Price in other shops:
25 All-Time Greatest Bubblegum Hits: The Ultimate Bubblegum CollectionRelease date: 2000-06-27; Music CD
Best price: $10.49
Price in other shops:
The Monkees - Best of the MonkeesRelease date: 2003-04-29; Music CD
Best price: $9.89
Price in other shops:
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - In Season: The Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons AnthologyRelease date: 2001-05-15; Music CD
Best price: $16.32
Price in other shops: