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1963–1979: Commercial success. Gore was discovered after her uncle gave Joe Glaser a tape of her singing that he forwarded to Irving Green, president of Mercury Records. Green gave the tape to Quincy Jones for evaluation and Jones, recognizing her talent, became her producer. She was 16 years old.
Danach war Gores Plattenkarriere im Wesentlichen beendet, es folgten nur noch sporadisch vereinzelte Plattenaufnahmen verschiedener Plattenfirmen. 1975 kam es noch einmal zu einer Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem ehemaligen Produzenten Quincy Jones, als das Album Immortality aufgenommen wurde.
Lesley Gore recalls that "It's My Party" was among some two hundred demos producer Quincy Jones brought to review with her in the den of her family home in February 1963. On hearing the song, Gore told Jones: "That's not half bad. I like it. Good melody. Let's put it on the maybe pile."
- "Danny"
- April 5, 1963
- March 30, 1963
- Bell Sound (New York City)
26. Juni 2019 · Lesley Gore and producer Quincy Jones at work in the studio. The two collaborated on "You Don't Own Me" and a handful of other 1960s hits. Donaldson Collection/Getty Images. This story is...
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17. Feb. 2015 · Der frischgebackene Labelchef Quincy Jones hatte das als Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn geborene und in New Jersey aufgewachsene Mädchen entdeckt; unter mehr als 200 Songs, die Jones und...
16. Feb. 2015 · The New Jersey-raised Gore was just a junior in high school when Quincy Jones signed the singer to Mercury Records and produced her first single “It’s My Party.” The song would eventually ...
5. Apr. 2023 · In 1963, a 17-year-old New Jersey high schooler, Lesley Gore, added her voice to the party with the hit song “It’s My Party,” produced by the legendary Quincy Jones and released on Mercury...