Judy's Turn to Cry

"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 Beverly Ross[1] and Edna Lewis that was originally released by Lesley Gore in 1963. The song is the sequel to Gore's prior hit "It's My Party", and both songs were produced by Quincy Jones.[2] It was released on Gore's first album I'll Cry If I Want To and also as a single which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart.[3][4] The single earned a gold record.[5]

  1. ^ Larkin, C. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Virgin. p. 315.
  2. ^ Viglione, J. "Judy's Turn to Cry". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Lesley Gore Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Studwell, W.E.; Lonergan, D. (1999). The classic rock and roll reader: rock music from its beginnings to the mid-1970s. Psychology Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7890-0151-1.
  5. ^ Larkin, C. (1995). The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music, Volume 3 (2 ed.). University of California. p. 1705. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3.