Lesley Gore, The Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters--The Best of Lesley Gore

An impressive 19 hits on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 rank Lesley Gore as second only to Brenda Lee as America's top-selling solo female recording star of the 1963-1967 timeframe.

Those chart records exist on a plethora of CDs, but not on this one, which kicks off with the 10 tracks scheduled for her lost Magic Colors album and concludes with 15 others, all recorded between 1967 and 1969. Lesley's releases were no less excellent than her earlier work, yet somehow these were overlooked by the masses.

Most of the titles intended for the Magic Colors LP were recorded in Hollywood with first-call session luminaries such as Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Lyle Ritz, Jim Horn, Al Casey, Jay Migliori, Carol Kaye, Tommy Tedesco and Ray Pohlman, the nucleus of the celebrated Wrecking Crew, as they were known within the business. When its would-be title song was issued as a single, the label carried a line heralding the album, but Mercury nixed its release after the 45's failure to chart.

With material from some of the USA's top songwriters of the day including Mann & Weil, Bonner & Gordon and Sedaka & Greenfield plus production and orchestrations by maestros Bob Crewe, Jack Nitzsche, Gamble & Huff, Steve Douglas, Herb Bernstein, Paul Leka and Thom Bell, Magic Colors is no greatest hits collection. It just sounds like one.

Compilation and notes by Mick Patrick.

The pop vocalist's first 18 chart hits for Mercury from 1963-67, and in chronological order. Includes 'It's My Party', 'You Don't Own Me', 'Judy's Turn To Cry' & 'Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows'. 1998 release.

Produced by Blake Morgan, "Ever Since" is a timeless collection of classic songs placed in a transparent, pin-lit setting that allows her to shine. Included are re-imagined versions of two Lesley Gore standards, 'You Don't Own Me' and the Academy Award nominated 'Out Here On My Own' (from Fame), seamlessly interwoven with new songs written by national recording artists Mike Errico, Blake Morgan, and Gore herself. The band - Jonathan Ellinghaus (drums), John Turner (bass), Mike Errico (guitars) and Blake Morgan (piano) features the core rhythm section of Engine Company Records, and provides a lush setting for Lesley's astonishing vocals. Mixing and mastering duties are shared between Morgan and 2005 Grammy Award winner Phil Nicolo. "Ever Since" is a Lesley Gore postcard, sent from the journey she'd always said she was going to take. Fans that have traveled with her will have a new reason to love her, and the people who haven't checked in with her in a while will fall in love all over again.

Artist Spotlight, 18 Newly Remastered Tracks. This is the first of a new series from Teensville called 'Artist Spotlight' where we feature hits and rarities by artist(s) of the 60s. This package focuses mainly on Lesley Gore with tracks recorded between 1964 and 1969 but with 2 fantastic bonus tracks recorded in the 70s and 80s that have NEVER been released. The major attraction of this package is the many first time to CD master mixes and also some very rare stereo mixes from the Mercury vaults. Amazingly, the collector can hear the chatter at the end of 'Look of Love;' this is also the original single mix not issued on cd before. We also feature 2 of Lesley's biggest hits 'You Don't Own Me' and 'Judy's Turn To Cry' in Italian (with more studio chatter.)

Jewel case with inserts, CD is like new with very clear sound

(5-CD LP-sized box with 32-Page Book) Classic early '60s pop! Here are all Lesley's recordings for Mercury between 1963 and 1965, and they just about sum up an era. It's My Party, Judy's Turn To Cry, She's A Fool, and You Don't Own Me, are just four of the all-time hits. Lesley talks in-depth about being a star at 17, and the producers talk about the recordings. An in-depth look at a golden era in American pop.