California Nights With 15 Bonus Tracks Lesley Gore

£11.70

Genre:
Pop
Label:
Ace Records
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDCHD 1439

The New Jersey vocalist’s girl-pop masterpiece of 1967, with 15 extra tracks from her Mercury catalogue.

Lesley Gore ruled – no doubt, no dispute. She may have embarked on her career as a potential pop princess in early 1963, but in less than a year, with four consecutive smash hits, she had transformed into the Queen. In the field of US girl-pop she had outrun, outsold and outclassed her rivals. Above all, what Gore achieved was staying power chart-wise, something only she managed. ‘California Nights’, sitting pretty in the Top 10 of Billboard’s singles chart in spring 1967, was proof of that.

The “California Nights” album is regarded as Gore’s masterpiece. The record comprised seven tracks recorded in New York with producer Bob Crewe and three titles cut with arranger Jack Nitzsche in Los Angeles. Our reissue includes an additional dozen highlights from Gore’s 1965 LPs “My Town, My Guy And Me” and “All About Love”, plus three mid-60s titles that first surfaced from Mercury Records’ vaults in the 1990s.

Interviewed by Sheila Burgel in 2014, Gore had this to say about Crewe: “He was just a bloody genius. I think of him with such fondness. He was one of the most brilliant people I have ever known. Working with him was one of the more thrilling experiences of my life.” Sadly, during the preparation of this release, Bob Crewe died at the age of 83 following a lengthy period of poor health. Then, just a few months later on 15 February 2015, we heard that Lesley Gore had died. Only 68 years old and a non-smoker, she had been felled by lung cancer. Let this expanded reissue of her great “California Nights” album be our tribute to them both.

Malcolm Baumgart and Mick Patrick

Share

Track listing

Show

Side 1

Delivery & Returns

Show

We offer free P&P to UK addresses. For all other territories packaging is free and postage is charged on a weight basis.

We use Royal Mail First Class for UK deliveries and standard Air Mail for all other territories, very large orders will usually be sent via parcelforce. You may cancel your order at any time prior to your order being dispatched by emailing us at orders@acerecords.com ensuring that you quote your name, address and order reference number or by telephoning +44 (0) 208 453 1311 between 9am and 5pm GMT/BST, Monday to Friday. Please note: As music downloads are dispatched immediately after purchase, there is no possibility of cancelling these orders.

In the event that any products supplied to you by us are damaged or defective, we agree to replace or repair the damaged or defective products or refund the amount you paid for such goods (including postage & packaging) providing you notify us (either via post at or e-mail: orders@acerecords.com ) and return the goods within 28 days of purchase. Physical goods should be sent back to us in the same condition you received them to: “Returns” Ace Records, Such Close, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1JF, United Kingdom. Music downloads should be returned to us via the e-mail address above including a copy of your notification.

You have the right to cancel your order within seven days of purchase, or seven days of receipt of the goods (whichever is the longer). If you choose to cancel your order, full payment will be returned to you. Returned items should be sent to: “Returns” c/o Ace Records, Such Close, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1JF, United Kingdom. Music downloads should be returned to us via the email address: orders@acerecords.com including a copy of your notice of cancellation and order number.

Customer reviews

Show

Related products

Customers who bought this item also bought