Lesley Gore Sings All About Love cover

Released 60 years ago

Lesley Gore Sings All About Love

Lesley Gore · 1966

26 min · 12 tracks · pop music

A blend of youthful exuberance and heartfelt vulnerability, underscored by lush orchestration and Gore's distinctive pop vocals.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Will You Love Me Tomorrow — This song showcases Gore's emotional depth and vocal prowess, capturing the uncertainty of young love with poignant lyrics that resonate across generations.
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    I Won’t Love You Anymore (Sorry) — Featuring a catchy melody and relatable theme of heartbreak, this track exemplifies the album's focus on the complexities of love and relationships.
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    Too Young — With its wistful reflection on youth and romance, this track highlights Gore's ability to convey vulnerability and longing through her powerful vocal delivery.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

46 /100
Foothills
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

The album combines strong orchestration with Gore's emotive vocals, though it doesn't fully stand out in its genre.

What we noticed

  • The album features lush orchestration with strings and horns that complement Gore's vocal delivery, creating a rich soundscape.
  • Most tracks maintain a mid-tempo pace, with the last three tracks slowing down to create a reflective conclusion.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • short bursts of youthful joy
  • heartfelt vulnerability in every track
  • for nostalgic sing-alongs
  • playful energy for gatherings

Maybe skip if you

  • prefer lengthy immersive experiences
  • seek complex, layered compositions

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1966, Lesley Gore Sings All About Love followed her breakthrough hit 'It's My Party,' solidifying her place in the pop music scene. At this point in her career, Gore was transitioning from a teenage sensation to an artist exploring more complex emotional themes in her work.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Young Love 2:23
  • 2 I Won’t Love You Anymore (Sorry) 2:00
  • 3 With Any Other Girl 2:16
  • 4 Too Young 1:53
  • 5 Start the Party Again 2:13
  • 6 That’s What I’ll Do 1:47
  • 7 Only Last Night 2:31
  • 8 To Know Him Is to Love Him 2:27
  • 9 I Can Tell 2:49
  • 10 We Know We’re in Love 2:04
  • 11 Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2:17
  • 12 I Just Can’t Get Enough of You 1:54

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