I Don't Wanna Be a Loser
"I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" | ||||
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Single by Lesley Gore | ||||
from the album Boys, Boys, Boys | ||||
B-side | "It's Gotta Be You" | |||
Released | May 1964 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 2:36 | |||
Label | Mercury Records 72270 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ben Raleigh, Mark Barkan | |||
Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||
Lesley Gore singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" is a song written by Ben Raleigh and Mark Barkan and performed by Lesley Gore. It reached #12 on the adult contemporary chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.[1] It was featured on her 1964 album, Boys, Boys, Boys.[2]
Billboard described the song as a "fine teen ballad sung with grace and feeling."[3]
The song was produced by Quincy Jones and arranged by Claus Ogerman.[4] It was featured in the soundtrack of the 1964 movie The Pawnbroker.[5]
References[]
- ^ Lesley Gore, "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" Chart Positions Retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ Lesley Gore, Boys, Boys, Boys Retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 16, 1964. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Lesley Gore, "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" single release Retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ The Pawnbroker Soundtrack Retrieved February 18, 2015
Categories:
- 1964 songs
- 1964 singles
- Songs with lyrics by Ben Raleigh
- Songs written by Mark Barkan
- Lesley Gore songs
- Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones
- Mercury Records singles
- 1960s single stubs