Look of Love (Lesley Gore song)
"Look of Love" | ||||
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Single by Lesley Gore | ||||
from the album Girl Talk | ||||
A-side | "Look of Love" | |||
B-side | "Little Girl Go Home" | |||
Released | December 1964 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Mercury Records #72372 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | |||
Producer(s) | Quincy Jones, Arr. Claus Ogerman | |||
Lesley Gore singles chronology | ||||
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"Look of Love" is a song written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, which was a 1964 Top 40 hit for Lesley Gore.[1] The song was one in a long line of successful "Brill Building Sound" hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City's Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. Pop songwriting stars Barry and Greenwich had previously scored hits with songs such as "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You" (The Ronettes), and "Then He Kissed Me" and "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals).
The most commercially successful solo singer to be identified with the girl group sound, Lesley Gore hit the number one spot with her first release, "It's My Party," in 1963.[2] "Look of Love" was produced by Quincy Jones, who amped up the teenager's sound with double-tracked vocals and intricate backup vocals and horns. "Irresistibly melodic... it remains a classic archetype of female adolescent yearning."[2] Billboard said of the song that it is "in the vein of [Gore's] early hits," predicting that it "will he a fast chart climber."[3]
In the US, "Look of Love" peaked at #27 on the Billboard charts.[4][5] The song has been covered by other artists, notably Pattie D'Arcy, Ellie Greenwich, and The Copycats.[6]
References[]
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Look of Love - Lesley Gore | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lesley Gore | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. December 12, 1964. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 493.
- ^ "Look of Love - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- 1964 singles
- Songs written by Ellie Greenwich
- Songs written by Jeff Barry
- Lesley Gore songs
- Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones
- Brill Building songs
- 1964 songs
- Mercury Records singles
- 1960s single stubs