"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]
| "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lesley Gore | ||||
| from the album Boys, Boys, Boys | ||||
| B-side | "It's Gotta Be You" | |||
| Released | May 5, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 28, 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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Billboard described the song as a "fine teen ballad sung with grace and feeling."[3] Cash Box described it as "a dramatic beat-ballad hip-swinger that Leslie delivers in her effective teen fashion" with a "tasteful" arrangement by Claus Ogerman.[4]
The song was produced by Quincy Jones and arranged by Claus Ogerman.[5] It was featured in the soundtrack of the 1964 movie The Pawnbroker.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 16, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Lesley Gore, "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser" single release Retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ The Pawnbroker Soundtrack Retrieved February 18, 2015
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