CALIFORNIA NIGHTS
“California Nights” is a song written by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling and performed by Lesley Gore. The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks. The song appeared on her 1967 album, California Nights. The lyrics speak of reminiscing about romantic evenings on the beach with a lover. The song was ranked number 61 on Billboard magazine’s Top Hot 100 songs of 1967. (More from Wikipedia)
One of Lesley Gore’s best songs is the proto-feminist anthem “You Don’t Own Me” from her second album, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts; her other two hits from that album, “She’s a Fool” and “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” are also top-notch. “California Nights” reached the Top 20 in 1967; the song was co-written by Marvin Hamlisch as was “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows”.
(January 2014)
