Fifty-two-track double CD has all the hits and then some. It may seem excessive for those who only want the hits, and some of the selections (particularly from the late '60s) are weak. But Gore had more worthy B-sides, album cuts, and low-charting singles than most people assume, and there are a good number of those on this collection: "Wonder Boy" (a white Martha & the Vandellas cop), "Off and Running" (covered by the Mindbenders in the To Sir with Love film), "Look of Love" (one of Greenwich-Barry's greatest girl-group-style songs), a cover of Laura Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" (which lost out on the charts to the Fifth Dimension's version), and interesting little-known compositions by Goffin-King, Paul Anka, Van McCoy, Marvin Hamlisch, and Lesley herself. Gore covered more territory than the teen self-pity anthems for which she's most remembered, and this anthology, while not enough to make you demand her election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is not nearly as relentlessly lightweight as her detractors would have you imagine. Includes some tracks that were previously unavailable on album, or previously unreleased in the U.S.

Label:      Mercury/CHRONICLES – 314 532 517-2

Format:     2 x CD, Compilation

Country:    US

Released:   Jun 18, 1996

Genre:      Rock, Pop

Style:      Brill Building Pop, Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock

TRACKLIST:

1-1         Hello Young Lover 2:18

1-2         It's My Party     2:21

1-3         Judy's Turn To Cry      2:12

1-4         Just Let Me Cry   2:15

1-5         Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows    1:34

1-6         If That's The Way You Want It 2:25

1-7         She's A Fool      2:09

1-8         The Old Crowd     2:27

1-9         Consolation Prize 2:00

1-10        Run Bobby Run     2:26

1-11        That's The Way The Ball Bounces     2:21

1-12        After He Takes Me Home  2:00

1-13        You Don't Own Me  2:31

1-14        That's The Way Boys Are 2:14

1-15        I'm Coolin', No Foolin' 2:52

1-16        I Don't Wanna Be A Loser      2:39

1-17        Don't Call Me, I'll Call You  2:33

1-18        Look Of Love      1:57

1-19        Wonder Boy  2:17

1-20        Maybe I Know      2:36

1-21        Sometimes I Wish I Were A Boy 2:03

1-22        Hey Now     2:16

1-23        Movin' Away 3:13

1-24        Little Girl Go Home     2:42

1-25        I Just Don't Know If I Can    2:26

1-26        All Of My Life    2:27

2-1         What's A Girl Supposed To Do  2:22

2-2         You Didn't Look Around  2:50

2-3         What Am I Gonna Do With You   3:11

2-4         My Town, My Guy And Me  2:26

2-5         I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry)    2:03

2-6         Young Love  2:24

2-7         We Know We're In Love   2:09

2-8         Off And Running   1:52

2-9         Happiness Is Just Around The Corner 2:13

2-10        Treat Me Like A Lady    2:56

2-11        The Bubble Broke  2:55

2-12        California Nights 2:49

2-13        Love Goes On Forever    2:59

2-14        Summer And Sandy  2:53

2-15        Brink Of Disaster 2:21

2-16        On A Day Like Today     2:26

2-17        Where Can I Go    1:55

2-18        Magic Colors      2:38

2-19        Small Talk  2:13

2-20        He Gives Me Love (La La La)   2:50

2-21        I Can't Make It Without You   3:05

2-22        Take Good Care Of My Heart    2:14

2-23        I'll Be Standing By     2:24

2-24        Ride A Tall White Horse 2:32

2-25        98.6/Lazy Day     2:33

2-26        Wedding Bell Blues      2:31