When "It's My Party" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 1963, Gore's label,
Mercury Records rushed to record a sequel. The sequel, "Judy's Turn to Cry," was recorded on May 14, 1963. In the
chorus, which also opens the song, the triumphant singer gloats that "Well now it's Judy's turn to cry, Judy's turn to cry, Judy's turn to cry; 'cause Johnny's come back to me". Until then the singer's "tears just fell like rain drops" because "Judy's smile was so mean". The song's instrumentation includes drums and horns. Connie Landers sang the two songs back to back on the 2008 album ''Girls Girls Girls: 1960's Rock N Roll''. Author Maury Dean notes that Gore's "crisp
soprano uses very sophisticated
jazz progressions".
Cash Box described the song as "a stompin’ multi-track sequel to [Gore's] initial success" and praised
Claus Ogermann's
arrangement. Subsequent to initial release as a single and on ''I'll Cry If I Want To'', "Judy's Turn to Cry" has been released on numerous Lesley Gore compilation albums. These include
The Golden Hits of Lesley Gore in 1965, ''It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology
in 1996, Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows: The Best of Lesley Gore
in 1998, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection
in 2000 and The Ultimate Collection 1963–1968: Start the Party Again'' in 2005. It has also been included on a number of multi-artist compilations of 1960s songs. ==Charts==