"Brink Of Disaster" by Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore was discovered by famous producer Quincy Jones while singing in a New York hotel. Not long after, she was a successful singer and actress. Her first four singles all cracked the top ten, starting with her biggest smash, "It's My Party," which spent two weeks at #1 in 1963.

Gore was no stranger to the charts throughout the 60s but her fame began to wane by the close of the decade. Still, "Brink of Disaster" is a strong tune that had the potential to be a comeback single that might have carried her through the 70s, but it stalled at #82 in 1967, becoming her last Top 100 song.

Gore died of lung cancer in 2015. Her brother Michael was a successful songwriter and also scored a charting single, the theme from the hit movie Terms of Endearment (it went to #84 in 1984).