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There were a few years in the mid-'80s when one couldn't go out for a cup of coffee without encountering Cyndi Lauper in one form or another. Her videos were playing constantly on MTV, her music was everywhere on the radio, and, best of all, children were even dressing up as Cyndi for Halloween. In retrospect, it was a Lauper-ish time but it was all over quite quickly; in fact, the period in the ultra-limelight didn't even span the period covered by two album releases, which means that this follow-up to her smash debut album was relegated to the also-ran pile, with sad results such as only one sort-of hit single (the title track) and nobody apparently interested in imitating the skirt she wore on the back cover photo, which seems like it is made of slashed-up concert posters. Kind of a shame since so much love and attention went into this album. Guest stars and high-dollar session musicians abound, including other '80s icons such as the Bangles and the manic Pee Wee Herman, who provides a great little answering-machine bit at the end of "911." Lauper is a fantastic vocalist, meaning that any record producer worth hiring would be happy to dream up endless settings for her. This album is nothing if not ambitious, and some of the stretches really pay off, such as the ultimately endearing cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." Other aspects date badly. For example, highly reverberated and artificial sounding drums and keyboards were really popular at the time, but a vocalist with a clear voice such as Lauper sounds much better in the context of real instruments with their warmer sounds. When it comes to tunes such as the nice Cajun number "The Faraway Nearby," drums should have been turned way down and other instrumental colors brought up. Despite these sorts of problems, there really wasn't that much music recorded by this artist during her most popular period, so fans will no doubt want to own it all.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
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Rick Derringer, Guitar - Tim Kramer, 2nd Engineer - Nile Rodgers, Guitar - Lennie Petze, Producer - Lennie Petze, Arranger - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Arranger - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Jon Goldberger, 2nd Engineer - Brian McGee, Engineer - Brian McGee, Mixing Engineer - Ellie Greenwich, Background Vocal - Bangles, Performer - Jeff Bova, Arranger - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - E. MOHAWK, Composer - E. MOHAWK, Lyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - Jimmy Bralower, Arranger - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Angela Clemmons-Patrick, Background Vocal - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist - Dave O'Donnell, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Turi, Composer - J. Turi, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Vocal - Lennie Petze, Producer - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
S.B. Lunt, Composer - S.B. Lunt, Lyricist - J. Bova, Composer - J. Bova, Lyricist - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Lennie Petze, Producer - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - John McCurry, Guitar - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist - Peter Woods, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Neil Jason, Bass - Peter Wood, Keyboards - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Lennie Petze, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Percussion - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Angela Clemmons-Patrick, Background Vocal - John McCurry, Guitar - Billy Steinberg, Composer - Billy Steinberg, Lyricist - Tom Kelly, Composer - Tom Kelly, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rick Derringer, Guitar - Peter Wood, Keyboards - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Lennie Petze, Producer - Ellie Greenwich, Background Vocal - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - R. DERRINGER, Composer - R. DERRINGER, Lyricist - Angela Clemmons-Patrick, Background Vocal - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Neil Jason, Bass - Peter Wood, Keyboards - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Lennie Petze, Producer - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Anton Fig, Drums - Adrian Belew, Guitar - A. Cleveland, Composer - A. Cleveland, Lyricist - Marvin Gaye, Composer - Marvin Gaye, Lyricist - R. Benson, Composer - R. Benson, Lyricist - Robert Holmes, Guitar
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marilyn Jones, Composer - Marilyn Jones, Lyricist - Joan Marie Johnson, Composer - Joan Marie Johnson, Lyricist - Tim Kramer, 2nd Engineer - Joe Jones, Composer - Joe Jones, Lyricist - Rosa Lee Hawkins, Composer - Rosa Lee Hawkins, Lyricist - Lennie Petze, Producer - Lennie Petze, Percussion - Lennie Petze, Arranger - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Cyndi Lauper, Arranger - Jon Goldberger, 2nd Engineer - Brian McGee, Engineer - Brian McGee, Mixing Engineer - Sharon Jones, Composer - Sharon Jones, Lyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Bralower, Percussion - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Barbara Ann Hawkins, Composer - Barbara Ann Hawkins, Lyricist - Dave O'Donnell, 2nd Engineer - Jesse Thomas, Composer - Jesse Thomas, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rick Derringer, Guitar - Tim Kramer, 2nd Engineer - T. Gray, Composer - T. Gray, Lyricist - Lennie Petze, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Cyndi Lauper, Arranger - Jon Goldberger, 2nd Engineer - Brian McGee, Engineer - Brian McGee, Mixing Engineer - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jeff Bova, Arranger - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - Jimmy Bralower, Arranger - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Aimee Mann, Performer - John McCurry, Guitar - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist - Dave O'Donnell, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tim Kramer, 2nd Engineer - Neil Jason, Bass - Lennie Petze, Producer - Peter Wood, Arranger - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Composer - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Cyndi Lauper, Lyricist - Cyndi Lauper, Arranger - Stephen Broughton Lunt, Lyricist - Stephen Broughton Lunt, Composer - Jon Goldberger, 2nd Engineer - Brian McGee, Engineer - Brian McGee, Mixing Engineer - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jeff Bova, Arranger - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - Jimmy Bralower, Arranger - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - Pee Wee Herman, Performer - Dave O'Donnell, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tim Kramer, 2nd Engineer - J. Bova, Composer - J. Bova, Lyricist - L. Petze, Composer - L. Petze, Lyricist - Lennie Petze, Producer - Lennie Petze, Background Vocal - Lennie Petze, Arranger - Cyndi Lauper, Producer - Cyndi Lauper, Background Vocal - Cyndi Lauper, Performer - Cyndi Lauper, Arranger - Jon Goldberger, 2nd Engineer - Brian McGee, Engineer - Brian McGee, Mixing Engineer - J. Bralower, Composer - J. Bralower, Lyricist - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jeff Bova, Arranger - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums - Jimmy Bralower, Arranger - DAVID WOLFF, Executive Producer - John McCurry, Guitar - C. Lauper, Composer - C. Lauper, Lyricist - Dave O'Donnell, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
There were a few years in the mid-'80s when one couldn't go out for a cup of coffee without encountering Cyndi Lauper in one form or another. Her videos were playing constantly on MTV, her music was everywhere on the radio, and, best of all, children were even dressing up as Cyndi for Halloween. In retrospect, it was a Lauper-ish time but it was all over quite quickly; in fact, the period in the ultra-limelight didn't even span the period covered by two album releases, which means that this follow-up to her smash debut album was relegated to the also-ran pile, with sad results such as only one sort-of hit single (the title track) and nobody apparently interested in imitating the skirt she wore on the back cover photo, which seems like it is made of slashed-up concert posters. Kind of a shame since so much love and attention went into this album. Guest stars and high-dollar session musicians abound, including other '80s icons such as the Bangles and the manic Pee Wee Herman, who provides a great little answering-machine bit at the end of "911." Lauper is a fantastic vocalist, meaning that any record producer worth hiring would be happy to dream up endless settings for her. This album is nothing if not ambitious, and some of the stretches really pay off, such as the ultimately endearing cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." Other aspects date badly. For example, highly reverberated and artificial sounding drums and keyboards were really popular at the time, but a vocalist with a clear voice such as Lauper sounds much better in the context of real instruments with their warmer sounds. When it comes to tunes such as the nice Cajun number "The Faraway Nearby," drums should have been turned way down and other instrumental colors brought up. Despite these sorts of problems, there really wasn't that much music recorded by this artist during her most popular period, so fans will no doubt want to own it all.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:01
- Main artists: Cyndi Lauper
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1986 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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