Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is an American singer,songwriter,actress,and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun","Time After Time","She Bop",and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies (1985) and her second record True Colors (1986). This album included the number-one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart",which peaked at number three. In 1989,Lauper saw success with "I Drove All Night" and in 1993,had her first dance club hit with "That's What I Think".
"She Bop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper,released as the third single from her debut studio album,She's So Unusual (1983). It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1984. Worldwide,the song is her third most commercially successful single after "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time",and also reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. "She Bop" was Lauper's third consecutive top 5 on the Hot 100. She recorded a quieter version of the song for her 2005 album The Body Acoustic.
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song made famous by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper four years after it was written by Robert Hazard. It was released by Portrait Records as Lauper's first major single as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album,She's So Unusual (1983). Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. It has been covered,either as a studio recording or in a live performance,by over 30 other artists.
"I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and originally intended for Roy Orbison. Orbison recorded the song in 1987,the year before his death,but his version was not released until 1992. Cyndi Lauper recorded the song and released it as a single for her A Night to Remember album. Her version became a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1989 and was also her final top 40 hit on the American pop charts. Lauper still regularly performs the song in her live concerts. The song has also been covered by Canadian singer Celine Dion,whose version topped the Canadian Singles Chart and reached number 7 on the US Adult Contemporary chart in 2003.
The Hives are a Swedish rock band formed in Fagersta in 1993. After gaining traction in Sweden through the 1990s,they rose to worldwide prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. The band's line-up—consisting of Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (vocals),Nicholaus Arson,Vigilante Carlstroem,Dr. Matt Destruction (bass),and Chris Dangerous (drums)—remained unchanged from 1993 until 2013,when Matt Destruction retired for health reasons and was replaced by The Johan and Only.
Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some is a greatest hits album by American singer Cyndi Lauper,released on August 22,1994,through Epic Records. It contains a collection of singles from the singer's first four studio albums. It also contains three new songs:"(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun","I'm Gonna Be Strong" and "Come On Home",all of which were released as singles. To promote the record,the singer embarked on a worldwide tour. A video album was simultaneously released and contained music videos of fourteen songs.
"Time After Time" is a 1983 song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper,co-written with Rob Hyman,who also provided backing vocals. It was the second single released from her debut studio album,She's So Unusual (1983). The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single in March 1984. The song became Lauper's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in the album's final stages,after "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun","She Bop" and "All Through the Night" had been written or recorded. The writing began with the title,which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine,referring to the science fiction film Time After Time (1979).
"I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a song written by the songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1963 and released as a single on Columbia Records. However,the song did not become a major hit until 1964,when Gene Pitney released his version as a single. It was also a single released by the 1980 band Blue Angel,with lead vocals provided by future star Cyndi Lauper. This release was prior to Lauper's solo career;however,Lauper re-recorded the track and released it as a single in 1994. The song was also featured on 1982's Quiet Lies album by Grammy winner Juice Newton. Though Newton never released the song as a single,her remake was later added as a bonus track to her first Greatest Hits collection.
"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper's second studio album of the same name (1986). Released in mid-1986,the song would become a hit for Lauper,spending two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming her last single to occupy the top of the chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
American singer Cyndi Lauper has released eleven studio albums,six compilation albums,five video albums and fifty-three singles. Worldwide,Lauper has sold approximately 50 million albums,singles and DVDs. According to RIAA,She has sold 8.5 million certified albums in the United States with She's so Unusual being her biggest seller.
"All Through the Night" is a song written and recorded by Jules Shear for his 1983 album Watch Dog. It was produced by Todd Rundgren.
"Hard Candy Christmas" is a song written by composer-lyricist Carol Hall for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album released by Cyndi Lauper. It combines original compositions by Lauper and collaborator Jan Pulsford with traditional Christmas songs. "Feels Like Christmas" previously appeared on Lauper's 1993 album Hat Full of Stars. The album has sold 26,000 copies in the United States,according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was released for the first time on vinyl,1,000 pressings,in November 2019.
"Ballad of Cleo and Joe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper,released as the third single from her fifth studio album,Sisters of Avalon (1996). The song was written by Lauper and Jan Pulsford,and produced by Pulsford,Mark Saunders and Lauper. It was released on September 16,1997,by Epic Records. Lyrically,the song describes the double life of a drag queen,the titular 'Joe' and 'Cleo'. It received positive reviews from music critics. The song did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100,but debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
"Disco Inferno" is a song by American disco band the Trammps from their fourth studio album of the same name (1976). With two other cuts by the group,it reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in early 1977,but had limited mainstream success until 1978,after being included on the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever,when a re-release hit number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Emily Marie Nemmers is an American music artist,who performs and records under the name Emily West. Signed to Capitol Records Nashville,she debuted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008 with the single "Rocks in Your Shoes". This song peaked at No. 39 early in the year,and is the first single from a self-titled EP. She entered the country charts a second time with "Blue Sky",a duet with Keith Urban,in 2010.
Bring Ya to the Brink is American singer Cyndi Lauper's tenth studio album,released on May 14,2008 in Japan,and 13 days later worldwide. The album is a collection of dance-oriented songs and features collaborations with Basement Jaxx,Richard Morel,Max Martin and Kleerup,among others. Regarded as one of the singer's best works at the time it was released,the Songwriters Hall of Fame has regarded the album track "High and Mighty" as one of Lauper's key songs. The album received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promotional single in Japan in early 2008,while "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released on May 6,2008. "Into the Nightlife" was released as the second single.
"Same Ol' Story" is a song by Cyndi Lauper,released as a single from her 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink. It was written and produced by Lauper and New York City DJ Richard Morel. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart,becoming Lauper's first single to top the chart since her 1983 hit "Girl Just Wanna Have Fun".
"Into the Nightlife" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper for her tenth studio album Bring Ya to the Brink (2008). It was written by Lauper,Peer Åström,Johan Bobäck and Max Martin,and produced by Lauper,Åström and Bobäck. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and on the Cashbox Top Dance Singles. It became Lauper's first Australian chart single in fourteen years.
Detour is the twelfth studio album by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper,containing cover versions of country and western songs. It was released on May 6,2016,and is the artist's first for Sire Records. The album was recorded in Nashville and produced by Tony Brown. In the United States,the album debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums and sold 36,800 copies as of September 2016.
