Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some | ||||
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Released | August 22, 1994 (UK) July 18, 1995 (US) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1983–1994 | |||
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Length | 57:52 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Cyndi Lauper | |||
Cyndi Lauper chronology | ||||
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Singles from Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some | ||||
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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.
The album was a commercial success and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. [4] [5]
After the release of Cyndi Lauper's third album A Night to Remember , in 1989, Epic was disappointed by its poor reception and the singer's declining in popularity in the charts and record sales. Fearing another failure, the Epic had the idea of releasing a compilation of the singer's greatest hits. [6]
A different greatest-hits album titled 13 Deadly Cyns was considered to be released in 1992 prior to the release of Cyndi's fourth album Hat Full of Stars , with a promo tape being released in the U.K. that year. [7] This version of the album included all singles (worldwide and regional) from Cyndi's first three albums (except "When You Were Mine", "Boy Blue" and "Primitive") as well as her 1992 single "The World Is Stone". [7] The shorter 7" studio edit of "Money Changes Everything" was included on this promotional release instead of the album version which would appear on the final release.
The idea was badly received by Lauper, who believed she had few albums and singles released so, in agreement with the label, decided that after her next album, which she was very hopeful about, it would be the right time to release a greatest hits. [8]
The singer selected the songs that would make the album, among the new tracks are "I'm Gonna Be Strong", which she previously recorded with the band Blue Angel in 1984, and a new version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" produced by the DJ Junior Vasquez. [9] The song uses the original lyrics of the 1983 song and includes a short section based on the 1974 hit song "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone. [10] A music video featuring drag queens was shot to accompany this single and it aired heavily on television. It was also featured in the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar . [11] Also included and released as a single is a song titled "Come on Home" which Cyndi co-wrote with Jan Pulsford, who would work with Cyndi on much of her next album, 1996's Sisters of Avalon . According to the singer, the fact of including new songs on the record is because she believes that "music is a living thing" and for that reason she didn't want to make an album with old songs only, since a new audience was consuming her music at that moment. [9]
A notable omission of the compilation is the song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", soundtrack of The Goonies film, [12] and one of the singer's biggest hits, being top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, [13] the song was avoided by Lauper due to the fights that marked the production of the song. Lauper stated in an interview with Matthew Rettenmund, she despised the song. Another track that was released as a single with a promotional music video and was not included is "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)", soundtrack to the 1988 film Vibes, starring the Lauper herself, [14] the track was included only in the Japanese edition of the disc due to problems with the division of royalties. [15] A video album was released in VHS, LaserDisc and later DVD and include an unpublished interview with Lauper and all the music videos from the international version of the disc. The video peaked at #12 on Billboard Top Music Videos. [16]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [17] |
Cash Box | (favorable) [18] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [19] |
Robert Christgau | C [20] |
In his review of AllMusic, music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars and said that although she returned to success with a collection of greatest hits, with the exception of the songs "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", the only songs by Lauper that have really been successful are on She's So Unusual, which he said was "a more consistent and fun album". [17] Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" rating and, like Erlewine, felt that Lauper's subsequent material (after She's So Unusual) was inferior. [20] The album sold 565,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [21] As of 1997, the album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. [4] [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Edition | Length |
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1. | "I'm Gonna Be Strong" (new recording) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | All | 3:52 |
2. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (from She's So Unusual , 1983) | Robert Hazard | All | 3:54 |
3. | "Money Changes Everything" (from She's So Unusual, 1983) | Tom Gray | All | 5:04 |
4. | "Time After Time" (from She's So Unusual, 1983) | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | All | 4:04 |
5. | "She Bop (7" Single Remix)" (from She's So Unusual, 1983) | Cyndi Lauper, Gary Corbett, Rick Chertoff, Stephen Broughton Lunt | All | 3:46 |
6. | "All Through the Night" (from She's So Unusual, 1983) | Jules Shear | All | 4:29 |
7. | "Change of Heart" (from True Colors , 1986) | Cyndi Lauper, Essra Mohawk | All | 4:25 |
8. | "True Colors" (from True Colors, 1986) | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | All | 3:47 |
9. | "What's Going On (7" Single Remix)" (from True Colors, 1986) | Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson | All | 3:54 |
10. | "I Drove All Night" (from A Night to Remember , 1989) | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | All | 4:12 |
11. | "The World Is Stone" (from Starmania/Tycoon (Soundtrack) , 1992) | Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger, Tim Rice | International, Japan | 4:25 |
12. | "Who Let in the Rain" (from Hat Full of Stars , 1993) | Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis | International, Japan | 4:37 |
13. | "That's What I Think (Single Edit)" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993) | Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman | All | 4:23 |
14. | "Sally's Pigeons" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993) | Cyndi Lauper, Mary Chapin Carpenter | All | 3:46 |
15. | "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (new recording) | Lolly Vegas, Robert Hazard | All | 3:54 |
16. | "Come on Home" (new recording; US version released in 1995 (instead of 1994 as the rest of the world) contains unique alternate mix) | Cyndi Lauper, Jan Pulsford | All | 4:33 |
17. | "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (from Vibes (soundtrack) , 1988) | Richard Orange | Japan | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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18. | "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Live at Summer Sonic 07) | Richard Orange |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [41] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [42] CD | Gold | 100,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [43] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [44] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Japan (RIAJ) [45] | 3× Platinum | 800,000 [46] |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [47] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [48] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [50] | Gold | 565,000 [51] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 4,000,000 [4] [5] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. 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. Her cover of the Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On" was a moderate hit in 1987. 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's So Unusual is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released on October 14, 1983, by Portrait Records. It stands out for its commercial success, achieving four top-five singles — a pioneering achievement for a debut album by a female artist. The album was re-released in 2014 to commemorate its 30th anniversary, and was called She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration. The re-release contains demos and remixes of previously released material, as well as new artwork.
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a single by the American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, 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 by more than 30 other artists.
True Colors is the second studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released on September 15, 1986, by Portrait Records. The album spawned several commercially successful singles as "True Colors", "Change of Heart", and "What's Going On" reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with the first two charting within the top five. The album was produced by Lauper herself together with Lennie Petze.
A Night to Remember is the third studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released on May 9, 1989, by Epic Records. The album was originally set to be released in 1988, under the name Kindred Spirit, but was delayed until 1989 and the songs from the initial project were reworked. Although the album managed to score a top-10 single, it did not enjoy the commercial success of her previous two albums, and was met with mixed-to-poor reviews and in interviews, Lauper refers to it as A Night to Forget. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 1.5 million copies.
The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album released by Epic Records in conjunction with the 1985 film The Goonies. The album includes the top ten single "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by singer Cyndi Lauper, who had a cameo in the film. The album was released in LP and cassette format internationally, and a limited CD release in some countries.
Hat Full of Stars is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in 1993. The album was released 4 years after the singer's third studio album, A Night to Remember, which received unfavorable reviews and had low sales compared to the singer's previous releases. Hat Full of Stars received favorable reviews but was poorly received by the public, receiving gold certifications in Japan and France only.
Sisters of Avalon is the fifth studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released in Japan on October 15, 1996, and worldwide on April 1, 1997, by Sony Music Entertainment. Thematically the album expounded on the issue of complacency and ignorance in popular culture and the discrimination of minorities, gays, and women. Songs like "Love to Hate" and "You Don't Know" address the entertainment industry and media and their corruption. "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" is a song about the double life of a cross dresser. "Say a Prayer" is about the AIDS epidemic.
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983). It was released as the album's second single in March 1984, by Epic and Portrait Records. Written by Lauper and Rob Hyman, who also provided backing vocals, the song was produced by Rick Chertoff. It was written in the album's final stages, after "Girls Just Want to 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, referring to the 1979 film Time After Time.
"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.
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"Sally's Pigeons" is a pop song by Cyndi Lauper that was featured on her 1993 album Hat Full of Stars. It was released as the album's second single in some countries, and as its third in others. The song was inspired by the story of a childhood friend of Lauper, who in her teens got pregnant, had a back-alley abortion, and died as a result.
"That's What I Think" is a song by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in November 1993 by Epic Records as the second single from her fourth album, Hat Full of Stars (1993). Written by Lauper with Rob Hyman, Allee Willis and Eric Bazilian, the song was also produced by her with Junior Vasquez. It peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a dance hit in the United States. Its popular remixes caused the track to climb on the dance charts. It appeared on the album Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some in its album edit format. The accompanying music video was directed by Lauper, featuring different fans explaining what music meant to them. Upon the release, Lauper performed the song at the American Music Awards, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, and The Tonight Show.
"Come On Home" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper and released in August 1995 as the third and final single from her greatest hits album, Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some (1994). It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and at number 39 on the UK Singles chart.
"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.
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.
Her greatest hits collection, released in 1995, sold an impressive four million copies worldwide.
The 1995 compilation Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some gathered her greatest hits, regained some lost points and reached the milestone of 4 million albums sold around the world.
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