A Night to Remember (album)

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A Night to Remember
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released	May 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Length	39:53 (43:51 in Japan)
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petzie and Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
Billboard Magazine
Cyndi Lauper chronology
True Colors (1986)	A Night to Remember (1989)	The Best Remixes (1989)

A Night to Remember is popular 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper's third album (as well as a song on the album). The album did not do as well as her previous albums, selling 0.5 million copies in U.S.. Lauper toned down both her girlish sound and her friendly punklook for the album, which was released in 1989 when grunge rock music was becoming popular; it sold moderately well, but could not compare to the huge sales of her first two albums. It is currently the only album of her catalogue that is out of print. Lauper, and music critics, have noted the various battles she was having with Sony. The company was not keen on accepting Lauper as a songwriter and musician, as well as a singer and fashion and pop cultural icon. The album was originally conceptualized as a project called "Kindred Spirit" and was going to be released with the track "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)", but when that song (and the film "Vibes") were unsuccessful it was repackaged. Some proof sheets of the original album artwork exist with the alternate title and track listing.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:27
2. "I Drove All Night" (Kelly, Steinberg) – 4:11
3. "Primitive" (Kelly, Lauper, Steinberg) – 3:48
4. "My First Night Without You" (Kelly, Lauper, Steinberg) – 3:01
5. "Like a Cat" (Amphlett, Kelly, Steinberg) – 3:25
6. "Heading West" (Kelly, Lauper, Steinberg) – 3:55
7. "A Night To Remember" (Lauper, Micale, Previte) – 3:43
8. "Unconditional Love" (Kelly, Lauper, Steinberg) – 3:56
9. "Insecurious" (Child, Lauper, Warren) – 3:30
10. "Dancing With a Stranger" (Chiten, Lauper, Previte) – 4:12
11. "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" (Warren) – 4:22
12. "Kindred Spirit" (Lauper) – 1:16
13. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Orange) – 4:05

• Unreleased track: "Unabbreviated Love" (Lauper, Micale, Previte) appeared on b-side of "My First Night Without You"

[edit] Personnel

• Rick Derringer - Guitar
• Cyndi Lauper - Dulcimer, Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Art Direction
• Paul Pesco - Guitar
• Gary Wright - Engineer
• Angela Clemmons-Patrick - Vocals (bckgr)
• Gordon Grody - Vocals (bckgr)
• Larry Blackmon - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bobby Bandiera - Guitar
• Bootsy Collins - Guitar (Bass)
• Jeff Bova - Arranger, Keyboards
• Jimmy Bralower - Arranger, Drum Programming
• Eric Clapton - Guitar
• Dave Dale - Guitar
• Rockin' Dopsie - Accordion
• Steve Ferrone - Drums
• Neil Jason - Guitar (Bass)
• Tomi Jenkins - Vocals (bckgr)
• Tom Kelly - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bakithi Khumalo - Guitar (Bass)
• Nathan Leftenant - Vocals (bckgr)
• Tim Leitner
• Gary Lyons - Engineer
• George Marino - Mastering
• John McCurry - Guitar, Coral Sitar
• Dave McNair - Mixing
• Rob Newhouse - Guitar
• Lennie Petze - Arranger, Producer
• Joe Pirrera - Assistant Engineer
• Franke Previte - Vocals (bckgr)
• Phil Ramone - Producer
• George Recile - Triangle, Frotois
• Frank Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
• George Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
• David Spinner - Vocals (bckgr)
• Carole Steele - Percussion
• Billy Steinberg - Arranger
• T.M. Stevens - Guitar (Bass)
• Eric "ET" Thorngren - Arranger, Producer, Engineer
• Richard Travali
• John Turi - Keyboards, Saxophone
• David Wolff - Executive Producer
• Peter Wood - Keyboards
• Tom T-Bone Walk - Guitar (Bass)
• Stacy Drummond - Art Direction
• Chip Simons - Photography
• Joe Bellia - Drum Machine
• David Tabatsky
• Tommy Mandell - Keyboards
• Craig Vogel - Engineer

[edit] Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)"	The Billboard Hot 100	54
1989	"I Drove All Night"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1989	"My First Night Without You"	The Billboard Hot 100	62