Blue Angel (album)
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| Blue Angel | ||
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| Studio album by Blue Angel | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Rockabilly | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Roy Halee | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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Blue Angel is an album released in 1980 by the band of the same name. They were fronted by a pre-fame Cyndi Lauper and sang a combination of Rockabilly and R&B cover songs. The band was fairly short-lived and the album was not a major success until after Lauper's solo career exploded. It has been released on five separate occasions:
- 1980 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Red Cover)
- 1984 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Yellow Cover)
- 1986 on Polydor/Reed Records on vinyl and cassette (U.S. only)
- 2005 on Universal Records on vinyl and CD (5,000 copy limited edition)
- 2007 on iTunes
[edit] Track listing
- "Maybe He'll Know"
- "I Had a Love"
- "Fade"
- "Anna Blue"
- "Can't Blame Me"
- "Late"
- "Cut Out"
- "Take a Chance"
- "Just the Other Day"
- "I'm Gonna be Strong"
- "Lorraine"
- "Everybody's Got an Angel"
A variety of demonstration tracks have leaked to the internet that did not appear on them album. Titles include "Don't Know," "Magazine Cover," "What a Thrill" and "Witness". Many tracks went on to be re-recorded by Lauper and released as a solo act including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna be Strong".
[edit] Personnel
- Cyndi Lauper--lead singer & acoustic piano
- Roy Halee--Production, Engineering
- Lincoln Y. Clapp--Assistant Engineering
- Benno Friedman - Photography
- Stephanie Zuras - Design
- Bob Heimall - Art Direction
- Mann/Weil - Writers "I'm Gonna be Strong"
