Hat Full of Stars

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Hat Full Of Stars

Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released	June 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	52:50
Label	Epic Records EK-52878
Producer(s)	Cyndi Lauper Junior Vasquez William Wittman
Rolling Stone (4/5) 2 September 1993
Cyndi Lauper chronology
A Night To Remember (1989)	Hat Full Of Stars (1993)	Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some (1994)

Hat Full Of Stars was the fourth solo studio album released by Cyndi Lauper.

1 Album information
2 Track listing
3 Singles
4 Personnel
5 Charts
6 Certifications

[edit] Album information

Issued in 1993 it deviated from her pop-rock sound of previous projects and delved heavily into R&B. It also furthered Lauper's growing penchant for writing topical songs about social issues; thematically it was inspired by her childhood in the 1950s in Brooklyn.

The album was co-produced by dance-music artist Junior Vasquez and is highly typical of his work of the time. As such many of the songs are held together by synthetic loops and percussion. Lyrics address issues like abortion ("Sally's Pigeons"), racism ("A Part Hate") and spousal abuse ("Product Of Misery").

The album was successful internationally, achieving Gold sales in France and multi-platinum sales in Japan (where her albums routinely sell extremely well.) However it was considered a commercial disappointment in the United States, despite glowing critical review, it received little or no promotion, and it subsequently stalled at #112 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The singles "That's What I Think," "Sally's Pigeons," "Hat Full Of Stars" and "Who Let In The Rain" were released; the latter of which was re-recorded in 2001 for her album Shine.

Lauper has commented that she wishes that her vocals on the project had been sharper. She worked with a vocal coach to sharpen her vocals for her next studio album "Sisters Of Avalon", and mentions this in the liner notes.

The album was recorded at the Hit Factory, Sigma Sound, Messina Sound, Right Track, The Enchanted Cottage, The Ranch, and World Famous Orbit Sound.

[edit] Track listing

"That's What I Think" (Cyndi Lauper, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, Allee Willis) – 4:39
"Product Of Misery" (Lauper, Bazilian, Hyman) – 4:11
"Who Let In The Rain" (Lauper, Willis) – 4:37
"Lies" (Lauper, Willis) – 3:40
"Broken Glass" (Lauper, Marv DePeyer, Junior Vasquez) – 5:34
"Sally's Pigeons" (Lauper, Mary Chapin Carpenter) – 3:48
"Feels Like Christmas" (Lauper, Bazilian, Hyman) – 4:35
"Dear John" (Lauper, Bazilian, Hyman) – 3:40
"Like I Used To" (Lauper, Willis) – 4:28
"Someone Like Me" (Lauper, Bazilian, Hyman, Willis) – 4:07
"A Part Hate" (Lauper, Tom Gray, David Thornton) – 4:56
"Hat Full of Stars" (Lauper, Nicky Holland) – 4:28

Unreleased track: "Cold" appeared on b-side of "Who Let In The Rain" and "Sally's Pigeons"

[edit] Singles

#	Title	Date
1.	"Who Let In The Rain"	1993
2.	"Sally's Pigeons"	1993
3.	"That's What I Think"	1993
4.	"Hat Full of Stars"	1993

[edit] Personnel

Cyndi Lauper--Lead Vocals
Cyndi Lauper and Junior Vasquez--Production
William Wittman--Additional Production
Gary Tole, Carl Glanville, Ted Truwhella, Brian Wittmer, Jennifer Monnar--Assistant Engineering
Rob Hyman--Accordions
Peter Wood--Additional Arrangements
Christopher Garcia, Allee Willis--Additional Programming
Eric Bazilian, Deborah Fraser, Nicky Holland, Rob Hyman, Georgia Jones, Faith Kekana, Cyndi Lauper, Hugh Masekela, Lawrence Matshiza, Junior Vasquez, Allee Willis, William Wittman, Stella Zulu--Background Vocals
Eric Bazilian, Kevin Jenkins, Bakithi Kumalo, Joey Moskowitz, Danny Sembello, Allee Willis, Peter Wood--Bass
Rob Hyman, Allee Willis--Casio
Bashiri Johnson--Congas
Eric Bazilian, Jimmy Bralower, Joey Moskowitz, Peter Wood--Drum Programming
Eric Bazilian--Dulicmer
Hugh Masekela--Flugelhorn
Carlos Alomar, Eric Bazilian, Nile Rogers, Larry Treadwell, Peter Wood--Guitar
Rob Paparozzi--Harmonica
Jeff Boya, Nicky Holland, Rob Hyman, Fred McFarlane, Joey Moskowitz, Allee Willis, Peter Wood--Keyboards
Anton Fig, David Uosikkinen--Live Drums
Eric Bazilian--Mandolin
Rob Hyman--Melodica, Organs
Eric Bazilian, Nicky Holland--Piano
Cyndi Lauper--Recorder
Eric Bazilian--Saxophone
Hugh Masekela--Vocal Chant
Stacy Drummond--Art Direction, Design
Dana Shimizu--Design Assistant
Robert Lewis--Photograph
David Thornton-Drawings
Laura Wills--Styling
Jody Morlock--Makeup
Danilo For Pierre Michel, NYC--Hair