The Body Acoustic

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The Body Acoustic
Compilation album by Cyndi Lauper
Released	8 November 2005
Genre	Acoustic Rock/Pop
Length	52:15
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Rick Chertoff Cyndi Lauper William Wittman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3.5/5) link Rolling Stone (3/5) link
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities) (2005)	The Body Acoustic (2005)	Savoir Faire (2007)

The Body Acoustic is a career retrospective released by Cyndi Lauper in 2005. It consists of ten previously released tracks which have been re-recorded and re-arranged acoustically, as well as two entirely new songs. The album features a variety of special guests, including Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Beck and Vivian Green.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Money Changes Everything" with Adam Lazzara (Tom Gray) – 5:14
2. "All through the Night" with Shaggy (Jules Shear) – 4:40
3. "Time after Time" with Sarah McLachlan (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman) – 4:17
4. "She Bop" (Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Stephen Broughton Lunt) – 4:16
5. "Above the Clouds" with Jeff Beck (Lauper, Beck, Jed Leiber) – 3:57
6. "I'll Be Your River" with Vivian Green (Lauper, Tom Hammer) – 4:47
7. "Sisters of Avalon" with Ani DiFranco & Vivian Green (Lauper, Jan Pulsford) – 5:27
8. "Shine" (Lauper, William Wittman) – 3:32
9. "True Colors" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 4:09
10. "Water's Edge" with Sarah McLachlan (Lauper, Hyman) – 4:49
11. "Fearless" (Lauper) – 4:07
12. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" with Puffy AmiYumi (Robert Hazard) – 2:59

[edit] Credits

• Cyndi Lauper - Vocals, dulcimer, guitar
• Rick Chertoff - Piano
• Allison Cornell - Violin, viola, dulcimer drone, background vocals
• Kat Dyson - Slide guitar, rhythm guitar
• Mark Egan - Bass guitar
• Steve Gaboury - Organs, juno, harmonium
• Jim Hines - Trumpet
• Rob Hyman - Melodica
• Zev Katz - Bass
• Tom Malone - Trombone
• Sammy Merendino - Drums
• Jamie West-Oram - Guitar
• William Wittman - Bass guitar

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Shine" was remixed into a dance track for a climactic fifth season episode of the US version of Queer as Folk. Lauper appeared as herself to perform the song at the show's "Babylon" dance club.

• A DualDisc edition of the album was released which contained the entire album in enhanced stereo, four new videos directed by Lauper herself as well as a "Behind The Scenes" featurette on the making of the album.

• CDs originally sold in the US may contain the Sony rootkit.