True Colors
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| True Colors | ||
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| Studio album by Cyndi Lauper | ||
| Released | September 1986 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 37:57 | |
| Label | Portrait Records RK-40313 |
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| Producer(s) | Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze |
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| Cyndi Lauper chronology | ||
| She's So Unusual (1983) |
True Colors (1986) |
A Night to Remember (1989) |
True Colors is the second album by 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).
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[edit] Album information
The title song, written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, secured Lauper's status as a successful record producer and performer. It has been covered by countless other artists including Phil Collins, Anna Tsuchiya and Kasey Chambers, and was used as the theme song for the Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup and for Kodak cameras and film. This album went double Platinum in the USA.
While the album was quite successful not only in the U.S. but world wide it failed to match the success of Lauper's previous album, She's So Unusual. A few singles into the album Lauper's popularity dropped significantly the fourth and final commercial single, Boy Blue failed to make a big impact on the charts.
[edit] Track listing
- "Change of Heart" (Lauper, Essra Mohawk) – 4:22
- "Maybe He'll Know" (Lauper, John Turi) – 4:25
- "Boy Blue" (Jeff Bova, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt) – 4:46
- "True Colors" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:46
- "Calm Inside the Storm" (Rick Derringer, Lauper) – 3:54
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 4:39
- "Iko Iko" (Rosa Lee Hawkins, Barbara Anne Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson, Sharon Jones, Marilyn Jones, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Jesse Thomas) – 2:08
- "The Faraway Nearby" (Tom Gray, Lauper) – 3:00
- "911" (Lauper, Lunt) – 3:16
- "One Track Mind" (Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Lauper, Lennie Petze) – 3:41
- Unreleased tracks:
- "Heading For The Moon" (Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, A. Stead) appeared on the b-side of "True Colors".
- "Heartbeats" appeared on the b-side of "Change Of Heart".
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Date |
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| 1. | "True Colors" | 1986 |
| 2. | "Change of Heart" | 1986 |
| 3. | "What's Going On" | 1987 |
| 4. | "Boy Blue" | 1987 |
| 5. | "Maybe He'll Know" | 1987 |
[edit] Personnel
- Cyndi Lauper - vocals, background vocals, emulator, beat box
- The Bangles - vocals, background vocals
- Adrian Belew - guitar
- Jeff Bova - keyboards
- Jimmy Bralower - percussion, drums, beat box
- Angela Clemmons-Patrick - background vocals
- Rick Derringer - guitar
- Anton Fig - drums
- Jon Goldberger - sound effects
- Ellie Greenwich - background vocals
- Pee Wee Herman - guest operator
- Robert Holmes - guitar
- Neil Jason - bass
- Billy Joel - vocals
- Aimee Mann - vocals
- John McCurry - guitar
- Lennie Petze - percussion, background vocals
- Nile Rodgers - guitar
- Peter Wood - synthesizer, keyboards
[edit] Production
- Producers: Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
- Executive producer: David Wolff
- Engineer: Brian McGee
- Assistant engineers: Jon Goldberger, Tim Kramer, Dave O'Donnell
- Mixing: Jason Corsaro, Brian McGee
- Mastering: George Marino
- Arrangers: Cyndi Lauper, Adrian Belew, Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Stephen Broughton Lunt, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood
- Art direction: Cyndi Lauper, Holland MacDonald
- Design: Holland MacDonald
- Photography: Annie Leibovitz
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1986/1987) | Peak Position |
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| Australia albums chart | 1 |
| Chile albums chart | 5 |
| Germany albums chart | 20 |
| Holland albums chart | 33 |
| Italy albums chart | 18 |
| Japanese albums chart | 2 |
| New Zealand albums chart | <10 |
| Switzerland albums chart | 8 |
| UK albums chart | 25 |
| USA Billboard 200 | 4 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification |
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| Australia | 4x Platinum |
| Canada | 2x Platinum |
| France | Platinum |
| Germany | Gold |
| Italy | Platinum |
| Japan | 2x Platinum |
| UK | Gold |
| USA | 2x Platinum |
