A Night to Remember (album)

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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember cover
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released May 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop
Length 39:53 (43:51 in Japan)
Label Epic Records
EK-44318
Producer Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze and Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
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).

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album did not do as well as her previous albums, selling 500,000 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, receiving gold certification in US and many other countries, like UK, France, Brazil and Japan, but could not compare to the huge sales of her first two albums.

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 (does not appear on US release)
  • Unreleased track: "Unabbreviated Love" (Lauper, Micale, Previte) appeared on b-side of "My First Night Without You"

[edit] Singles

# Title Date
1. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" 1988
2. "I Drove All Night" 1989
3. "My First Night Without You" 1989
4. "Heading West" 1989
5. "A Night to Remember" 1989
6. "Primitive" 1990
7. "Unconditional Love" 1991 Promo Only

[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 - Synthesizer
  • 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

Chart (1989) Peak
Position
Australia albums chart 17
Austria albums chart 18
Germany albums chart 21
Italy albums chart 18
Japanese albums chart 3
New Zealand albums chart 20
Sweden albums chart 32
Switzerland albums chart 18
UK albums chart 9
USA Billboard 200 37

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Platinum
Canada Gold
France Gold
Germany Gold
Italy Gold
Japan Platinum
UK Platinum
USA Gold
Philippines Platinum
Languages