Bring Ya to the Brink

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Bring Ya to the Brink
Bring Ya to the Brink cover
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released 27 May 2008
Recorded 2007
Genre Dance-pop, electronic
Length 49:36
Label Epic
Producer Peer Åström, Axwell, Basement Jaxx, Johan Bobäck, Digital Dog, Dragonette, DJ Emz, Kleerup, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Morel, The Scumfrog, William Wittman
Professional reviews
Cyndi Lauper chronology
The Body Acoustic
(2005)		 Bring Ya to the Brink
(2008)
Singles from Bring Ya to the Brink
  1. "Set Your Heart"
    Released: 2008 (Japan only)
  2. "Same Ol' Story"
    Released: 6 May 2008
  3. "Into the Nightlife"

Bring Ya to the Brink is American pop icon Cyndi Lauper's tenth studio album and was released on 27 May 2008 in the United States. The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promo-only single in Japan in early 2008 and "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released worldwide on 6 May 2008. "Into the Nightlife" is expected to be released as the album's second official single.[1]

Contents

[edit] Album Information

Lauper visited England and Sweden during early 2007 where she wrote songs with dance artists such as Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup and Axwell.[2] She also wrote and produced four of the album's tracks with New York City DJ Richard Morel.[3]

A song Lauper recorded with Basement Jaxx titled "I'm from New York" was available to stream from the band's MySpace profile and is rumoured to be included on their forthcoming fifth studio album.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Length Songwriters Producers
1 "High and Mighty" 4:43 Jesse Houk, Cyndi Lauper Lauper, Scumfrog
2 "Into the Nightlife" 4:00 Peer Åström, Johan Bobäck, Lauper, Max Martin Åström, Bobäck, Lauper
3 "Rocking Chair" 3:39 Felix Buxton, Lauper, Simon Ratcliffe Basement Jaxx, Lauper
4 "Echo" 3:55 Åström, Bobäck, Lauper, William Wittman Åström, Bobäck, Lauper
5 "Lyfe" 3:38 Roger Fife, M. Greene, Lauper, Sammy Merendino DJ Emz, Lauper
6 "Same Ol' Story" 5:54 Lauper, Richard Morel Lauper, Morel
7 "Raging Storm" 5:23 Lauper, Morel Lauper, Morel
8 "Lay Me Down" 3:28 Andreas Kleerup, Lauper Kleerup, Lauper
9 "Give It Up" 3:23 Steve Cornish, Lauper, Nicholas Mace Digital Dog, Lauper
10 "Set Your Heart" † 3:42 Victor Carstarphen, Lauper, Gene McFadden, Morel, John Whitehead Lauper, Morel
11 "Grab a Hold" 3:27 Dan Kurtz, Lauper, Martina Sorbara Dragonette, Lauper
12 "Rain on Me" 4:24 P. Chou, Axel Hedfors, Alexander Kronlund, Lauper Axwell, Lauper

† Contains an interpolation of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Where Are All My Friends", written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, and John Whitehead.

[edit] Bonus Tracks

Japanese Edition[4]

# Title Length Songwriters Producers
13 "Got Candy" 3:53 Lauper, Morel Lauper, Morel
14 "Can't Breathe" 3:58 Chou, Kronlund, Lauper Lauper, Wittman

U.S. iTunes Deluxe Version[5]

# Title Length
13 "Got Candy" 3:53
14 "Can't Breathe" 3:58
15 "Set Your Heart (Pink Noise Remix)" 6:47
16 "Same Ol' Story (Ralphi Rosario Vocal Mix)" 8:46

[edit] Chart Performance

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Japan Top Albums (Overall) 18[6]
U.S. Billboard 200 41[7]
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums[8] 9
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[9] 42
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[10] 17


[edit] Release History

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 14 May 2008 Sony Music Japan CD with bonus tracks EICP 968[11]
United States 27 May 2008 Epic Records CD 706592[12]
Paid download
Finland 28 May 2008 – – –
Australia 7 June 2008 Epic CD 88697065922[13]
Paid download
Indonesia 15 August 2008 Sony BMG CD –
Cassette –

[edit] References

  1. ^ Be in the "Into the Nightlife" Video!. Cyndi Lauper Source (14 May 2008). Retrieved on 15 May 2008.
  2. ^ Gamboa, Glenn (28 May 2008). Her music has the rights stuff. Newsday. Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
  3. ^ Browne, Sally (13 February 2008). Artist Review: Cyndi Lauper. The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
  4. ^ Sony Music Online Japan. Retrieved on 16 April 2008.
  5. ^ Bring Ya to the Brink (Deluxe Version). U.S. iTunes Store (27 May 2008). Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
  6. ^ Japan - Top Albums Chart (26 May 2008). Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
  7. ^ Hasty, Katie (4 June 2008) Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut of '08. Billboard. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=400&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Digital+Albums&ci=3096701&cdi=9798616&cid=06%2F14%2F2008
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=292&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums&ci=3096731&cdi=9799484&cid=06%2F14%2F2008
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=327&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Internet+Albums&ci=3096706&cdi=9798766&cid=06%2F14%2F2008
  11. ^ Bring Ya to the Brink > Overview Allmusic. Retrieved on 14 May 2008.
  12. ^ Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink. Billboard. Retrieved on 14 May 2008.
  13. ^ Bring Ya To The Brink Oceania. Cyndi Lauper UK. Retrieved on 2 June 2008.
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