Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some

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12 Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
12 Deadly Cyns...and Then Some cover
Compilation album by Cyndi Lauper
Released 1994 (Global); 1995 (US)
Recorded 1981 through 1994
Genre Dance and Pop
Length 66:54 (Europe/South America;) 70:57 (Japan); 57:52 (US)
Label Epic Records
EK-66100
Producer Cyndi Lauper
Professional reviews
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Hat Full of Stars
(1993)		 12 Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
(1994)		 Wanna Have Fun
(1996)

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some is musician Cyndi Lauper's greatest hits CD, released in 1994.

Contents

[edit] Album information

It was released with similar packaging but varying track listings based on which songs charted in various parts of the world. Its greatest sales success was in Japan where it went 5x Platinum. Its greatest chart success was in the United Kingdom where it reached #2 on the charts spending almost nine months on chart, eventually going double platinum selling almost 600,000 copies. In the USA it reached gold status. The album would go on to sell over 6 million copies worldwide.

In the United States the album has 14 tracks. 11 are previously released hits; "I'm Gonna be Strong" is a Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil track Lauper re-recorded, having previously performed it on her debut album "Blue Angel". "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun") is a re-recording of one of her biggest hits; it has been completely reworked to incorporate a reggae feel. A music video featuring drag queens was shot to accompany this single and it aired heavily on television. The track "Come On Home" was also new; two versions were recorded, one running 4:33 (The US Version) and one running 4:36 (The International Version). Internationally the album has 16 tracks (17 in Japan).

There was some issue with the division of royalties due to the wide array of co-writers on the various tracks that prevented Lauper from releasing the longer version in the United States. Conceptually the album was originally called "13 Deadly Cyns" and in fact a promotional cassette with this title (and an alternate track listing) was pressed and distributed in the United Kingdom in June of 1992.

[edit] Track listing

(To properly comprehend the United States track listing, simply eliminate any tracks designated as international and shift the numeration up by one.)

  1. "I'm Gonna Be Strong" – 3:52
  2. "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" – 3:54
  3. "Money Changes Everything" – 5:04
  4. "Time After Time" – 4:04
  5. "She Bop" – 3:46
  6. "All Through the Night" – 4:29
  7. "Change Of Heart" – 4:25
  8. "True Colors" – 3:47
  9. "What's Going On" – 3:54
  10. "I Drove All Night" – 4:12
  11. "The World Is Stone" (Int'l Version) – 4:25
  12. "Who Let In The Rain" (Int'l Version) – 4:37
  13. "That's What I Think" – 4:23
  14. "Sally's Pigeons" – 3:46
  15. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)" – 3:54
  16. "Come On Home" – 4:33
  17. "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Japan Only) – 4:03

[edit] Singles

# Title Date
1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)" 1994/1995
2. "I'm Gonna Be Strong" 1994
3. "Come On Home" 1995

[edit] Credits

  • Cyndi Lauper, Stacy Drummond - Art Direction
  • Michelle Willems - Design
  • Kim Stringfellow - Photography
  • Marlow Palleja - Cover Lettering
  • Laura Wills - Styling
  • Jody Morlock - Makeup
  • Helena Occhipinti - Hair

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994/5) Peak
Position
Australia albums chart 1
Austria albums chart 1
Germany albums chart 3
Holland albums chart 2
Italy albums chart 3
Japanese albums chart 1
New Zealand albums chart 1
Switzerland albums chart 1
UK albums chart 2
USA Billboard 200 1

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Gold
France Platinum
Italy Platinum
Japan 5xPlatinum
Switzerland Gold
UK 5xPlatinum
US 2xPlatinum