The Body Acoustic

The Body Acoustic
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Genre Pop rock, acoustic rock
Length 52:15
Label Epic, Daylight
Producer Rick Chertoff, Cyndi Lauper, William Wittman
Cyndi Lauper chronology
At Last
(2003)		 The Body Acoustic
(2005)		 Bring Ya to the Brink
(2008)
Singles from The Body Acoustic
  1. "Time After Time"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Above the Clouds"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

The Body Acoustic is the ninth studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. 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 title is a play on Walt Whitman's poem I Sing the Body Electric, with the word body in this case referring to Lauper's body of work as a recording artist. The album features a number of special guests, including Adam Lazzara, Shaggy, Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Beck, Vivian Green, Ani DiFranco, and Puffy AmiYumi.

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.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) featuring Length
1. "Money Changes Everything"   Tom Gray Adam Lazzara 5:14
2. "All Through the Night"   Jules Shear Shaggy 4:40
3. "Time After Time"   Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman Sarah McLachlan 4:17
4. "She Bop"   Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Stephen Broughton Lunt   4:16
5. "Above the Clouds"   Lauper, Beck, Jed Leiber Jeff Beck 3:57
6. "I'll Be Your River"   Lauper, Tom Hammer Vivian Green 4:47
7. "Sisters of Avalon"   Lauper, Jan Pulsford Ani DiFranco & Vivian Green 5:27
8. "Shine"   Lauper, William Wittman   3:32
9. "True Colors"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg   4:09
10. "Water's Edge"   Lauper, Hyman Sarah McLachlan 4:49
11. "Fearless"   Lauper   4:07
12. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"   Robert Hazard Puffy AmiYumi 2:59

Tracks 5 and 6 are new songs, recorded specially for this album.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2005) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 60 1
Colombia Albums Chart 47
French Albums Chart[4] 190 1
Italian Albums Chart 40
Japanese Albums Chart 42
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 86 1
UK Albums Chart[6] 55 1
US Billboard 200[7] 112 2

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Cyndi Lauper: The Body Acoustic > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ Walters, Barry (3 November 2005). "Cyndi Lauper: The Body Acoustic". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow). ISSN 0035-791X. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-body-acoustic-20051103. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=The+Body+Acoustic&cat=a. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=The+Body+Acoustic&cat=a. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=The+Body+Acoustic&cat=a. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L.HTM. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cyndi-lauper/chart-history/5041?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
Cyndi Lauper
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
She's So Unusual
True Colors
A Night to Remember
Hat Full of Stars
Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
Sisters of Avalon
Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life
Shine
At Last
The Body Acoustic
Bring Ya to the Brink
Others singles
Tours
The Fun Tour · True Colors World Tour · A Night to Remember World Tour · Hat Full of Stars Tour · Twelve Deadly Cyns World Tour · Sisters of Avalon Tour · Wildest Dreams Tour · Living Proof: The Farewell Tour · Shine Tour  · At Last World Tour · Body Acoustic Tour · True Colors Tour · Australian Tour · True Colors Tour · Bring Ya to the Brink Tour · Girls Night Out · Memphis Blues Tour · From Memphis to Mardi Gras
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