True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper

~ Release by Cyndi Lauper (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
4.13:56
2Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.354:02
3True Colors
engineer and mixer:
Bryan McGee (sound engineer)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
True Colors
writer:
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly (songwriter)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Brain Drain Music (work publisher), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.553:49
4I Drove All Night
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
I Drove All Night
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
4.54:13
5She Bop3:50
6Iko Iko
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
revision of:
Jockomo
52:10
7When You Were Mine
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
When You Were Mine
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, NPG Publishing, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
35:04
8Change of Heart
live recording of:
Change of Heart
additional lyricist:
Cyndi Lauper
lyricist and composer:
Essra Mohawk
publisher:
8111524 Music, Smoking Word Music and Stone and Muffin Music
4:25
9All Through the Night
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
All Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Jules Shear
publisher:
Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) (ended), Funzalo Music, Juters Music Company and Songs of Universal, Inc.
4.354:31
10What’s Going On3:51
11The World Is Stone
recording of:
The World Is Stone
lyricist:
Luc Plamondon
composer:
Michel Berger
translator:
Tim Rice
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. (ended) and Sixty Fours Square Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Le monde est stone
4:19
12Maybe He’ll Know
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
Maybe He’ll Know
writer:
Cyndi Lauper and John Turi
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Rellla Music Corp. and Turi Music
34:27
13Hat Full of Stars44:29
14Who Let In the Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1993)
recording of:
Who Let In the Rain
writer:
Cyndi Lauper and Allee Willis
publisher:
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Rellla Music Corp., Sony Songs Inc. and Streamline Moderne Music
4:38
15Money Changes Everything
cover recording of:
Money Changes Everything
lyricist and composer:
Tom Gray (New wave singer - songwriter)
publisher:
Gray Matter Publishing
5:04
16Sisters of Avalon3.54:22
17Unhook the Stars43:58
18The Goonies R Good Enough
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
writer:
Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton) and Arthur Stead
publisher:
Perfect Punch Music (publisher), Pet Me Publishing, Rellla Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:40
CD 2
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1Calm Inside the Storm43:58
2Lies
33:42
3Boy Blue
recording of:
Boy Blue
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bova, Cyndi Lauper and Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram International Music Publishing Ltd., Liquid Crystal Music (US work publisher) (in 1988), Perfect Punch Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Rellla Music Corp. (in 1988)
44:48
4Someone Like Me
4:07
5The Faraway Nearby
recording of:
Faraway Nearby
lyricist and composer:
Tom Gray (New wave singer - songwriter) and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Rellla Music Corp.
43:03
6Primitive
recording of:
Primitive
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Cyndi Lauper and Billy Steinberg
43:50
7My First Night Without You43:03
8Like a Cat
recording of:
Like a Cat
writer:
Chrissy Amphlett, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
43:26
9Heading West
recording of:
Heading West
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Cyndi Lauper and Billy Steinberg
53:56
10Unconditional Love
recording of:
Unconditional Love
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Cyndi Lauper and Billy Steinberg
53:58
11Dancing With a Stranger44:14
12I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
I Don't Want to Be Your Friend
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs
3.54:24
13Kindred Spirit
recording of:
Kindred Spirit
lyricist and composer:
Cyndi Lauper
31:19
14Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
4:00
15That’s What I Think4:19
16Sally’s Pigeons3:50
17Dear John
3:43
18You Don’t Know
recording of:
You Don't Know
writer:
Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford
5:16