Cyndi Lauper Albums Ranked
Cynthia Ann Stephanie LauperĀ (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her albumĀ Sheās So UnusualĀ (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on theĀ BillboardĀ Hot 100āāGirls Just Want to Have Funā, āTime After Timeā, āShe Bopā, and āAll Through the Nightāāand earned Lauper theĀ Best New ArtistĀ award at theĀ 27th Grammy AwardsĀ in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion pictureĀ The GooniesĀ and her second recordĀ True ColorsĀ (1986). This album included the number one single āTrue Colorsā and āChange of Heartā, which peaked at number three. Lauper has been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate forĀ LGBT rights in the United States. Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when she was invited as a special guest to attend U.S. PresidentĀ Barack ObamaāsĀ second-term inauguration. Here are all of Cyndi Lauper albums ranked.
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10. The Body Acoustic (2005)
āCyndi Lauper is a world unto herself. Her music delights us and often causes us to think when we arenāt busy feeling. This album is acoustic. The bright electric guitars and horns are gone. And in place Cyndi just sings. And if you ever loved her before, youāll fall in love with her all over again. Even if you have no idea who she isā¦expect to fall in love.ā
9. Twelve Deadly Cynsā¦And Then Some (1994)
āāTwelve Deadly Cynsā is a compilation of Cyndi Lauperās greatest hits. Every track is equally as catchy as the next. She begins with the rerecording of āIām Gonna Be Strongā, originally recorded by her former band Blue Angel in 1980. At that time, the single didnāt hit mainstream, and the album barely hit Billboardās Top 200 Albums Chart. The following single on this compilation, āGirls Just Wanna Have Funā, explains how that changed once she went solo. The hit singles from her album āSheās So Unusualā are extra amazing considering her traumatic events before the recordings. She lost her voice in the early 80ās, and doctors didnāt think she would ever sing again. Instead, she sounded much better as expressed. Sometimes, sheās wacky(āShe Bopā); sometimes, sheās sensitively soulful(āTime After Timeā). Such combination is rarely mastered so well by a musician. These five tracks answer why she deserved the Grammy win for Best New Artist for 1984.ā
8. Memphis Blues (2010)
āJust Your Fool is a cute song and she sings it with just like that. Shattered Dream is a great song and she hits all the right notes perfectly. Early in the Morning is another cute and silly blues song and she delivers. Romance in the Dark is phenomenal and she is everything a great singer should beā
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7. Sisters Of Avalon (1997)
āCyndiās āSisters Of Avalonā proved once and for all that she is a talented Lady. Her album came in the years of the return of poppy zappy happy pop, around the beginning of 1997. Sadly it didnāt receive that much airplay and it failed to charte any single in the HOt 100, but scoring two Bubbling Under tracks. The leading single āYou Donāt Knowā itās a perfect rock-track that could compete to any established rockers of the mid-90ās like Morissette or Crow.ā
6. Time After Time: The Best Of Cyndi Lauper (2000)
āCyndi Lauper had huge success for a comparatively short period, alongside early Madonna. She was always more quirky and eccentric than Madonna, and so fell out of the mass-market popularity she enjoyed with songs like poppy āGirls just wanna have funā, and the thoughtful intimate ballads āTime after Timeā and āTrue Colorsā ā and yet she appealed to many of the same fans, drawn to her catchy liberating pop songs. True Colors in particular became a gay anthem. This is a very strong collection of songs, by turns cheerful and soulful, by a very individual and unique talent with a no-less unique voice.ā
5. Bring Ya To The Brink (2008)
āBring Ya To The Brink,ā comes 12 years after her 1997 release āSisters of Avalon.ā 2008 mainy finds Lauper turning out electronic, pumping dance tunes, but these new songs showcase not only her excellent voice but outstanding melodies. āEchoā is one of the best songs she has ever written, and āInto the Nightlifeā is her catchiest song since āI Drove All Night.ā There is a ballad called āRain on Meā which is reminiscent of āWho Let in the Rainā with a little Stevie Nicks touch to it. Several other songs, particularly āSame āol Story,ā prove that Lauper is not afraid to enter new territory: it has the sassy attitude of her debut album, the soulful vocals of her 2003 album āAt Last,ā and a driving dance beat that sounds as fresh as anything she has released in years.ā
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4. Hat Full Of Stars (1993)
āThis album shows a maturing star on the rise. Bad thing is that noone wanted to really listen. It still stands up as a great album to listen toā¦not like many from the 90ās that sound very dated. But then again, it is CYNDI! Glad to see her back again making m0re music. really wish she would put out a new album of all new materialā¦getting tired of re-worked songs of old. I do like āThe Body Acousticā, but come onā¦with all your talent Cyndiā¦please write another JEM like this album!!ā
3. A Night To Remember (1989)
āA NIGHT TO REMEMBER is an excellent example of her work as it grew between SHEāS SO UNUSUAL and today. I DROVE ALL NIGHT and A NIGHT TO REMEMBER were both released as singles, but never got the play they deserved on the air, and the album itself was not a big hit. It should have been. MY FIRST NIGHT WITHOUT YOU is a beautiful song and Cyndiās unique voice sings with such heartbreak that anyone can relate. Likewise, HEADING WEST and I DONāT WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND show Cyndi raw and vulnerable and beautiful.ā
2. True Colors (1986)
āBreathtaking music. Her voice is so powerful, gripping, and passionate. In another league from singers of today. I wish theyād take lessons from folks like this last century who knew how to do it. Theyāve lost their way nowadays and need to get back on track. Less is more. And you canāt learn the beauty and grace in music class, and you canāt buy it with money. It definitely cannot be manufactured. And how glad I am for this. It comes from real beauty perceived by the human heart and mind and emulated naturally, and either itās seen and willingness and capacities for emulation are present or they arenāt.ā
1. Sheās So Unusual (1983)
āA brilliant album. A couple of songs sound dated but overall, it still holds up well. Favorites: She Bop and her cover of When You Were Mine. And Money Changes Everything is still relevant today. Great album by an amazing artist and her band, it as much as I did when it first came out.ā