"Ballad of Cleo and Joe" is the third single from the album Sisters of Avalon by Cyndi Lauper. It was released on September 16, 1997.
[edit] Song information
The song is about the double life of a drag queen. 'Joe' by day, 'Cleo' by night. This song was one of the many songs on the Sisters of Avalon album that was about taboo subjects.
Clubs received the remixes in the beginning of September of '97. The remixes were by, Soul Solution who is Bobby Guy and Ernie Lake.
No video was released but there was a tape video (not film) edited for the clubs in the US. It featured a pregnant Lauper. Her stomach was disguised as a disco ball. The video was mainly for clubs only and is a video rarely seen. It has been mostly by fans who saw the clip.
The single was only released in the United States, as a result of heavy promotion for the single in the clubs it became a dance hit in the states. It even made an appearance on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Official versions
- A Capella
- Soul Solution Instrumental 8:51
- Soul Solution Radio Edit 3:54
- Soul Solution Tribal Dub 3:35
- Soul Solution Vocal Dub 8:46
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She's So Unusual
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True Colors
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A Night to Remember
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Hat Full of Stars
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Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
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Sisters of Avalon
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Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life
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Shine
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At Last
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The Body Acoustic
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Bring Ya to the Brink
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Memphis Blues
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Others singles
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