She's So Unusual
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| Studio album by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| Released | October 14, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock, New Wave | |||
| Length | 38:42 (standard version) | |||
| Label | Portrait Records RK-38930 |
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| Producer | Rick Chertoff, William Wittman | |||
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She's So Unusual is the debut studio album by American pop singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in 1983 by Portrait Records (see 1983 in music). The album catapulted Lauper to stardom with such hits as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "She Bop" and "Time After Time". As of 2002 it has sold more than sixteen million copies worldwide[1]. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard pop albums chart (US), and stayed in the top-forty of the Billboard 200 for sixty-five weeks; remaining on the charts for 172 weeks.
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[edit] Album information
The album was nominated for six Grammy Awards: Record of the Year ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), Song of the Year ("Time After Time"), Album of the Year, Best Album Package, and Best New Artist, winning the latter two.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 494 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
[edit] Track listing
- "Money Changes Everything" (Tom Gray) – 5:06
- "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Robert Hazard) – 3:58
- "When You Were Mine" (Prince) – 5:06
- "Time After Time" (Rob Hyman, Lauper) – 4:03
- "She Bop" (Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt) – 3:51
- "All Through The Night" (Jules Shear) – 4:33
- "Witness" (Lauper, John Turi) – 3:40
- "I'll Kiss You" (Lauper, Shear) – 4:12
- "He's So Unusual" (Al Sherman, Al Lewis, Abner Silver) – 0:45
- "Yeah Yeah" (Hasse Huss, Mikael Rickfors) – 3:18
- "Money Changes Everything (Live)" (Gray) – 4:35 (From the Portrait Promotional 12-inch)
- "She Bop (Live)" (Chertoff, Corbett, Lauper, Lunt) – 5:20
- "All Through the Night (Live)" (Shear) – 4:48
- "Money Changes Everything (Live)" [live at Summer Sonic 07](2008 Japanese exclusive limited edition)
- Tracks 11 to 14 are bonus tracks on the 2008 remastered version.
- "Right Track, Wrong Train" (Lauper, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Kent) was recorded for the album but only appeared on the B-side of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Date |
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| 1. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 1983 |
| 2. | "Time after Time" | 1984 |
| 3. | "She Bop" | 1984 |
| 4. | "All Through the Night" | 1984 |
| 5. | "Money Changes Everything" | 1984 |
| 6. | "I'll Kiss You" | 1984 Promo Only |
| 7. | "When You Were Mine" | 1985 |
[edit] Personnel
- Cyndi Lauper — Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (background), Reissue Producer, Cover Art Concept
- Jules Shear - Backing Vocals
- Ellie Greenwich - Backing Vocals
- John Agnello - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Eric Bazilian - Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Hooter
- Rick Chertoff - Percussion, Arranger, Producer
- Krystal Davis - Backing Vocals
- Rick DiFonzo - Guitar
- Anton Fig - Percussion, Drums
- Rob Hyman - Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Backing Vocals, Hooter (Melodica)
- John Jansen - Engineer
- Neil Jason - Bass, Guitar
- George Marino - Reissue Mastering
- Rod O'Brien - Engineer
- Lennie Petze - Producer, Executive Producer, Reissue Producer
- Maretha Stewart - Backing Vocals
- Richard Termini[1] - Synthesizer
- Diane Wilson - Backing Vocals
- William Wittman - Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer
- Peter Wood - Synthesizer
- Dan Beck - Product Manager
- Amy Linden - Liner Notes
- Janet Perr - Art Direction, Design, Concept, Cover Art Concept (Winner of 1985's Grammy Award for Best Recording Packaging that awards the visual look of an album)
- Justin Ware - Hair Stylist
- Annie Leibovitz - Photography
[edit] Chart performance
| Charts (1983/1984) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification (thresholds) |
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| Australia Albums Chart | 3 | 490,000 | 7x Platinum |
| Argentina Albums Chart | 2 | 20,000 | Gold |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 5 | ||
| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 | 720,000 | 9x Platinum |
| Chile Albums Chart | 2 | ||
| Colombia Albums Chart | 1 | 270,000+ | 13x Platinum |
| France Albums Chart | 14 | 200,000 | Platinum |
| German Albums Chart | 23 | 200,000 | Platinum |
| Holland Albums Chart | 21 | ||
| Italy Albums Chart | 21 | 70,000 | Platinum |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 5 | 750,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 3 | 250,000 | Platinum |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 10 | ||
| Norway Albums Chart | 4 | ||
| Philippines Albums Chart | 1 | 50,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Sweden Albums Chart | 22 | ||
| Switzerland albums chart | 8 | 30,000 | Platinum |
| UK Albums Chart | 16 | 100,000 | Gold |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Year-End (1984) | 11 | ||
| U.S. Billboard 200 Year-End (1985) | 28 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | March 1984 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | May 1984 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Double Platinum | October 1984 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Double Platinum | October 1984 |
| RIAA – U.S. | 4x Platinum | March 1985 |
| RIAA – U.S. | 5x Platinum | December 1991 |
| RIAA – U.S. | 6x Platinum | February 1997 |
