True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album)

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True Colors
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released September 27, 1986
Recorded November 22, 1985–
May 31, 1986 at
The Power Station, The Hit Factory
(New York City, New York)[1]
Genre New Wave, pop, adult contemporary[2]
Length 37:57
Label Portrait
RK-40313
Epic
Producer Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Cyndi Lauper chronology
She's So Unusual
(1983)		 True Colors
(1986)		 A Night to Remember
(1989)
Singles from True Colors
  1. "True Colors"
    Released: July 25, 1986
  2. "Change of Heart"
    Released: November 11, 1986
  3. "What's Going On"
    Released: January 16, 1987
  4. "Boy Blue"
    Released: March 9, 1987
  5. "Maybe He'll Know"
    Released: May 12, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars [2]
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True Colors is the second album by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). The album produced several hits as "True Colors", "Change of Heart", and "What's Going On", reached the top twenty of the Hot 100, with first two singles of them becoming Top 5 hits.

Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album earned Lauper several awards and accolades, including two nominateds Grammy Awards at the 29th Grammy Awards. True Colors peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, staying on the charts for 14 weeks.

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[edit] Album information

In the United States, True Colors has been certified double platinum by the RIAA[3] and peaked at number four on the Billboard chart. It topped the Australian chart for four weeks and, in Japan, outsold She's So Unusual, although that was not the case in most countries.

The album produced the singles "True Colors" (#1 Billboard Hot 100), "Change of Heart" (#3), "What's Going On" (#12), and "Boy Blue" (#71). Each single had a music video although the video for "Boy Blue" was just a live performance from her Zenith concert in Paris.

True Colors was re-issued in a Japanese exclusive limited edition box set 11-track digitally remastered CD album.

The title song, written by Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly and Lauper, has been covered by many other artists including Phil Collins, Natasha St. Pier, Anna Tsuchiya, Tanya Chua, Olivia Ong and Kasey Chambers, and was used as the theme song for the 1988 Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup and for Kodak cameras and film. In 2010, the song was also featured in the soundtrack of Sex and the City 2, and the hit television series Glee.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Publisher Length
1. "Change of Heart" (with The Bangles) Cyndi Lauper, Essra Mohawk Stone & Muffin Music Corp., Rella Music 4:22
2. "Maybe He'll Know" (with Billy Joel) Lauper, John Turi Rella Music, Turi Music 4:25
3. "Boy Blue"   Jeff Bova, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt Rella Music, Perfect Punch Music, Liquid Crystal Music 4:46
4. "True Colors"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, Lauper Denise Barry Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Rella Music 3:46
5. "Calm Inside the Storm"   Rick Derringer, Lauper Scratch & Shift Music; Rella Musiccratch & Shift Music; Rella Music 3:54
6. "What's Going On"   Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye Jobete Music Corp., Stone Agate Music Division 4:39
7. "Iko Iko"   Rosa Lee Hawkins, Barbara Anne Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson, Sharon Jones, Marilyn Jones, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Jesse Thomas Arc Music Corp., Melder Publishing Company, Trio Music Co., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing 2:08
8. "The Faraway Nearby" (with Aimee Mann) Tom Gray, Lauper Rella Music, Gray Matter Publishing 3:00
9. "911"   Lauper, Lunt Rella Music, Perfect Punch Music 3:16
10. "One Track Mind"   Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Lauper, Lennie Petze Rella Music, Fancy Footwork Music, Liquid Crystal Music, Red Sox Music 3:41
Total length:
 37:57
  • Unreleased tracks:
    • "Heading for the Moon" (Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, A. Stead) appeared as the B-side of "True Colors".
    • "Heartbeats", which was just an extended mix of the "Change of Heart" bass & drums, appeared on the 12" single of "Change of Heart".
    • "Pee-wee's Playhouse Theme" – 2:29 (1986)

[edit] Accolades

Year Nominated work Award Result
1987 "True Colors" Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
"911" Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
"True Colors" MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video Nominated
"What's Going On" MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography Nominated

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[citation needed] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 15
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 8
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 36
French Albums Chart[7] 13
German Albums Chart[citation needed] 18
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[8] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[9] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 20
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 8
UK Albums Chart[12] 25
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 4

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 25
Japanese Oricon LP Chart[15] 23

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 100,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[18] Gold 10,000*
Japan (Oricon Charts) 404,000[8]
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
  • Executive producer: David Wolff
  • Engineer: Brian McGee
  • Assistant engineers: Jon Goldberger, Tim Kramer, Dave O'Donnell
  • Mixing: Jason Corsaro, Brian McGee
  • Mastering: George Marino
  • Arrangers: Cyndi Lauper, Adrian Belew, Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Stephen Broughton Lunt, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood
  • Art direction: Cyndi Lauper, Holland MacDonald
  • Design: Holland MacDonald
  • Photography: Annie Leibovitz

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cyndi Lauper - True Colors at Discogs
  2. ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. "Cyndi Lauper: True Colors > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – True Colors". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22True+Colors%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  4. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - True Colors" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=True+Colors&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM (archived at Library and Archives Canada) (Volume 45, No. 6). 1 November 1986. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0745&type=1. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - True Colors" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=True+Colors&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tous les Albums classés par Artiste [Album Details for Artist]" (in French). Infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_L.php. Retrieved 11 August 2011.  Select Cyndi LAUPER and click OK.
  8. ^ a b "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Cyndi Lauper" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_cyndilauper.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  9. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - True Colors". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=True+Colors&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - True Colors". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=True+Colors&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - True Colors" (in German). hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=True+Colors&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  12. ^ "True Colors". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=44240. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  13. ^ "true-colors". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/cyndi-lauper/true-colors/10298. Retrieved 2011-22-10. 
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  15. ^ "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1986" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.geocities.jp/entamedata/music/music_a1986.html. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – True Colors". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=True+Colors&sa=Cyndi+Lauper&smt=0. 
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Lauper C. – True Colors" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php.  Select LAUPER C. and click OK
  18. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go9e.php. 
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – True Colors". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter True Colors in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go

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Preceded by
1986 Just for Kicks by Various artists		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
September 29 – October 26, 1986		 Succeeded by
Graceland by Paul Simon
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