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2016 studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Detour is a country music album and the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper . It was released on May 6, 2016, and is the artist's first for Sire Records .[ 2] The album was recorded in Nashville and produced by Tony Brown . In the United States, the album debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums.
Critical reception
Music critic Keith Harris of Rolling Stone magazine wrote "Aging rock and pop stars often seek a late-career safe harbor in country music, but 62-year-old Cyndi Lauper tackles the genre with characteristically daring eccentricity."[ 6]
John Paul of PopMatters wrote "Not entirely successful yet not entirely without merit, Cyndi Lauper’s work on Detour is just that: a detour from the norm and an attempt at finding something new in something old."[ 5]
The album debuted at No. 4 on Billboard ' s Top Country Albums chart, selling 16,100 copies in its first week.[ 8] It also debuted at No. 29 on Billboard 200.[ 9] The album has sold 36,800 copies as of September 2016.[ 10]
Track listing
Personnel
Lisa Barbaris – executive producer
Tony Brown – piano , producer
Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar , electric guitar
Elaine Caswell – background vocals
Perry Coleman – background vocals
Neal Coomer – background vocals
Chad Cromwell – drums
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Ernie Freeman – arranger
Amy Garges – production assistant
Vince Gill – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and duet vocals on "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly"
Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Emmylou Harris – duet vocals on "Detour"
Aubrey Haynie – fiddle , mandolin
Jewel – duet vocals on "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Kim Keyes – background vocals
Alison Krauss – duet vocals on "Hard Candy Christmas"
Cyndi Lauper – lead vocals, producer
Greg Morrow – drums
Seth Morton – assistant engineer
Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ , piano, synthesizer , Wurlitzer
Willie Nelson – acoustic guitar and duet vocals on "Night Life"
Shawn Pelton – engineer
Brandon Schexnayder – assistant engineer
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Ryan Smith – mastering
Mike Stankiewicz – assistant engineer
Seymour Stein – executive producer
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Jeff Taylor – accordion
David Thoener – engineer, mixing
Willie Weeks – bass guitar
Rick Wilkins – arranger
William Wittman – engineer, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ "Hard Candy Christmas: Cyndi Lauper: MP3 Downloads" . Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07 .
^ Spanos, Brittany (2015-12-08). "Hear Cyndi Lauper Cover Dolly Parton's 'Hard Candy Christmas' " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-07 .
^ "Critic Reviews for Detour" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 5, 2017 .
^ Riggs, Jonathan (May 6, 2016). "Detour" . Idolator .
^ a b Paul, John (May 6, 2016). "Detour" . PopMatters .
^ a b Harris, Keith (May 6, 2016). "Detour" . Rolling Stone .
^ "Cyndi Lauper: Detour " at AllMusic . Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^ Bjorke, Matt (May 19, 2016). "Country Albums Chart Report: May 19, 2016" . Roughstock .
^ "Billboard 200" . Billboard . May 28, 2016.
^ Bjorke, Matt (September 19, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 19, 2016" . Roughstock .
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums" . Australian Recording Industry Association . April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Country Albums" . Australian Recording Industry Association . May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016 .
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^ "Ultratop.be – Cyndi Lauper – Detour" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "Cyndi Lauper Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
^ "Lescharts.com – Cyndi Lauper – Detour" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cyndi Lauper – Detour" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Cyndi Lauper – Detour" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/79864/rank/album/
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – Cyndi Lauper – Detour" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "辛蒂露波+峰迴路轉" . Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ "辛蒂露波+峰迴路轉" . Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "Cyndi Lauper Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/TSL
^ "Cyndi Lauper Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/TCL
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/DLP
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/INT
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/TAS
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/VNL
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
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