Record Label: Sony
Track listing:
01. change of heart
02. maybe he’ll know
03. boy blue
04. true colors
05. come inside the storm
06. what’s going on
07. Iko Iko
08. The faraway nearby
09. 911
10. one track mind
Cyndi Lauper’s second album was a step away from her first album “She’s so unusual”, but it showed the world what Cyndi Lauper was truly capable of.
From the first song with its strong drum beats, and the added harmony of another 80’s pop group The Bangles, the album bounces along nicely.
“Maybe he’ll know” has Billy Joel featured as a guest vocalist, and is very upbeat and pop. It is an indication, that while her style of music changed, she also evolved.
Billy Joel’s singing back up on this track works well and it is very much the toe-tapping track that it appears to be.
Some of the tracks on this album aren’t exactly the best, and could easily be described as something to fill up the time of the record. Boy blue is an example of this.
However it is the song of the album’s title, “True Colors” that really shows Cyndi Lauper’s depth, and was the hit song from this album.
For those who hadn’t sat up after her first album with “Girls” and “She-bop” this was the track to do it.
Written by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, this track shows Cyndi’s vocals at her most poignant, and is definitely the biggest gem of this album.
She also covers two tracks on this album, “What’s going on?” which I found rather irritating, and although meant to be a homage to Marvin Gaye, it's one track that I skip over every time I hear it.
While this album didn’t do as well as her first, it shows a maturity of Lauper’s music.
Stand out songs are: Change of heart, maybe he’ll know, true colors and Iko Iko
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