Release date: 2000. Highest chart position: never charted in the UK. The 123 CD Boxset series are 3 original releases housed in a slipcase.
Format:
CD - EPC4853229. Epic.
CD 1 - She's So Unusual:
Track Listing:
- Money Changes Everything. 5.02. Written by Tom Gray.
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun. 3.55. Written by Robert Hazard.
- When You Were Mine. 5.07. Written by Prince.
- Time After Time. 3.59. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman.
- She Bop. 3.43. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt, George Corbett and Rick Chertoff.
- All Through The Night. 4.29. Written by Jules Shear.
- Witness. 3.38. Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi.
- I'll Kiss You. 4.05. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Jules Shear.
- He's So Unusual. 0.45. Written by Al Lewis, Al Sherman and Abner Silver.
- Yeah Yeah. 3.17. Written by Mikael Rickfors and H Huss.
- Money Changes Everything. Live In Irvine. 4.35.
- She Bop. Live In Irvine. 5.20.
- All Through The Night. Live In Irvine. 4.48.
Credits for original version:
Produced by Rick Chertoff.
Executive Producer - Lennie Petze.
Associate Producer and Engineer - William Wittman.
Assistant Engineer - John Agnello.
Additional Engineers - John Jansen and Rod O'Brien.
Product Manager - Dan Beck.
Recorded at Record Planet, New York.
All Arrangements by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian except for When You Were Mine.
When You Were Mine Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff and William Wittman.
Art Direction and Design - Janet Perr.
Cover Concept - Cyndi Lauper and Janet Perr.
Photography - Annie Liebovitz.
Hair Design - Justin Ware and Ralph Scibelli.
Road Manager - George Jordan.
Clothes - Screaming Mimi's.
Stylist - Laura Wells.
Musicians and Backing Vocalists:
Cyndi Lauper - Lead Vocals and Background Vocals.
Eric Bazilian - Guitars, Bass Guitar, Hooter, Saxophone and Background Vocals.
Rob Hyman - Keyboards and Background Vocals.
Additional Musicians:
Anton Fig - Drums and Percussion.
Neil Jason - Bass and Guitar.
Richard Termini - Synthesizer.
Rick Chertoff - Extra Percussion.
William Witman - Guitar.
Additional Background Vocalists:
Ellie Greenwich, Maeretha Stewart, Dianne Wilson, Krystal Davis and Jules Shear.
Credits for live Tracks:
Tracks recorded live in 1984 at Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA.
Produced by Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze.
Produced for Reissue by Bruce Dickinson.
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York.
Project Director - John Jackson.
Legacy A&R - Steve Berkowitz.
A&R Co-Ordination - Patti Matheny and Darren Salmieri.
Art Direction by Howard Fritzson.
Design by Janet Perr.
Liner Photography by Annie Liebovitz.
Packing Manager - John Christiana.
CD 2 - True Colors:
Track listing:
- Change Of Heart. 4.22. Written by Essra Mohawk. Additional lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
- Maybe He'll Know. 4.25. Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi.
- Boy Blue. 4.46. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt and Jeff Bova.
- True Colors. 3.46. Written by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg.
- Calm Inside The Storm. 3.54. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rick Derringer.
- What's Going On. 4.39. Written by Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye and Renaldo Benson.
- Iko Iko. 2.08. Written by Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson, Jessie Thomas, Joe, Marilyn and Sharon Jones.
- The Faraway Nearby. 3.00. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Tom Gray.
- 911. 3.16. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Stephen Broughton Lunt.
- One Track Mind. 3.41. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower, Jeff Bova and Lennie Petze.
Credits:
Produced by Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze.
Executive Producer - David Wolff.
Engineered by Brian McGee.
Mixed by Brian McGee.
Additional mixing by Jason Corsaro.
Assistant Engineer - Jon Goldberger, Dave O'Donnell and Tim Kramer.
Mastered by George Marino.
Assistant Engineers at the Power Station - Jon Goldberger and Dave O'Donnell.
Assistant Engineer at the Hit Factory - Tim Kramer.
Recorded and mixed at the Power Station.
Additional recording at the Hit Factory.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
Arranged by:
Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Bova and Jimmy Bralower.
Maybe He'll Know - Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood and Jimmy Bralower.
Boy Blue - Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jeff Bova and Stephen Broughton Lunt.
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper and Peter Wood.
Calm Inside The Storm - Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.
What's Going On - Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood and Adrian Belew.
Iko Iko - Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze and Jimmy Bralower.
The Faraway Nearby - Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.
911 - Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood and Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova. Special Guest Operator; Pee Wee Herman.
One Track Mind - Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.
Art Direction - Cyndi Lauper and Holland MacDonald.
Product Manager - Jude Wilder.
Cover Photography - Annie Leibovitz.
Photography - Bruce Ando.
Stylist - Laura Wills.
Hair - Patrick Lucas.
Makeup - Patrick Lucas.
Hair Colorist - Ralph Scibelli.
Musicians and Backing Vocalists:
Change Of Heart:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova.
Guitar - Nile Rogers.
Special Guest Vocalists - The Bangles.
Maybe He'll Know:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Drums - Anton Fig.
Bass - Neil Jason.
Keyboards - Peter Wood.
Guitar - John McCurry.
Special Guest Vocalist - Billy Joel.
Boy Blue:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova.
Additional Keyboards - Peter Wood.
Guitar - John McCurry.
True Colors:
Linn Drums, Jam Box and Percussion - Jimmy Bralower.
Bass - Neil Jason.
Keyboards - Peter Wood.
Backing Vocals - Cyndi Lauper and Angela Clemmons Patrick.
Calm Inside The Storm:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova and Peter Wood.
Guitar - Rick Derringer.
Backing Vocals - Cyndi Lauper, Ellie Greenwich and Angela Clemmons Patrick.
What's Going On:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Drums - Anton Fig.
Bass - Neil Jason.
Keyboards - Peter Wood.
Guitar - Adrian Belew and Robert Holmes.
Backing Vocals - Cyndi Lauper.
Iko Iko:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Bass Synth - Peter Wood.
Additional Head Sounds - Jon Goldberger.
Percussion - Lennie Petze and Jimmy Bralower.
Jam Box - Cyndi Lauper.
Backing Vocals - Cyndi Lauper.
The Faraway Nearby:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova.
Guitar - Rick Derringer and John McCurry.
Special Guest Vocalist - Aimee Mann.
911:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Bass - Neil Jason.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova.
Guitar - John McCurry.
One Track Mind:
Linn Drums - Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards - Jeff Bova.
Guitar - John McCurry.
Jam Box - Jimmy Bralower.
Emulator Voice - Cyndi Lauper.
Backing Vocals - Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze.
CD 3 - A Night To Remember:
Track Listing:
Intro. 0.27.
- I Drove All Night. 4.11. Written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
- Primitive. 3.48. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
- My First Night Without You. 3.01. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
- Like A Cat. 3.23. Written by Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly and Christina Amphlett.
- Heading West. 3.54. Written Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
- A Night To Remember. 3.43. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Franke Previte and Dusty Micale.
- Unconditional Love. 3.55. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
- Insecurious. 3.31. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Desmond Child and Diane Warren.
- Dancing With A Stranger. 4.11. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Franke Previte and Paul Chiten.
- I Don't Want To Be Your Friend. 4.21. Written by Diane Warren.
- Kindred Spirits. 1.16. Written by Cyndi Lauper.
Credits:
Produced by Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze except for A Night To Remember, Dancing With A Stranger and I Don't Want To Be Your Friend.
Dancing With A Stranger produced by Cyndi Lauper and E.T. Thorngren.
A Night To Remember and I Don't Want To Be Your Friend Co-produced by Cyndi Lauper and Phil Ramone.
Associate Producer - E.T. Thorngren.
Executive Producer - David Wolff.
Recorded by E.T. Thorngren and Gary Lyons.
Assistant Engineer - Joe Pirrera.
Additional Assistants - Gary Wright, Craig Vogel, Rich Travali and Tim Leitner.
Recorded and Mixed at The Hit Factory.
Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino.
Kindred Spirits Recorded by Gary Wright and Mixed by David McNair.
Arrangements by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower, Jeff Bova, Lennie Petze and E.T. Thorngren except Heading West, A Night To Remember, Unconditional Love and I Don't Want To Be Your Friend.
Heading West Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
A Night To Remember Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower, Jeff Bova, Phil Ramone and E.T. Thorngren.
Unconditional Love Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
I Don't Want To Be Your Friend Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower, Jeff Bova, Phil Ramone and E.T. Thorngren.
Art Direction - Cyndi Lauper and Stacy Drummond.
Photography by Chip Simons.
Fire Juggler - David Tabatsky.
Stylist - Laura Wills.
Make Up by Jody Morlock.
Hair by Justin Ware for Miwa Salon.
Product Manager - John Doelp.
Musicians:
Drum Programming by Jimmy Bralower.
Live Drums by Steve Ferrone.
Drum Machine by Joe Bellia.
Percussion by Carole Steele.
Keyboards by Jeff Bova, Tom Kelly, Tommy Mandell, John Turi and Peter Wood.
Guitars by Booby Bandiera, Eric Clapton, Dave Dale, Rick Derringer, John McCurry, Rob New House and Paul Pesco.
Coral Sitar by John McCurry.
Bass Guitars by Bootsy Collins, Lee Fox, Neil Jason, Bakithi Kumalo, T.M. Stevens and T Bone Wolk.
Saxophone by John Turi.
Dulcimer by Cyndi Lauper.
Backing Vocals by Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Angela Clemmons-Patrick, Frankie Previte, Tom Kelly, Gordon Grody, Frank Simms, George Simms, Dave Spinner and Cyndi Lauper.
Accordion by Rocking Dopsie.
Frotois / Triangle by George Recile.