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| Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 53400
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 77672
UPC: 828767767222
EAN: 0828767767222
ASIN: B000CDSS2M
Publication Date: 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Money Changes Everything (ft. Adam Lazzara) | | • | All Through The Night (ft. Shaggy) | | • | Time After Time (ft. Sarah McLachlan) | | • | She Bop | | • | Above The Clouds (ft. Jeff Beck) | | • | I'll Be Your River (ft. Vivian Green) | | • | Sisters Of Avalon (ft. Ani di Franco & Vivian Green) | | • | Shine | | • | True Colors | | • | Water's Edge (ft. Sarah McLachlan) | | • | Fearless | | • | Girls Just Want To Have Fun (ft. Puffi AmiYumi) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Cyndi Lauper may have been mocked as a ditz when she emerged in 1983, but her songs have proven to be a lot more enduring than those by more critically respected artists of the 1980s. "Time After Time," for instance, has been covered by everybody from Miles Davis to Faith Hill to Uncle Kracker. That stylistic range can also be found on The Body Acoustic, on which Lauper--her voice now endearingly raspy--revisits her best-known songs with the help of an impressive gallery of guest stars. Sarah McLachlan comes in for "Time After Time," while the likes of Adam Lazzara (from emo band Taking Back Sunday), Shaggy, and Ani DiFranco also pay their respects. Okay, so we knew Lauper was a good songwriter, but what's been emerging lately is her talent as an interpreter. Here she does to her own material what she did to standards on 2003's At Last. Among the standouts are the stark "She Bop" and the catch-in-the-throat "True Colors" (both sans guests), and the superbly emotional "I'll Be Your River" (with Vivian Green). But lest you think Lauper had gone all serious on us, the album concludes with the bouncy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi (a direct visual descendent of Lauper's early days) sings the chorus while Lauper herself lets loose on a new ska arrangement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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| Customer Reviews:
No Surprises... October 13, 2008
Camilo Rueda Lopez (San Sebastian de Los Reyes, MADRID Spain)
What would you expect from a collection of old pop gems recorded again after several years, by using a defferent band base and instrumentation?
So that's it. Except for the two new songs and for the 'new' sound on "She Bop" and the 'ska-ish' version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", there's not really much worth stuff.
Good for fans - newcomers would prefer a Greatest Hits or the Essential Collection...
Just good enough.
3.5 *
Good but not great August 1, 2008
B. Bates (Santa Fe, NM USA)
Good Cyndi music, but if you have her albumns, then I would skip this one.
 Cyndi Lauper unplugged September 6, 2007
E. Anderson
I grew up in the 1980s when pop music was at its most interesting peak. Cyndi Lauper was and still is one of my favorite artists from that era. While Madonna continues to churn out and sell more (awful) albums, Cyndi has kept putting out more interesting albums. I will say I was not crazy about her last cd of jazz standards she covered. Thankfully Cyndi makes up for that awful cd with THE BODY ACOUSTIC.
THE BODY ACOUSTIC is another cd of cover songs but this time the songs are all Cyndi Lauper's, going back to the 1980s when she was enormously popular. Not only does Cyndi re-invent her own songs as acoustic tracks but she also collaborates with a diverse range of artists like the Japanese power pop duo Puffy AmiYumi, Ani Difranco, Sarah McLachlan, Shaggy, and Vivian Green. The results is immensely satisfying for me. I didn't think that Cyndi's duet with Shaggy "All Through the Night" wouldn't work but much to my surprise, the duet works. This new version is as good as the original version. I personally loved the latest version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" with Puffy AmiYumi. I guess as Puffy AmiYumi fan, I am biased. I definitely like this version better than the last updated version which I thought stunk to high heavens. Who would have imagined that "She Bop" would sound good acoustically but it did. I especially loved the acoustic version of "True Colors". This version gave the goose bumps the first time I heard it.
I loved every song on the cd. Cyndi sounds wonderful as ever. I always felt she had a superior voice than Madonna. The songs still sounds fresh and never dated despite the obvious tweaking. The energy and the fun never left the songs. I'm glad I picked up this cd when I had the opportunity to get it.
Loving it! March 19, 2006
Jenn B (Vermont USA)
As a child of the 80's, I am loving her now more then ever. This is a great album. I am not going to write a book, but just simply say that I highly recomend this to anyone who remotely liked her in the 80's, she has only gotten better with age. Love It!!!
Covers, New Stuff, it's all here! February 7, 2006
Luke J. Mcquillan
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cyndi Lauper is an amazing triple threat peformer. She's got a power-house voice and range that I would call the white equal to Patti Labelle, who yes is friends with Lauper. She has written and performed some of the most endearing songs of the twenthieth century - and she has won two Emmy awards for her acting ability.
On this disc, we find Ms. Lauper revisiting her favorite songs from her vast catalog as well as sharing new material. Her ability as an interpreter is amazing. As a fan, I never thought I would like new versions of her older stuff - but this is really incredible. She was in complete control and you could even say this is how they are supposed to sound. Every track is genius.
Her voice and writing abilities are still in top notch shape. I know for a fact that most fans, myself included want a brand new album with all new material. However, it was wise of Cyndi to do this album first. To go from At Last back to regular Cyndi would be a huge jump. This album bridges the gap and reintroduces her catalog to people who would have otherwise forgotten. Smart Move.
Her next album, which I'm sure will be all new material should be a smash. Buy this album - you won't regret it!
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