The Body Acoustic
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| Compilation album by Cyndi Lauper | ||
| Released | 8 November 2005 | |
| Genre | Acoustic Rock/Pop | |
| Length | 52:15 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Chertoff Cyndi Lauper William Wittman |
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| Cyndi Lauper chronology | ||
| Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities) (2005) |
The Body Acoustic (2005) |
Savoir Faire (2007) |
The Body Acoustic is a career retrospective released by Cyndi Lauper in 2005. It consists of ten previously released tracks which have been re-recorded and re-arranged acoustically, as well as two entirely new songs. The album features a variety of special guests, including Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Beck and Vivian Green.
[edit] Track listing
- "Money Changes Everything" with Adam Lazzara (Tom Gray) – 5:14
- "All through the Night" with Shaggy (Jules Shear) – 4:40
- "Time after Time" with Sarah McLachlan (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman) – 4:17
- "She Bop" (Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Stephen Broughton Lunt) – 4:16
- "Above the Clouds" with Jeff Beck (Lauper, Beck, Jed Leiber) – 3:57
- "I'll Be Your River" with Vivian Green (Lauper, Tom Hammer) – 4:47
- "Sisters of Avalon" with Ani DiFranco & Vivian Green (Lauper, Jan Pulsford) – 5:27
- "Shine" (Lauper, William Wittman) – 3:32
- "True Colors" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 4:09
- "Water's Edge" with Sarah McLachlan (Lauper, Hyman) – 4:49
- "Fearless" (Lauper) – 4:07
- "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" with Puffy AmiYumi (Robert Hazard) – 2:59
[edit] Credits
- Cyndi Lauper - Vocals, dulcimer, guitar
- Rick Chertoff - Piano
- Allison Cornell - Violin, viola, dulcimer drone, background vocals
- Kat Dyson - Slide guitar, rhythm guitar
- Mark Egan - Bass guitar
- Steve Gaboury - Organs, juno, harmonium
- Jim Hines - Trumpet
- Rob Hyman - Melodica
- Zev Katz - Bass
- Tom Malone - Trombone
- Sammy Merendino - Drums
- Jamie West-Oram - Guitar
- William Wittman - Bass guitar
[edit] Miscellanea
- "Shine" was remixed into a dance track for a climactic fifth season episode of the US version of Queer as Folk. Lauper appeared as herself to perform the song at the show's "Babylon" dance club.
- A DualDisc edition of the album was released which contained the entire album in enhanced stereo, four new videos directed by Lauper herself as well as a "Behind The Scenes" featurette on the making of the album.
- CDs originally sold in the US may contain the Sony rootkit.
