Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (1986 - Pop) [Flac 24-192]
True Colors Review by Eugene Chadbourne
There were a few years in the mid-'80s when one couldn't go out for a cup of coffee without
encountering Cyndi Lauper in one form or another.
Her videos were playing constantly on MTV, her music was everywhere on the radio, and, best
of all, children were even dressing up as Cyndi for Halloween.
In retrospect, it was a Lauper-ish time but it was all over quite quickly; in fact, the period
in the ultra-limelight didn't even span the period covered by two album releases, which means
that this follow-up to her smash debut album was relegated to the also-ran pile, with sad
results such as only one sort-of hit single (the title track) and nobody apparently interested
in imitating the skirt she wore on the back cover photo, which seems like it is made of
slashed-up concert posters.
Kind of a shame since so much love and attention went into this album. Guest stars and
high-dollar session musicians abound, including other '80s icons such as the Bangles and the
manic Pee Wee Herman, who provides a great little answering-machine bit at the end of "911."
Lauper is a fantastic vocalist, meaning that any record producer worth hiring would be happy
to dream up endless settings for her. This album is nothing if not ambitious, and some of the
stretches really pay off, such as the ultimately endearing cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On."
Other aspects date badly. For example, highly reverberated and artificial sounding drums and
keyboards were really popular at the time, but a vocalist with a clear voice such as Lauper sounds
much better in the context of real instruments with their warmer sounds.
When it comes to tunes such as the nice Cajun number "The Faraway Nearby," drums should have been
turned way down and other instrumental colors brought up. Despite these sorts of problems, there
really wasn't that much music recorded by this artist during her most popular period, so fans will
no doubt want to own it all.
Artist...............: Cyndi Lauper
Album................: True Colors
Genre................: Pop
Source...............: WEBQ
Year.................: 1986
Ripper...............: &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.3 20190804
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 59 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 192000 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: -
Information..........: Epic - Legacy
Tracklist Disc1:
1. Cyndi Lauper - Change of Heart
2. Cyndi Lauper - Maybe He'll Know
3. Cyndi Lauper - Boy Blue
4. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
5. Cyndi Lauper - Calm Inside the Storm
6. Cyndi Lauper - What's Going On
7. Cyndi Lauper - Iko Iko
8. Cyndi Lauper - The Faraway Nearby
9. Cyndi Lauper - 911
10. Cyndi Lauper - One Track Mind
Playing Time.........: 38:06
Total Size...........: 1477,46 MB
