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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 40883
Released: November 8, 2005 |
| Our Price: $15.08 |
| Used Price: $7.84 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Body Acoustic Track Listing:
1. Money Changes Everything (ft. Adam Lazzara)
2. All Through The Night (ft. Shaggy)
3. Time After Time (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
4. She Bop
5. Above The Clouds (ft. Jeff Beck)
6. I'll Be Your River (ft. Vivian Green)
7. Sisters Of Avalon (ft. Ani di Franco & Vivian Green)
8. Shine
9. True Colors
10. Water's Edge (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
11. Fearless
12. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (ft. Puffi AmiYumi)
Editorial Review:
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
The Body Acoustic Reviews:
cyndi lauper 
2009-10-07 - i think she is an awsome singer she has done so much for the gay commuinty and the hrc it was cool to see her at the san francisco pride last year she is wonderful keep up the good work gril blessed be
Just buy it!
2009-09-27 - The CD itself is the most persuasive, eloquent, and enlightening statement about how essential it is to any music-lover's collection.
Eh, pretty boring 
2009-05-11 - 9 times out of 10, I prefer the acoustic versions of most music, which is why I bought this cd. Ms. Lauper makes fun, upbeat '80s music, but after purchasing this cd, I realized her songs are best enjoyed in their original form. "True Colors" and "Time After Time" are nice, and the reggae-inspired rendition of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is entertaining, but overall, this cd is a snoozefest.
Still having fun 
2008-03-27 - Okay, she looks phenomenal on the cover, but I saw her in concert last year, and the years are creeping up on her. But this woman can ROCK like few men can! She is an incredible performer and entertainer, and has kept her unique voice through the years.
You gotta love this girl. And this album is great!
Love Cindi, Hate Amazon
2007-08-03 - This is an awesome CD by Cindi. The fresh approach to her songs is amazing. But with it taking almost 3 weeks to arrive after I paid for the CD, I will never, ever order anything from Amazon.com again.
