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List Price: $6.99 | | Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Salesrank: 46178
Released: February 1, 2008 |
| Our Price: $3.64 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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True Colors Track Listing:
1. Change of Heart - Bangles, Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers
2. Maybe He'll Know - Jimmy Bralower, Anton Fig, Neil Jason, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, John McCurry, Peter Wood
3. Boy Blue - Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Cyndi Lauper, John McCurry, Peter Wood
4. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
5. Calm Inside the Storm - Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Angela Clemmons-Patrick, Rick Derringer, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood
6. What's Going On - Adrian Belew, Jimmy Bralower, Anton Fig, Robert Holmes, Neil Jason, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood
7. Iko Iko - Jimmy Bralower, Jon Goldberger, Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood
8. Faraway Nearby - Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Rick Derringer, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, John McCurry
9. 911 - Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Pee Wee Herman, Neil Jason, Cyndi Lauper, John McCurry
10. One Track Mind - Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Cyndi Lauper, John McCurry, Lennie Petze
True Colors Reviews:
Mid 80s Pop Album 
2009-10-04 - Cyndi's sophomore album is classic Cyn yet not quite up to the standards of her debut. Again we see a mix of humor and seriousness, to good effect. This was the first Cyndi album I owned, and as such has special memories for me. I remember when I wanted to get a copy. My older cousin had the tape at her house, and she played some of it while family and friends were visiting. I remember she had it in a purple radio/cassette player on her dresser for a long time after that. I wanted one of my own so I could hear the whole album. I got one (and eventually a pink radio/cassette player) and loved it.
Change of Heart: One of the hits, it is easily one of the most memorable tracks on the album. It's catchy and has interesting lyrics. The ending is really something. I heard it on the radio in about 1988, and the DJ called it "a bit of tossed salad at the end". I like when artists throw in a bit of music with no singing, either at the end of the song or as a break in the middle. This was one of my favorite songs on the tape. Still is.
Maybe He'll Know: A 50s/early 60s sound to this one. I like it a lot. It's a remake of a song she did in Blue Angel. Cyndi's voice is powerful and at times can be a little loud here, but when I'm in the mood, this song has a great bounciness to it and just makes you feel upbeat. Billy Joel did back up vocals on this one which is pretty cool. It's from around the same time that Cyndi did "Code of Silence" with him for his The Bridge album, another great track.
Boy Blue: A memorable song by fans of the album. It's a slower track but not really a ballad. It was released as a single but is not often remembered.
True Colors: The famous title track is a classic ballad about friendship, acceptance, and love.
Calm Inside the Storm: I love this one. It's got a great intro. For some reason at one time it reminded me of the Knight Rider theme (the intro). It's definitely got that mid 80s synth pop sound, and I love that.
What's Going On: A remake of the Marvin Gaye song. Cyndi's version is very good, though I don't enjoy it as much as I did when I was a kid.
Iko Iko: I don't like this one as much as I did when I was little, either. Still, her version is my favorite of this song, which I don't really care for in general. I've started to appreciate this album again after having grown a little tired of some of the songs, and I can see why I loved this album as a kid. There is a lot of variety in sound.
The Faraway Nearby: This is one of my favorite songs on the album. It's just a fun little song that has bubbly synth in it. Aimee Mann of 'Til Tuesday does some back up vocals on this one.
911: A favorite as a kid, I still enjoy this odd track. My favorite part has always been when she sings "my back is in the corner, my boat is taking on water, you can't wrap fire in paper, and you can't rap your way out of here". The echo effect is really cool. I used to visualize a funny video to this song, with Cyndi acting out scenes that fit the lyrics. At the end of the song, there is a cameo by Pee-Wee Herman as a telephone operator. Nice touch seeing as how Cyndi sang the theme song to his show. This album just screams 1986.
One Track Mind: This song has an almost eerie sound to it, but in a cool way. I used to envision music videos to songs that I liked as a kid, like I mentioned above. I could see Cyndi in an abandoned castle walking up a flight of stairs, with a storm outside. A good closing track to this album. It's unusual.
There is quite a bit of variety in style here, even though it's all 1986 synth pop, it's varied pop. Cyndi continues to demonstrate her strong vocal ability while not losing touch with the quality of the music. Her voice and the music never outdo each other, but compliment instead. You don't find that much with today's singers who prefer to sacrifice songwriting and musical ability for obnoxious vocal acrobatics.>>(BORING).
While I do prefer She's So Unusual, there are tracks here that I prefer to tracks on that one (Faraway Nearby, Change of Heart, Maybe He'll Know, etc. are all preferable to I'll Kiss You, He's so Unusual, and Yeah Yeah). It's a must have for Cyndi fans of course, but also for 80s music collectors and anyone who enjoys a good pop album. As someone else mentioned, it's slower than her debut, but that's not a bad thing, and it isn't full of ballads. A good record.
Classic Cyndi Collection
2008-02-18 - I've been a big fan of Cyndi Lauper since her first hit in the 1980s. I guess you could say that I grew-up on her. I like the CD album because it has many (but not all) of her classic hits, as well as, a few new covers. The album will take you back in time. Always so delightfully enjoyable as Cyndi Lauper can be.
i luv it
2007-05-17 - not as much as She's So Unusual, but it's still fun to listen to!
True Colors
2007-05-13 - I got this CD for my son who always like Cyndi Lauper and with this CD I also got him concert tickets to see the True Colors Tour. So he was quite pleased.
Awesome
2006-07-05 - I've been looking for the songs on this cd for a very long time. When I ordered the cd, I never looked at what songs it had on it, I just got it cause I like Cyndi Lauper and the song True Colors. But it had more than just that song, it had even more great songs that I didn't know that Cyndi even sang. The cd is a classic and must have for anyone that loved music from the '80's and is a Cyndi Lauper fan.
