Category: Cyndi Lauper

March 12, 2020

Cyndi Lauper – Change Of Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted: February 3, 2011

“Change of Heart” is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors in November 11, 1986. The single went gold in the US and peaked at No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a fan favorite and Lauper still often performs it. Lauper re-recorded it acoustically, and her official site later made it available free as a digital download.[citation needed]

Popular remixes by Shep Pettibone were also released. A music video was filmed in Trafalgar Square in London. It features Lauper and her band performing the song in front of a large group of people.

The song features backing vocals by The Bangles.

SIDE A:
Change Of Heart (Extended Version) 7:53
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

Heartbeats 4:50
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

SIDE B:
Change Of Heart (Instrumental) 5:52
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

Witness 3:40
Engineer [Mix – Ed Thacker
Executive Producer – Lennie Petze
Producer – Rick Chertoff
Written-By – C. Lauper* , J. Turi*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U. S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Change Of Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1986	Change Of Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Music Maxi Single Sales	#9
1986	Change Of Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club play	#4
1986	Change Of Heart	U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 4R9 05974
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Annie Leibovitz

NOTES:
Side A: Special version from the Portrait lp “TRUE COLORS”
Side B: Taken from the Portrait lp “SHE’S SO UNUSUAL”
Nile Rodgers appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
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January 31, 2020

Cyndi Lauper – The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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Originally posted: October 15, 2010

“The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” is a 1985 song by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as a single for the film The Goonies. It was her fifth Top 10 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #10 on July 12, 1985 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.

Steven Spielberg had made Lauper the musical director for the Goonies soundtrack. She sought out new bands to be included on the project including her friends, The Bangles.

Lauper originally titled the song simply “Good Enough”, but it was changed by Warner Bros., who wanted the title of the film to be part of the song title for marketing reasons.

SIDE A:
The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Dance Re-Mix) 5:26
Edited By –The Latin Rascals

SIDE B:
The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Dub Version) 5:35
Edited By – The Latin Rascals

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 12·3P-647
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 01 Aug 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Remix – Arthur Baker

NOTES:
Taken from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP: “The Goonies”

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September 5, 2018

Cyndi Lauper – Boy Blue (Remix) (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Boy Blue” is a pop song written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, and Jeff Bova for Lauper’s second album True Colors (1986).

It was released as the album’s fourth single in 1987. The single version is a remix (which cuts much of Lauper’s more impressive vocal wailing, presumably an effort to make it more commercially accessible). Charting at #71 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was Lauper’s first solo single that failed to make a real impact on the charts. Proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to AIDS organizations.

The official video was a live clip of the song in Paris, France and it was pulled from the concert video of Cyndi Lauper in Paris. The video received heavy airplay on MTV when the single was released (during June and July 1987) and was rarely played after. A live version of “Boy Blue” was later released as the B-side of her single “Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)”.

Thematically like “True Colors” on the album, Lauper wrote this song for a friend who died of AIDS, and the title comes from a poem by Eugene Field called “Little Boy Blue”.

SIDE A:
Boy Blue (Remix) 3:56
Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Phillip Thornalley*

SIDE B:
The Faraway Nearby 3:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Boy Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#71

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 07・5P-482
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 22 Jul 1987
Genre: electronic
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – David Wolff
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze

NOTES:
Remixed From the LP “TRUE COLORS”

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November 26, 2014

USA For Africa – We Are The World (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a holiday that we celebrate on Thursday November 27 here in the US. It’s a time to reflect and give thanks for all of the abundant blessings and freedom that we have. We gather around the table with family and friends to share a festive meal. We also spare a thought for those not so lucky. It is a season of bountifulness and a reason to share the same ….true Thanksgiving is in actually doing that – Giving !!!”

I will be spending some time with family and friends over the next few days and will return on Tuesday December 2.

“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one of the fewer than 30 all-time singles to have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide.

Following Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” project in the UK, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for African famine relief came from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted by the pair, before Jackson and Richie were assigned the task of writing the song. The duo completed the writing of “We Are the World” seven weeks after the release of “Do They Know Its Christmas”, and one night before the song’s first recording session, on January 21, 1985. (The last recording session for the song was held on January 28, 1985.) The historic event brought together some of the most famous artists in the music industry at the time.

The song was released on March 7, 1985, as the only single from the album. A worldwide commercial success, it topped music charts throughout the world and became the fastest-selling American pop single in history. The first ever single to be certified multi-platinum, “We Are the World” received a Quadruple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. However, the song garnered mixed reviews from journalists, music critics, and the public. Fans enjoyed hearing racially and musically diverse recording artists singing together on one track, and felt satisfied in buying “We Are the World”, knowing that the money was going to charity. Other individuals, including many commentators in the rock press, were disappointed that the song did not challenge listeners as to why famines occur in the first place, and felt that the lyrics were self-aggrandizing.

Awarded numerous honors—including three Grammy Awards, one American Music Award, and a People’s Choice Award—the song was promoted with a critically received music video, a home video, a special edition magazine, a simulcast, and several books, posters, and shirts. The promotion and merchandise aided the success of “We Are the World” and raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Africa and the US.

Following the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, a remake of the song by another all-star cast of singers was recorded on February 1, 2010. Entitled “We Are the World 25 for Haiti”, it was released as a single on February 12, 2010, and proceeds from the record aided survivors in the impoverished country.

SIDE A:
We Are The World 7:19

SIDE B:
We Are The World 7:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart	#76
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#1
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#27
1985	We Are The World	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– US2-05179
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: March 7, 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Conductor – Quincy Jones
Engineer – Humberto Gatica, John Guess
Producer – Quincy Jones
Producer [Associate] – Tom Bahler
Written-By – Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson

NOTES:
Promo. Same versions on both sides.

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