Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
Celebrating Pride 2021
This post is for all of you who have had the courage to come out live your truth, and be yourself you are an inspiration to so many.
“True Colors” is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper’s second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help to write. Released late in the summer of 1986, the song would become a major hit for Lauper, spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her last single to occupy the top of the U.S. chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 25, 1986, beating Tina Turner’s “Typical Male” to the top spot. It also peaked at number three in Australia and New Zealand, and number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
“True Colors” also became a standard in the gay community. In various interviews, Lauper elaborated that the song had resonated with her because of the recent death of her friend, Gregory Natal, from HIV/AIDS. Years later, Lauper co-founded the True Colors Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating LGBTQ youth homelessness.
SIDE A:
True Colors 3:46
Written-By – T. Kelly/B. Steinberg*
SIDE B:
Money Changes Everything (Live) 6:21
Engineer, Mixed By – Ed Thacker
Written-By – T. Gray*
Heading For The Moon 3:18
Written-By – A. Stead, C. Lauper, S. Broughton Lunt*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | True Colors | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #1 |
| 1986 | True Colors | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #5 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait – 650026 6, Portrait – 650026•6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – David Wolff
Photography By – Annie Leibovitz
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
NOTES:
Track A taken from the Portrait LP: “True Colors”
Track B1 produced for Red Sox Music Productions, Inc. and is a special live version from the Portrait LP “She’s So Unusual”
Made in England.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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Thanks Paul.
Powerful song from Cyndi and one of my favourite singles from the 80’s. I love the artwork too.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
Paul, I’m stunned by your latest post, but in a good way.
Reading your words, your intentions, the ways you express yourself, inspires me. You’re a good man in a grey, dirty world.
Thank you PaulT, for being you, and for maintaining this blog, your labor of love.
#Pride2021
#CarlNassib
Thank you Garrick for such a nice comment I appreciate it so much. 🙂
This is funny, Paul. I owe you a beer. But, only you will know what I mean by this.
I saw Cyndi at the Bergen Performing Arts Center here in NJ (3-years ago?) and she still has a great voice. Hopefully our Art Centers will re-open soon. I’m still hoping that DEVO may make a return trip to the NYC area. DEVO and Bill Idol were common shows at Rutgers University in the late 70s / early 80s.
Thanks for a great post!
Cheers Bill. I would love to see all three acts live maybe someday they will make their way back here. 🙂
Thank you for another song that means so much to so many. Paul, your selection from this week and the last are so heartfelt and enjoyable on so many levels. Missed you yesterday and was worried that something might have happened because of the severe weather happening all over the United States. So happy you’re back to continue these very special posts. You and all the music you post makes the world a better and happier place.
Jeff
Thank you for your concern, Jeff. I just was having some trouble with my scanner yesterday lightning knocked our internet out and when it was restored my scanner did not want to play nice and connect to wifi. I spent most of the day troubleshooting that finally got it working last night. This is one of those classic songs that every time you hear it there is a special meaning. I hope everyone enjoys it 🙂