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She's So Unusual | 
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| Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.97
New (10) Used (3) from $5.36
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 162921
Format: Sacd
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 074643893060
EAN: 0074643893060
ASIN: B00004SGNM
Release Date: February 29, 2000
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper, Gray, Tom [1] | | • | Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper, Hazard, Robert | | • | When You Were Mine - Cyndi Lauper, Prince | | • | Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper, Lauper, Cyndi | | • | She Bop - Cyndi Lauper, Lauper, Cyndi | | • | All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper, Shear, Jules | | • | Witness - Cyndi Lauper, Lauper, Cyndi | | • | I'll Kiss You - Cyndi Lauper, Lauper, Cyndi | | • | He's So Unusal - Cyndi Lauper, Lewis, Al | | • | Yeah Yeah - Cyndi Lauper, Rickfors, M. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
If Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual evokes memories dominated mostly by her cartoonish image, then try to get over it so you can pay attention to the music. Simply, Cyndi Lauper has a wonderful, emotive voice. Her vocals have an impish quality, but there's also tremendous strength, articulation, and nuance. Who would disagree that "Time After Time" (later covered by both Everything but the Girl and Miles Davis, if you need further proof of her credibility) is as heartstring-tugging as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is frivolous, or that "All Through the Night" is as longing as "She-Bop" is intense? The instrumental arrangements are quite inventive and rich, and although the musicality is pointedly '80s, the album sounds more winsome than dated. The title of Lauper's debut isn't self-deprecating or even self-parodying; it's self-congratulatory. Listen to it again, and you'll find this pleasure to be far from guilty. --Beth Bessmer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Hardly any improvement to justify SACD price January 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Putting the material aside, this disc is a dissapointment. If it had that "analogue" sound that just blows me away on many other SACD releases which were done better and in 5.1, (i.e. "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits), I'd find myself reaching for it 'time after time' for many hours of musical bliss. The singer does not come into my listening room but remains shrouded behind a digital realm. Alas, it is just ok and with not enough discernable improvement over a regular cd, especially considering the price, so it will likely spend it's life on a shelf undisturbed but for the occasional dusting. Recommended only if the artist is special to you.
 yeah!yeah! this is a great album! July 26, 2007
i love cyndi lauper's she's so unusual.i love the songs girls jus want to have fun, she bop,time after time,all through the night,money channges everything,i'll kiss you,when you were mine,and witness.this is an album worth hearing...again. ed wilson
 SACD review April 11, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a terrific album that still holds up pretty well when played 20 years later.....but how I wish this SACD release was in multi channel format! It sounds terrific, but with some proper care, a 5.1 mix of this could be awesome. Alas, maybe one day someone will do it properly
classic 80's March 17, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I believe the first time i heard this album I may have been 3 or 4, i dont remember. What i do remember is that i loved it. I remember dancing to "All Through the Night" & "She Bop". Hearing this cd again, now that im in my 20's really takes me back to the days of the 80s, when i was little, and music was good.
In Love With This Unusual Artist August 9, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In 1980, Cyndi Lauper released an album with the band Blue Angel, which she led. In the US, it flopped. Then she was forced to quit because she lost her singing voice. Doctors didn't expect her to sing again. This almost shattered her dreams of success in music. In the following years, she proved them wrong namely in 1984. Those who know these events are amazed by her miraculous recovery as they listen to her sing.
When Cyndi Lauper released her debut album "She's So Unusual" and her first single "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", she instantly took the world by storm. She was often compared to Madonna, who was also newly emerging at the time. More than just her wild image and wild antics proved that she is a true work of art. Such quality led many critics expecting her to stay on top for many years. She later earned the Grammy for Best New Artist for 1984.
The wild pop music, which matches perfectly with her image, keeps listeners smiling through every note. Its funky and dance additions keep the music unique and timeless. Therefore, this is an album that capitalizes the 1980's. The catchy beats remain catchy today. Her throaty vocals blend perfectly with the theme and offers the added fun theme. She never loses her edge with any song as she sings odes (...), girl power, love, and more. Through the wildness, she rooms two ballads, which are performed beautifully: hit singles "Time After Time" and "All Through the Night". Despite the mellow theme, the emotional value never loses its touch.
Her overall musical quality have many fans looking beyond her image and crediting her rightfully as a true artist. "She's So Unusual" is the essential album for any Cyndi Lauper and/ or 1980's music fan. This will surely keep listeners dancing for many more years. Those interested in hearing a Cyndi Lauper update should also buy her 2003 successful release "At Last", which launched her as the biggest comeback of that year. This combination makes for great musical enjoyment.
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