Blue Angel (Blue Angel album)

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Blue Angel
BlueAngelAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Blue Angel
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenreRockabilly New Wave
Length35:25
LabelPolydor
ProducerRoy Halee
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars link
Billboard(unrated)[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Blue Angel is the only album released in 1980 by the band of the same name. They were fronted by a pre-fame Cyndi Lauper and sang a combination of Rockabilly and R&B cover songs. The band was fairly short-lived and the album was not a major success until after Lauper's solo career exploded. It has been released on five occasions:

  • 1980 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Red Cover) [PD/CT-1-6300]
  • 1984 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Yellow Cover) [Australian only re-release, 2391 486]
  • 1986 on Polydor/Reed Records on vinyl and cassette (U.S. only re-release) [827 560-1/4 Y]
  • 2005 on Universal Records on vinyl and CD (5,000 copy limited edition) [B0004239-02]
  • 2007 on iTunes

Track listing[]

All songs written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi except where noted.

  1. "Maybe He'll Know"
  2. "I Had a Love"
  3. "Fade"
  4. "Anna Blue"
  5. "Can't Blame Me"
  6. "Late" (Lauper, Turi, Lee Brovitz)
  7. "Cut Out" (T.J. Fowler, Tom King, Ira Mack)
  8. "Take a Chance"
  9. "Just the Other Day"
  10. "I'm Gonna Be Strong" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
  11. "Lorraine"
  12. "Everybody's Got an Angel" (Blue Angel, Henry Gross)

Demo tracks have leaked to the internet that did not appear on the album. Titles include "Don't Know," "Magazine Cover," "What a Thrill" and "Witness". Many tracks were later re-recorded by Lauper including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong".

Personnel[]

Blue Angel
  • Cyndi Lauper – lead singer, acoustic piano
  • John Turi – keyboards, saxophone
  • Johnny "Bullet" Morelli – drums
  • Lee Brovitz – bass
  • Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson – guitar
Technical
  • Roy Halee – production, engineer
  • Lincoln Y. Clapp – assistant engineer
  • Benno Friedman – photography
  • Stephanie Zuras – design
  • Bob Heimall – art direction

References[]

  1. ^ "Review: Blue Angel – Blue Angel" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85 no. 42. 18 October 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

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