The Body Acoustic

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The Body Acoustic
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Compilation album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Genre
Length52:15
Label
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities)
(2005) 		The Body Acoustic
(2005) 		Bring Ya to the Brink
(2008)
Singles from The Body Acoustic
  1. "Time After Time"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Above the Clouds"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[3]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[2]

The Body Acoustic is a compilation album released by American singer Cyndi Lauper in 2005. It consists of ten previously released tracks which have been re-recorded and re-arranged acoustically, as well as two new songs. The album title is a play on Walt Whitman's poem I Sing the Body Electric, with the word body in this case referring to Lauper's body of work as a recording artist. The album features a number of guest artists, including Adam Lazzara, Shaggy, Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Beck, Vivian Green, Ani DiFranco, and Puffy AmiYumi.

The original pressing of the album became the only album from Cyndi Lauper to be copy-protected using Sony's controversial XCP technology.[4]

A DualDisc edition of the album was released which contained the entire album in enhanced stereo, four new videos directed by Lauper herself as well as a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the album.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Money Changes Everything (from She's So Unusual 1983)" (featuring Adam Lazzara)Tom Gray5:14
2."All Through the Night (from She's Unusual 1983)" (featuring Shaggy)Jules Shear4:40
3."Time After Time (from She's So Unusual 1983)" (featuring Sarah McLachlan)Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman4:17
4."She Bop (from She's So Unusual 1983)"Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Stephen Broughton Lunt4:16
5."Above the Clouds" (featuring Jeff Beck; previously unreleased)Lauper, Beck, Jed Leiber3:57
6."I'll Be Your River" (featuring Vivian Green; previously unreleased)Lauper, Tom Hammer4:47
7."Sisters of Avalon (from Sister's Of Avalon 1996)" (featuring Ani DiFranco & Vivian Green)Lauper, Jan Pulsford5:27
8."Shine (from Shine 2004)"Lauper, William Wittman3:32
9."True Colors (from True Colors 1986)"Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg4:09
10."Water's Edge (from Shine 2004)" (featuring Sarah McLachlan)Lauper, Hyman4:49
11."Fearless (from Sister's Of Avalon 1996)"Lauper4:07
12."Girls Just Want to Have Fun (from She's So Unusual 1983)" (featuring Puffy AmiYumi)Robert Hazard, Cyndi Lauper*2:59

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 60
Colombia Albums Chart[citation needed] 47
French Albums Chart[6] 190
Japanese Albums Chart[citation needed] 42
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 86
UK Albums Chart[8] 55
US Billboard 200[9] 112

References[]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Cyndi Lauper: The Body Acoustic > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ Walters, Barry (3 November 2005). "Cyndi Lauper: The Body Acoustic". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ "The Body Acoustic Review". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ List of titles affected by XCP
  5. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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