The Great Cyndi Lauper
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The Great Cyndi Lauper is a 2003 greatest hits compilation, released by Cyndi Lauper
. It is notable for having all of her greatest hits, as well as other noteworthy tracks. It is also the second compilation that contains her soundtrack contribution "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
" from her 1988 film Vibes.
The album was certified Gold in Australia for sales of 35,000.
Disc 2
Disc 3
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
. It is notable for having all of her greatest hits, as well as other noteworthy tracks. It is also the second compilation that contains her soundtrack contribution "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
"Hole in My Heart " is a song recorded by pop singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film Vibes. It was written by Richard Orange, formerly of the band Zider Zee.-Song information:...
" from her 1988 film Vibes.
The album was certified Gold in Australia for sales of 35,000.
Track listing
Disc 1- "Girls Just Want to Have FunGirls Just Want to Have FunGirls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...
" - "Maybe He'll KnowMaybe He'll Know"Maybe He'll Know" is the fifth and final single from Cyndi Lauper's album, True Colors, released only in Holland in 1987. It is a remake of a song that Lauper recorded with her former band, Blue Angel. The two versions are slightly different lyrically in a few lines...
" - "Calm Inside the Storm"
- "What's Going OnWhat's Going OnWhat's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971, on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records...
" - "The Goonies 'R' Good EnoughThe Goonies 'R' Good Enough"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as a single for The Goonies, a 1985 film which was released around the same time as the single...
" - "That's What I ThinkThat's What I Think"That's What I Think" is a 1993 single by Cyndi Lauper from her album, Hat Full of Stars.-Song information:Produced by Lauper and Junior Vasquez, the song peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a dance hit in the United States. Its popular remixes caused the track to climb on the...
" - "Broken Glass"
- "Unhook the Stars"
- "Money Changes EverythingMoney Changes Everything"Money Changes Everything" is a song written by Tom Gray, frontman of The Brains, and was the band's only underground hit. It was recorded by Cyndi Lauper for her debut album, She's So Unusual and was released as a single in 1984, peaking at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" - "True ColorsTrue Colors (song)"True Colors" is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, additional lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write...
" - "Time After TimeTime after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
" - "She BopShe Bop"She Bop" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the third single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984. Worldwide, the song is her most commercially successful single after "Time After Time", and reached number...
" - "When You Were MineWhen You Were Mine"When You Were Mine" is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album, Dirty Mind. Though not released as a single, the song received a promotional 12" release...
" - "I'm Gonna Be StrongI'm Gonna Be Strong"I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a song written by the famed songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1963 and released as a single on Columbia Records. However, the song did not become a major hit until 1964, when Gene Pitney released his version as a single...
" - "All Through the NightAll Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song)"All Through the Night" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut album She's So Unusual. It was written by Jules Shear for his album Watch Dog, as a mid-tempo folk-rock song. After The Cars recorded their own version, which they did not use on any of their...
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Disc 2
- "Change of Heart"
- "I Drove All NightI Drove All Night"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and made famous by Cyndi Lauper. The song was originally written for Roy Orbison, who recorded it in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic for...
" - "Sally's PigeonsSally's Pigeons"Sally's Pigeons" is a pop song by Cyndi Lauper that was featured on her 1993 album Hat Full of Stars. It was released as the album's second single in some countries, and as its third in others....
" - "Come on HomeCome on Home"Come on Home" is the third and final single from Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some, the 1994 greatest-hits album by Cyndi Lauper-Song information: There was a special rap appearance by Demetrius "Sir Jam" Ross....
" - "Iko IkoIko Iko"Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a "spy boy" or "spy dog" "Iko Iko" is a...
" - "Hat Full of Stars"
- "A Night to Remember"
- "The World Is StoneThe World Is Stone"The World Is Stone" is a single by American singer, Cyndi Lauper. This is the English version of the French song "Le Monde est stone" , which was part of the Starmania musical and has been most notably associated with Fabienne Thibeault, Marie Carmen and Céline Dion.The song was composed by Michel...
" - "Insecurious"
- "You Don't KnowYou Don't Know (Cyndi Lauper song)"You Don't Know" is the first single from Sisters of Avalon by Cyndi Lauper.-Song information:The song is about the wishy-washiness of politicians. Lauper refers to the arrogance of the media in this song, as well as in other songs on the Sisters of Avalon album.This song contains the word...
" - "ColdWho Let In The Rain"Who Let in the Rain" is a single by Cyndi Lauper released in 1993.-Song information:The single was the first from the Hat Full of Stars album. It is a ballad about the end of a relationship that proved popular among Lauper's fans. Outside the United States, it was a modest hit peaking in the top...
" - "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)"Hole in My Heart " is a song recorded by pop singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film Vibes. It was written by Richard Orange, formerly of the band Zider Zee.-Song information:...
" - "Who Let in the RainWho Let In The Rain"Who Let in the Rain" is a single by Cyndi Lauper released in 1993.-Song information:The single was the first from the Hat Full of Stars album. It is a ballad about the end of a relationship that proved popular among Lauper's fans. Outside the United States, it was a modest hit peaking in the top...
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Disc 3
- "Fall into Your Dreams"
- "Fearless"
- "Hot Gets a Little Cold"
- "Witness"
- "I'll Kiss YouI'll Kiss You"I'll Kiss You" is song by singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the sixth single from her album She's So Unusual. It was released exclusively as a promotional single in the United States and did not receive a commercial release in the United States....
" - "911"
- "The Ballad of Cleo and Joe"
- "Sisters of AvalonSisters of Avalon (song)"Sisters of Avalon" is a single from the 1997 album of the same name, by Cyndi Lauper.-Song information:The song is about sisterhood and it shows the power of women Lauper wanted to show through the song and the album as a whole...
" - "Ubbbreviated Love"
- "What a Thrill"
- "One Track Mind"
- "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend"
- "Yeah Yeah"
- "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)"