Blue Angel (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Blue Angel
Type = Album
Artist = Blue Angel


Released = 1980
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Rockabilly
Length = ??:??
Label = Polydor
Producer = Roy Halee
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jmkzu3x5anxk link]
Last album =
This album = "Blue Angel"
(1980)
Next album =

"Blue Angel" is an 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 separate occasions:

* 1980 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Red Cover)
* 1984 on Polydor Records on vinyl and cassette (Yellow Cover)
* 1986 on Polydor/Reed Records on vinyl and cassette (U.S. only)
* 2005 on Universal Records on vinyl and CD (5,000 copy limited edition)
* 2007 on iTunes

Track listing

#"Maybe He'll Know" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"I Had a Love" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Fade" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Anna Blue" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Can't Blame Me" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Late" (Cyndi Lauper; Turi; Brovitz)
#"Cut Out" (Fowler; King; Mack)
#"Take a Chance" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Just the Other Day" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"I'm Gonna Be Strong" (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil)
#"Lorraine" (Cyndi Lauper; John Turi)
#"Everybody's Got an Angel" (Blue Angel; Gross)

A variety of demonstration 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 where later re-recorded by Lauper including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna be Strong".

Personnel

*Cyndi Lauper - lead singer & acoustic piano
*John Turi - keyboards, sax
*Johnny "Bullet" Morelli - drums
*Lee Brovitz - bass
*Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson - guitar
*Roy Halee - Production, Engineering
*Lincoln Y. Clapp - Assistant Engineering
*Benno Friedman - Photography
*Stephanie Zuras - Design
*Bob Heimall - Art Direction
*Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil - Writers "I'm Gonna be Strong"

External links

* [http://cyndilauper.com/album_det.php?shname=ba&display_main=0 "Blue Angel" entry at cyndilauper.com]