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Sisters of Avalon Studio album by Cyndi Lauper Released November 23, 1996 (Japan)
April 1, 1997 (Worldwide)Recorded April 29–June 1, 1996 Genre Pop, alternative rock, electronica Length 51:13
56:20 (Japanese edition)Label Epic Producer Cyndi Lauper, Mark Saunders, and Jan Pulsford Cyndi Lauper chronology Hat Full of Stars
(1993)Sisters of Avalon
(1996)Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life
(1998)Singles from Sisters of Avalon - "You Don't Know"
Released: August 15, 1997 - "Sisters of Avalon"
Released: 1997 - "Ballad of Cleo and Joe"
Released: September 16, 1997
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Sisters of Avalon is the fifth studio album released by singer and actress Cyndi Lauper.
Thematically the album expounded on the issue of complacency and ignorance in popular culture and the discrimination of minorities, gays, and women. Songs like "Love to Hate" and "You Don't Know" address the entertainment industry and media and their corruption. "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" is a song about the double life of a cross dresser. "Say a Prayer" is about the AIDS epidemic.
The record takes a deviation from previous projects, incorporating a blend of electronica production with a variety of antiquated instruments such as the guitar, zither, appalachian dulcimer, slide dulcimer, and omnichord. There is a permeating pagan theme highlighted by the track "Mother," an ode to Gaea.
The album was released in 1996 in Japan and in 1997 in other parts of the world. The Japanese version features a bonus track, "Early Christmas Morning". The track "Lollygagging" is a hidden track which is nothing more than Lauper and her musicians attempting to record the song "Hot Gets a Little Cold" but making a musical mistake and laughing about it.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford unless otherwise noted.
- "Sisters of Avalon" – 4:20
- "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" – 4:00
- "Fall Into Your Dreams" – 4:45
- "You Don't Know" – 5:14
- "Love to Hate" – 3:25
- "Hot Gets a Little Cold" (Cyndi Lauper, Catherine Russel) – 3:37
- "Unhook the Stars" – 3:56
- "Searching" – 4:35
- "Say a Prayer" – 4:53
- "Mother" – 4:44
- "Fearless" (Cyndi Lauper) – 3:38
- "Brimstone and Fire" – 3:35
- "Early Christmas Morning" (Japan only) – 5:07
- "Lollygagging" (instrumental) – 0:23
Chart performance
Chart (1997) Peak
positionTotal
weeksAustrian Albums Chart[2] 45 3 UK Albums Chart[3] 59 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 200[4] 188 1 Singles
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1997 "You Don't Know" Billboard Hot 100 111 1997 "You Don't Know" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 16 1997 "You Don't Know" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 16 1997 "You Don't Know" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 11 1997 "Ballad of Cleo & Joe" Billboard Hot 100 125 1997 "Ballad of Cleo & Joe" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 36 1997 "Ballad of Cleo & Joe" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 25 1998 "Sisters of Avalon" 1997 "You Don't Know" UK Singles Chart 27 Personnel
- Accordions: Charlie Giordano
- Acoustic guitar: Mark Saunders
- Acoustic piano: Jan Pulsford
- Additional lead guitar: William Wittman
- Background vocals: Kat Dyson, Cyndi Lauper, Catherine Russell, Shang Shang Typhoon
- Bass: Ron Jenkins, Jan Pulsford, Mark Saunders
- Bass recorder: Cyndi Lauper
- Drums: Scooter Warner
- Drum loops: Mark Saunders
- Drum machine: Jimmy Bralower
- Drum programming: Jan Pulsford, Mark Saunders
- Dulcimer: Cyndi Lauper
- Electric guitar: Mark Saunders
- Guitar: Larry Campbell, Kat Dyson, Cyndi Lauper
- Harmonium: Jan Pulsford
- Horn section: Larry Etkin, Daniel Levine, Tom Malone
- Japanese banjo: Shang Shang Typhoon
- Keyboards: Jan Pulsford, Mark Saunders
- Lead guitars: Nigel Pulsford
- Loops: Jan Pulsford
- Mandolin: Catherine Russell
- Omnichord: Cyndi Lauper
- Percussion: Shang Shang Typhoon
- Rain loop: William Wittman
- Samples: Jan Pulsford
- Siturn: Larry Campbell
- Slide dulcimer: Cyndi Lauper
- Synthesizers: Jan Pulsford
- Technical assistance: Geoff Daking, Allen Wentz
- Tennessee music box: David Schnaufer
- Violin: Larry Campbell
- Vocals: Cyndi Lauper
- Wah-wah guitar: William Wittman
- Zither: Cyndi Lauper
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Sisters of Avalon - Cyndi Lauper at Allmusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper - Sisters Of Avalon" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi+Lauper&titel=Sisters+Of+Avalon&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Sisters Of Avalon". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=46348. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cyndi-lauper/chart-history/5041?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
Cyndi Lauper Studio albums She's So Unusual · True Colors · A Night to Remember · Hat Full of Stars · Sisters of Avalon · Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life · Shine · At Last · The Body Acoustic · Bring Ya to the Brink · Memphis BluesCompilations The Best Remixes · Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some · Wanna Have Fun · The Essential Cyndi Lauper · The Great Cyndi Lauper · Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities) · Floor Remixes · True Colors: The Best of Cyndi LauperSingles She's So Unusual"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" · "Time After Time" · "She Bop" · "All Through the Night" · "Money Changes Everything" · "I'll Kiss You" · "When You Were Mine"True ColorsA Night to Remember"I Drove All Night" · "My First Night Without You" · "Heading West" · "A Night to Remember" · "Primitive" · "Unconditional Love"Hat Full of StarsTwelve Deadly Cyns...and Then SomeSisters of AvalonMerry Christmas... Have a Nice LifeShine"Shine"At Last"At Last" · "Walk On By"The Body Acoustic"Time After Time" · "Above the Clouds"Bring Ya to the BrinkOthers Singles"You Make Loving Fun" · "We Are the World" · "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" · "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" · "Another Brick in the Wall" · "Disco Inferno" · "A Christmas Duel" · "Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart"Tours The Fun Tour · True Colors World Tour · A Night to Remember World Tour · Hat Full of Stars Tour · Twelve Deadly Cyns World Tour · Sisters of Avalon Tour · Wildest Dreams Tour · Living Proof: The Farewell Tour · Shine Tour · At Last World Tour · Body Acoustic Tour · True Colors Tour · Australian Tour · True Colors Tour · Bring Ya to the Brink Tour · Girls Night Out · Memphis Blues Tour · From Memphis to Mardi GrasFilms Related articles Discography · Awards and Nominations · Songs · Blue Angel · "Kidney Now!" · The Celebrity Apprentice 3Categories:- Cyndi Lauper albums
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