Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some

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Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
Greatest hits album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedAugust 22, 1994 (UK)
July 18, 1995 (US)[1]
Recorded1981–1994
Genre
Length57:52
LabelEpic
ProducerCyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Hat Full of Stars
(1993) 		Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
(1994) 		Sisters of Avalon
(1996)
Singles from Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
  1. "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
    Released: September 5, 1994[2]
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
    Released: January 30, 1995 (UK)[3]
  3. "Come on Home"
    Released: August 14, 1995 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Cash Box(favorable)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Robert ChristgauC[7]

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some is a greatest hits album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released on August 22, 1994, through Epic Records. It contains a collection of singles from the singer's first four studio albums. It also contains three new songs: "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "I'm Gonna Be Strong" and "Come On Home", all of which were released as singles. To promote the record, the singer embarked on a worldwide tour. A video album was simultaneously released and contained music videos of fourteen songs.

The album was a commercial success and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.[8][9]

Background[edit]

After the release of Cyndi Lauper's third album A Night to Remember, in 1989, Epic was disappointed by its poor reception and the singer's declining in popularity in the charts and record sales. Fearing another failure, the Epic had the idea of releasing a compilation of the singer's greatest hits.[10] The idea was badly received by Lauper, who believed she had few albums and singles released so, in agreement with the label, decided that after her next album, which she was very hopeful about, it would be the right time to release a greatest hits.[11] A different greatest-hits album titled 13 Deadly Cyns was considered to be released in 1992 prior to the release of Cyndi's fourth album Hat Full of Stars, with a promo tape being released in the U.K. that year.[12] This version of the album included all singles (worldwide and regional) from Cyndi's first three albums (except "When You Were Mine", "Boy Blue" and "Primitive") as well as her 1992 single "The World Is Stone".[12] The shorter 7" studio edit of "Money Changes Everything" was included on this promotional release instead of the album version which would appear on the final release.

Production and content[edit]

The singer selected the songs that would make the album, among the new tracks are "I'm Gonna Be Strong", which she previously recorded with the band Blue Angel, in 1984 and a new version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" produced by the DJ Junior Vasquez.[13] The song uses the original lyrics of the 1983 song and includes a short section based on the 1974 hit song "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone.[14] A music video featuring drag queens was shot to accompany this single and it aired heavily on television. It was also featured in the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.[15] Also included and released as a single is a song titled "Come on Home" which Cyndi co-wrote with Jan Pulsford, who would work with Cyndi on much of her next album, 1996's Sisters of Avalon. According to the singer, the fact of including new songs on the record is because she believes that "music is a living thing" and for that reason she didn't want to make an album with old songs only, since a new audience was consuming her music at that moment.[13]

A notable omission of the compilation is the song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", soundtrack of The Goonies film,[16] and one of the singer's biggest hits, being top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[17] the song was avoided by Lauper due to the fights that marked the production of the song. Lauper stated in an interview with Matthew Rettenmund, she despised the song. Another track that was released as a single with a promotional music video and was not included is "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)", soundtrack to the 1988 film Vibes, starring the Lauper herself,[18] the track was included only in the Japanese edition of the disc due to problems with the division of royalties.[19] A video album was released in VHS, LaserDisc and later DVD and include an unpublished interview with Lauper and all the music videos from the international version of the disc. The video peaked at #12 on Billboard Top Music Videos.[20]

Reception[edit]

In his review of AllMusic, music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars and said that although she returned to success with a collection of greatest hits, with the exception of the songs "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", the only songs by Lauper that have really been successful are on She's So Unusual, which he said was "a more consistent and fun album".[4] Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" rating and, like Erlewine, felt that Lauper's subsequent material (after She's So Unusual) was inferior.[7] The album sold 565,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21] As of 1997, the album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[8][9]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)EditionLength
1."I'm Gonna Be Strong" (new recording)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilAll3:52
2."Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Robert HazardAll3:54
3."Money Changes Everything" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Tom GrayAll5:04
4."Time After Time" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Cyndi Lauper, Rob HymanAll4:04
5."She Bop (7" Single Remix)" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Cyndi Lauper, Gary Corbett, Rick Chertoff, Stephen Broughton LuntAll3:46
6."All Through the Night" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Jules ShearAll4:29
7."Change of Heart" (from True Colors, 1986)Cyndi Lauper, Essra MohawkAll4:25
8."True Colors" (from True Colors, 1986)Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyAll3:47
9."What's Going On (7" Single Remix)" (from True Colors, 1986)Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo BensonAll3:54
10."I Drove All Night" (from A Night to Remember, 1989)Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyAll4:12
11."The World Is Stone" (from Starmania/Tycoon (Soundtrack), 1992)Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger, Tim RiceInternational, Japan4:25
12."Who Let in the Rain" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Allee WillisInternational, Japan4:37
13."That's What I Think (Single Edit)" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis, Eric Bazilian, Rob HymanAll4:23
14."Sally's Pigeons" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Mary Chapin CarpenterAll3:46
15."Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (new recording)Lolly Vegas, Robert HazardAll3:54
16."Come on Home" (new recording; US version released in 1995 (instead of 1994 as the rest of the world) contains unique alternate mix)Cyndi Lauper, Jan PulsfordAll4:33
17."Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (from Vibes (soundtrack), 1988)Richard OrangeJapan4:03
Bonus track (Japan, 2008 Remastered Edition)[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Live at Summer Sonic 07)Richard Orange 

Personnel[edit]

  • Cyndi Lauper, Stacy Drummond – art direction
  • Michelle Willems – design
  • Kim Stringfellow – photography
  • Marlow Palleja – cover lettering
  • Laura Wills – styling
  • Jody Morlock – makeup
  • Helena Occhipinti – hair

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[42] Gold 100,000*
France (SNEP)[43] 2× Gold 200,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[45] 3× Platinum 800,000[44]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[50] Gold 565,000[49]
Summaries
Worldwide — 4,000,000[8][9]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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