The Body Acoustic
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Released | November 8, 2005 | |||
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Length | 52:15 | |||
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The Body Acoustic is the ninth studio album released by American singer
.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. The original pressing of the album became the only album from Cyndi Lauper to be copy-protected using Sony's controversial XCP technology.[1]
Background and production
The album was produced by Rick Chertoff, who worked with the singer on her debut album,
In an interview with the Brazilian newspaper Extra, the singer said that the album was a special project, with the intervention of the record company and that she does not consider it as a "career album".[6]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Robert Christgau | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The album received good reviews from
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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1. | " Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (featuring Puffy AmiYumi) | She's So Unusual | 2:59 |
Personnel
- Cyndi Lauper – vocals, appalachian dulcimer, guitar
- Sarah McLachlan - vocals on Time After Time and Water's Edge
- Rick Chertoff – piano, producer
- Allison Cornell – violin, viola, dulcimer drone, background vocals
- Jeff Beck – guitar on "Above the Clouds"
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar
- Kat Dyson – slide guitar, rhythm guitar on "Sisters of Avalon"
- William Wittman – bass guitar, background vocals, producer
- Mark Egan – bass guitar
- Zev Katz – bass
- Steve Gaboury – piano, organ, Roland Juno-60 synthesizer, harmonium
- Jim Hines – trumpet
- Rob Hyman – melodica
- Tom Malone – trombone
- Sammy Merendino – drums
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 175 |
Austrian Albums Chart[11] | 60 |
Colombia Albums Chart[citation needed] | 47 |
French Albums Chart[12] | 190 |
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[13] | 40 |
Japanese Albums Chart[citation needed] | 42 |
Scottish Albums Chart[14] | 61 |
Swiss Albums Chart[15] | 86 |
UK Albums Chart[16] | 55 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 112 |
References
- ^ List of titles affected by XCP
- ^ a b "Lauper's 'Body Acoustic' Reinvents Hits". Billboard. September 13, 2005. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Prado, João Marcos (September 23, 2005). "Cindy acústica". Antena 1. Archived from the original on November 9, 2005. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Ollison, Rashod D. (September 23, 2005). "At 52, Cyndi Lauper has a great 'Body Acoustic'". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Shapiro, Gregg (November 8, 2005). "She sings 'The Body Acoustic'". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Samora, Guilherme (June 24, 2008). "Cindy Lauper fala sobre seu novo disco, a turnê no Brasil e a decepção quando soube que não era gay". Extra. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b "The Body Acoustic Review". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- Musica e Dischi(in Italian). Retrieved January 23, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Cyndi Lauper".
- The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.