Sisters Of Avalon - Album
Sisters Of Avalon (Album) by Cyndi Lauper
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Artist Biography For Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper Born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper On June 22 1953 In Brooklyn New York United States Is A Grammy Award-Winning Singer Who Possesses A Four-Octave Vocal Range And Emmy Award-Winning Film Television And Theatre Actress. She Was Lead Singer Of The Rockabilly Band Blue Angel Before Her Rise To Fame As A Solo Singer. Her Melodic Voice And Wild Costumes Have Come To Epitomize The 1980s And New Wave — The Decade And Genre In Which She First Came To Fame. Born In Queens New York To Swiss German-American Fred Lauper And Sicilian Italian-American Catrine Dominique She Began Her Career In A Cover Band But Soon Began Performing Her Own Songs Though She Almost Quit Singing Altogether Due To Strained Vocal Chords In 1977 . By 1980 She'd Released A Rockabilly Album On Polydor With The Band Blue Angel. Despite Much Critical Acclaim The Album "went Lead " As Lauper Says And The Band Split As Lauper Filed For Bankruptcy. In 1983 She Started Dating Her Manager David Wolff With Whom She Released She's So Unusual A Worldwide Hit Album Which Made Lauper A Household Name. A Mixture Of Teen-Friendly Pop-Rock And Edgier Almost Punky Sounds The Album's Biggest Hit Girls Just Want To Have Fun Quickly Established Itself As A Female Anthem. Lauper Won A Grammy Award For Best New Artist At The Grammy Awards Of 1984 For Her Work On The Album. Lauper Was The First Female Artist To Have Four Consecutive Hot 100 Top 5 Hits From One Album. Subsequent Albums Such As True Colors A Night To Remember Hat Full Of Stars Did Not Sell As Well But Lauper Remains Active To The Present Day And Still Retains A Very Strong Fan Base. Lauper's Latest Album Memphis Blues Was Released In June 2011 Premiering At #1 On The Billboard Blues Album Chart Where It Remained For 14 Consecutive Weeks. The Album Also Reached #26 On The Billboard Top 200 And Was Later Named The Billboard Blues Album Of The Year Also Earning Lauper A Grammy Nomination. This Brought Her Total Grammy Nominations To 13 With One Win.
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Biography - Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper Born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper On June 22 1953 In Brooklyn New York United States Is A Grammy Award-Winning Singer Who Possesses A Four-Octave Vocal Range And Emmy Award-Winning Film Television And Theatre Actress. She Was Lead Singer Of The Rockabilly Band Blue Angel Before Her Rise To Fame As A Solo Singer. Her Melodic Voice And Wild Costumes Have Come To Epitomize The 1980s And New Wave — The Decade And Genre In Which She First Came To Fame. Born In Queens New York To Swiss German-American Fred Lauper And Sicilian Italian-American Catrine Dominique She Began Her Career In A Cover Band But Soon Began Performing Her Own Songs Though She Almost Quit Singing Altogether Due To Strained Vocal Chords In 1977 . By 1980 She'd Released A Rockabilly Album On Polydor With The Band Blue Angel. Despite Much Critical Acclaim The Album "went Lead " As Lauper Says And The Band Split As Lauper Filed For Bankruptcy. In 1983 She Started Dating Her Manager David Wolff With Whom She Released She's So Unusual A Worldwide Hit Album Which Made Lauper A Household Name. A Mixture Of Teen-Friendly Pop-Rock And Edgier Almost Punky Sounds The Album's Biggest Hit Girls Just Want To Have Fun Quickly Established Itself As A Female Anthem. Lauper Won A Grammy Award For Best New Artist At The Grammy Awards Of 1984 For Her Work On The Album. Lauper Was The First Female Artist To Have Four Consecutive Hot 100 Top 5 Hits From One Album. Subsequent Albums Such As True Colors A Night To Remember Hat Full Of Stars Did Not Sell As Well But Lauper Remains Active To The Present Day And Still Retains A Very Strong Fan Base. Lauper's Latest Album Memphis Blues Was Released In June 2011 Premiering At #1 On The Billboard Blues Album Chart Where It Remained For 14 Consecutive Weeks. The Album Also Reached #26 On The Billboard Top 200 And Was Later Named The Billboard Blues Album Of The Year Also Earning Lauper A Grammy Nomination. This Brought Her Total Grammy Nominations To 13 With One Win.
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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.
The Album Has Sold 56 000 Copies Only In The United States According To Nielsen SoundScan.
Published: 06 Jun 2012, 22:04
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.
The Album Has Sold 56 000 Copies Only In The United States According To Nielsen SoundScan.