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Cyndi Lauper Celebrates 40 Years of ‘True Colors’ With Deluxe Edition and Unreleased Tracks

2x GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper and Legacy Recordings are commemorating 40 years of her monumental sophomore album, True Colors, with the release of a highly anticipated deluxe edition.

The digital deluxe edition is available today, featuring two previously unreleased bonus tracks: “The River Cried” and Lauper’s version of “Across The Universe,” giving longtime fans brand new material from the classic era. For physical collectors, a Limited-Edition Rainbow Sprinkle 2LP will be available on December 4. This freshly pressed vinyl will feature “The River Cried” alongside select performances from Lauper’s Live at Le Zenith Paris show in 1987. Pre-orders for the vinyl are available now.

Reflecting on the album’s profound legacy, Lauper shared:

“I’m grateful to the fans for embracing the range on the True Colors album – from ‘True Colors’ to ‘Boy Blue’ to ‘Change of Heart’ and my ‘What’s Going On’ cover. Yea, I took some risks. I wanted to grow. I was always hoping to become a great artist. To be remembered as someone who tried to push the boundaries a little. I’m lucky to have had partners and fans who embraced what I was doing. You start out wanting to make good music and you hope, also, to make a difference in people’s lives and do something forward in music. I didn’t know if I could, but I tried and people heard me. Thankfully.”

She continued:

“The 40th anniversary of the True Colors album gave me an opportunity to go back and finish ‘The River Cried,’ a song by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly that we had to leave off the album in 1986. I also found the mastered version of ‘Across the Universe’ that Lennie Petze and I did. And then I started thinking about how great it would be to have a live album and I remembered our Live in Paris show. Then I went back to the Annie Leibovitz shoot and pulled images that no one had seen. We made art and it was very intentional. Having lost both Lennie and Billy this year, this project is especially meaningful to me.”

Originally released on September 15, 1986, True Colors reached #4 on the Billboard 200, selling over 7 million copies worldwide and achieving 2x platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States. The album famously featured a star-studded lineup of guest artists, including Nile Rodgers, Rick Derringer, Adrian Belew, The Bangles, Billy Joel, Ellie Greenwich, and Aimee Mann.

In addition to the album release, Bonhams has announced a career-spanning auction of pieces from Cyndi Lauper’s personal collection this fall in New York, spanning costumes, fashion, instruments, and memorabilia from her four-decade career.

True Colors Digital Tracklist:

  1. Change of Heart
  2. Maybe He’ll Know
  3. Boy Blue
  4. True Colors
  5. Calm Inside the Storm
  6. What’s Going On
  7. Iko Iko
  8. The Faraway Nearby
  9. 911
  10. One Track Mind
  11. The River Cried
  12. Across the Universe
  13. Change of Heart (Live)
  14. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Live)
  15. Boy Blue (Live)
  16. All Through the Night (Live)
  17. What’s Going On (Live)
  18. Iko Iko (Live)
  19. She Bop (Live)
  20. Calm Inside the Storm (Live)
  21. 911 (Live)
  22. One Track Mind (Live)
  23. True Colors (Live)
  24. Maybe He’ll Know (Live)
  25. Time After Time (Live)
  26. Money Changes Everything (Live)
  27. Band Introduction (Live)
  28. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Live)
  29. True Colors (A cappella) (Live)

True Colors 2LP Tracklist:

SIDE 1

  1. Change of Heart
  2. Maybe He’ll Know
  3. Boy Blue
  4. True Colors
  5. Calm Inside the Storm

SIDE 2

  1. What’s Going On
  2. Iko Iko
  3. The Faraway Nearby
  4. 911
  5. One Track Mind
  6. The River Cried

SIDE 3

  1. Change of Heart (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  2. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  3. Maybe He’ll Know (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  4. Boy Blue (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  5. True Colors (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)

SIDE 4

  1. What’s Going On (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  2. Iko Iko (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  3. Calm Inside the Storm (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  4. 911 (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  5. One Track Mind (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)
  6. True Colors (Acapella) (Live at Le Zénith, Paris, France – March 12, 1987)

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