A Night to Remember (Cyndi Lauper album)

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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (album cover).jpg
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released May 9, 1989
Recorded January 1, 1988–
February 28, 1989 at
The Hit Factory
(New York City)[1]
Genre Pop rock, adult contemporary[2]
Length 39:53 (43:51 in Japan)
Label Epic
EK-44318
Producer Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Phil Ramone, Eric "E.T." Thornjgren
Cyndi Lauper chronology
True Colors
(1986)True Colors1986		 A Night to Remember
(1989)		 Hat Full of Stars
(1993)Hat Full of Stars1993
Singles from A Night to Remember
  1. "I Drove All Night"
    Released: April 16, 1989
  2. "My First Night Without You"
    Released: July 3, 1989
  3. "Heading West"
    Released: August 22, 1989
  4. "A Night to Remember"
    Released: October 24, 1989
  5. "Primitive"
    Released: June 18, 1990
  6. "Unconditional Love"
    Released: February 6, 1991 (promo-only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[2]
Chicago Tribune 2.5/4 stars[3]
Robert Christgau C+[4]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/5 stars[5]
The New York Times (Not Favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[7]

A Night to Remember is the third studio album by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper. According to the book St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (Volume 3), the album sold half a million of copies in 1989 in the United States.[8]

Album information

The album cover artwork was taken at the intersection of Plymouth and Pearl Streets just east of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City.

The album did not do as well as her previous albums and neither the recording industry or casual fans took much interest in the project; despite the success of the album's lead single, "I Drove All Night", which became a Top 10 hit, and at year's end, earned her a Grammy nomination.

The album sold moderately well, but could not compare to the multi platinum sales of her two previous albums. Many critics and some fans agreed that a lack of strong hits were one of the main reasons for a lukewarm response to the album. In the UK, it was her highest charting album at No.9, and became her best-selling album there.[9]

Lauper, and music critics, have noted the various battles she was having with Sony. The company was not keen on accepting Lauper as a songwriter and musician, as well as a singer and fashion/pop cultural icon.

The album was originally conceptualized as a project called "Kindred Spirit" and was going to be released with the track "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)", but when that song and the film Vibes were unsuccessful, it was repackaged. Some proof sheets of the original album artwork exist with the alternate title and track listing[citation needed].

Although the album is called A Night to Remember, Lauper jokingly prefers to call it "A Night to Forget", given the poor sales, and the problems that happened with David Wolf, her producer and boyfriend at the time, during the production of the album.[10]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze 0:27
2. "I Drove All Night"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg Lauper, Petze 4:11
3. "Primitive"   Lauper, Kelly, Steinberg Lauper, Petze 3:48
4. "My First Night Without You"   Lauper, Kelly, Steinberg Lauper, Petze 3:01
5. "Like a Cat"   Christina Amphlett, Kelly, Steinberg Lauper, Petze 3:23
6. "Heading West"   Lauper, Kelly, Steinberg Lauper, Petze 3:54
7. "A Night to Remember"   Lauper, Dusty Micale, Franke Previte Lauper, Petze 3:43
8. "Unconditional Love"   Lauper, Kelly, Steinberg Lauper, Petze 3:55
9. "Insecurious"   Lauper, Diane Warren, Desmond Child Lauper, Petze 3:31
10. "Dancing with a Stranger"   Lauper, Previte, Paul Chiten Lauper, Eric Thorngren 4:11
11. "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend"   Warren Lauper, Petze, Phil Ramone 4:21
12. "Kindred Spirit"   Lauper Lauper, Petze 1:16
Total length:
 41:00
  • "Unabbreviated Love" (Lauper, D. Micale, F. Previte) was recorded for the album but only appeared on the B-side of "My First Night Without You".[12]
  • "Don't Look Back" (Lauper, John Turi) was recorded for the pre-A Night To Remember album titled 'Kindred Spirit' and appeared on initial artwork (when Hole in My Heart was also included in the tracklist). It has not since been released (or leaked).
  • "Summer Sonic 07" live track recorded at Japan Summer Sonic Festival, either Osaka (August 11, 2007) or Tokyo (August 12, 2007).
  • Tracks 13 and 14 are bonus tracks on the 2008 Japan remastered Mini-LP version (& 2013 re-issue of same).[13]
  • In 2013, the 2008 Japan remaster was reissued on BSCD2 format with the same 2008 tracklisting.[14]

Accolades

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1990 "I Drove All Night" Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 153,400[18]
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Platinum 145,260[20]
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000[8]

*sales figures based on certification alone

Charts

Personnel

External links

References

  1. ↑ <templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>Cyndi Lauper – A Night to Remember at Discogs
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cyndi Lauper: A Night to Remember" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tom & Sara Pendergast, (1999). St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Volume 3. St. James Press. ISBN 1-55862-400-7 (set) ISBN 1-55862-403-1 (v.3)
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