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Released:

1988 - Portrait.
1990 - CBS Records Inc./Epic.
1992 - Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmBH/Epic.
1994 - Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Epic.
1995 - Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited/Epic.
1996 - Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited/Epic.

Track Listing:

She's So Unusual
  1. Money Changes Everything. 5:02. Written by Tom Gray.
  2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun.  3:55. Written by Robert Hazard.
  3. When You Were Mine.  5:07. Written by Prince.
  4. Time After Time.  3:59. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman.
  5. She Bop.  3:43. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt, George Corbett and Rick Chertoff.
  6. All Through The Night.  4:29. Written by Jules Shear.
  7. Witness.  3:38. Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi.
  8. I’ll Kiss You.  4:05. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Jules Shear.
  9. He’s So Unusual.  0:45. Written by Al Lewis, Al Sherman and Abner Silver.
  10. Yeah Yeah.  3:17. Written by Mikael Rickfors and H Huss.
True Colors
  1. Change Of Heart. 4:22. Written by Essra Mohawk. Additional lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
  2. Maybe He'll Know. 4:25. Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi.
  3. Boy Blue. 4:46. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt and Jeff Bova.
  4. True Colors. 3:46. Written by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg.
  5. Calm Inside The Storm. 3:54. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rick Derringer.
  6. What's Going On. 4:39. Written by Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye and Renaldo Benson.
  7. Iko Iko. 2:08. Written by Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson, Jessie Thomas, Joe, Marilyn and Sharon Jones.
  8. The Faraway Nearby. 3:00. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Tom Gray.
  9. 911. 3:16. Written by Cyndi Lauper and Stephen Broughton Lunt.
  10. One Track Mind. 3:41. Written by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower, Jeff Bova and Lennie Petze.
Formats:

Origin MC LP CD
AustraliaPortrait
NPC 24
1988		 NR Portrait
NPCD 24
1988

Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited/Epic
480804 2
1995

Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited/Epic
480804 2
1996
GermanyNR NR Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmBH/Epic
EPC 466834 2
1992

Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Epic
EPC 466834 9
1994
NetherlandsNR CBS Records Inc./Epic
466834 1
1990		 CBS Records Inc./Epic
466834 2
1990

Musicians - She's So Unusual:

Cyndi Lauper – Lead Vocals and Background Vocals.
Eric Bazilian – Guitars, Bass Guitar, Hooter, Saxophone and Background Vocals.
Rob Hyman – Keyboards and Background Vocals.

Additional Musicians:
Anton Fig – Drums and Percussion.
Neil Jason – Bass and Guitar.
Richard Termini – Synthesizer.
Rick Chertoff – Extra Percussion.
William Witman – Guitar.

Credits - She's So Unusual:

Additional Background Vocalists:
Ellie Greenwich, Maeretha Stewart, Dianne Wilson, Krystal Davis and Jules Shear.

Produced by Rick Chertoff.
Executive Producer – Lennie Petze.
Associate Producer and Engineer – William Wittman.
Assistant Engineer – John Agnello.
Additional Engineers – John Jansen and Rod O’Brien.
Product Manager – Dan Beck.

Recorded at Record Planet, New York.

All Arrangements by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian except for When You Were Mine.
When You Were Mine Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Chertoff and William Wittman.

Art Direction and Design – Janet Perr.
Cover Concept – Cyndi Lauper and Janet Perr.
Photography – Annie Liebovitz.
Hair Design – Justin Ware and Ralph Scibelli.
Road Manager – George Jordan.
Clothes – Screaming Mimi’s.
Stylist – Laura Wells.

Musicians and Backing Vocalists - True Colors:

Change Of Heart:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova.
Guitar – Nile Rogers.
Special Guest Vocalists – The Bangles.

Maybe He’ll Know:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Drums – Anton Fig.
Bass – Neil Jason.
Keyboards – Peter Wood.
Guitar – John McCurry.
Special Guest Vocalist – Billy Joel.

Boy Blue:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova.
Additional Keyboards – Peter Wood.
Guitar – John McCurry.

True Colors:
Linn Drums, Jam Box and Percussion – Jimmy Bralower.
Bass – Neil Jason.
Keyboards – Peter Wood.
Backing Vocals – Cyndi Lauper and Angela Clemmons Patrick.

Calm Inside The Storm:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova and Peter Wood.
Guitar – Rick Derringer.
Backing Vocals – Cyndi Lauper, Ellie Greenwich and Angela Clemmons Patrick.

What’s Going On:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Drums – Anton Fig.
Bass – Neil Jason.
Keyboards – Peter Wood.
Guitar – Adrian Belew and Robert Holmes.
Backing Vocals – Cyndi Lauper.

Iko Iko:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Bass Synth – Peter Wood.
Additional Head Sounds – Jon Goldberger.
Percussion – Lennie Petze and Jimmy Bralower.
Jam Box – Cyndi Lauper.
Backing Vocals – Cyndi Lauper.

The Faraway Nearby:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova.
Guitar – Rick Derringer and John McCurry.
Special Guest Vocalist – Aimee Mann.

911:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Bass – Neil Jason.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova.
Guitar – John McCurry.

One Track Mind:
Linn Drums – Jimmy Bralower.
Keyboards – Jeff Bova.
Guitar – John McCurry.
Jam Box – Jimmy Bralower.
Emulator Voice – Cyndi Lauper.
Backing Vocals – Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze.

Credits - True Colors:

Produced by Cyndi Lauper and Lennie Petze.
Executive Producer – David Wolff.
Engineered by Brian McGee.
Mixed by Brian McGee.
Additional mixing by Jason Corsaro.
Assistant Engineer – Jon Goldberger, Dave O'Donnell and Tim Kramer.
Mastered by George Marino.
Assistant Engineers at the Power Station – Jon Goldberger and Dave O'Donnell.
Assistant Engineer at the Hit Factory – Tim Kramer.
Recorded and mixed at the Power Station.
Additional recording at the Hit Factory.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Arranged by:
Change Of Heart – Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Bova and Jimmy Bralower.
Maybe He’ll Know – Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood and Jimmy Bralower.
Boy Blue – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jeff Bova and Stephen Broughton Lunt.
True Colors – Cyndi Lauper and Peter Wood.
Calm Inside The Storm – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.
What's Going On – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood and Adrian Belew.
Iko Iko – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze and Jimmy Bralower.
The Faraway Nearby – Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.
911 – Cyndi Lauper, Peter Wood and Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova. Special Guest Operator; Pee Wee Herman.
One Track Mind – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Jimmy Bralower and Jeff Bova.

Art Direction – Cyndi Lauper and Holland MacDonald.
Product Manager – Jude Wilder.
Cover Photography – Annie Leibovitz.
Photography – Bruce Ando.
Stylist – Laura Wills.
Hair – Patrick Lucas.
Makeup – Patrick Lucas.
Hair Colorist – Ralph Scibelli.

Notes:

Each release comes with the original booklet for both She's So Unusual and True Colors. The booklet's content is slightly different and relfects the content from that country.
The 3 Australian releases all have different covers.
The German CD releases have different covers.

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