LAUPER, CYNDI

That 80's icon Cyndi Lauper returns with a collection of classic covers with guest appearances by Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder. CD includes ConnecteD technology: allowing access to bonus features interviews, performances and behind the scenes footage online.

In 1984, Cyndi Lauper exploded onto the music scene with the appropriately titled She's So Unusual, an album that yielded a handful of hit singles ('Girls Just Want To Have Fun', 'She Bop', 'Money Changes Everything', 'Time After Time') and thrust her to superstar status. In the years that followed, Cyndi cranked out a string of unforgettable songs ('Change Of Heart', 'True Colors', 'I Drove All Night') some co-written by her, others claimed by her definitive performances of them. Cyndi became a defining figure of the early MTV era, but she also transcended that era as a singer and songwriter: songs from her catalogue have been covered by such diverse talents as Miles Davis, Celine Dion, Everything But The Girl, Phil Collins, Cassandra Wilson and Willie Nelson. Cyndi has sold 11 million records worldwide.

Now, Cyndi takes the latest step in her artistic evolution by tackling a collection of standards, many of which she has been listening to for her entire life. At Last sees Cyndi putting her unmistakable stamp on classics such as the Righteous Brothers' 'Unchained Melody', the Burt Bacharach/Hal David gem 'Walk On By', the Smokey Robinson classic 'You Really Got A Hold On Me', the title track, popularised by Etta James, and Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs' 'Stay', (later covered by The Four Seasons and The Hollies, among others). Cyndi's interpretations not only approach these songs from a fresh angle, they also confirm her place as one of popular music's greatest vocalists of the past three decades. as if there were any doubt.

At Last also teams Cyndi up with Tony Bennett on 'Makin' Whoopee', a song that has been recorded by no less than Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and Bennett himself. Meanwhile, Stevie Wonder contributes his unmistakable harmonica playing to the R&B classic 'Until You Come Back To Me' (which has been recorded by Stevie himself, and Aretha Franklin, among others).

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