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Blue Angel is the only studio and eponymous album by the American band Blue Angel released in 1980. They were fronted by a pre-fame Cyndi Lauper. The band was fairly short-lived and the album was not a major success until after Lauper's solo career exploded.
Blue Angel | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1980 |
Recorded | 1980 |
Genre | |
Length | 35:25 |
Label | Polydor |
Producer | Roy Halee |
Singles from Blue Angel | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Billboard | (unrated)[4] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
The album has been reissued several times, being available for digital download in 2007, and on compact disc in 2023, following its limited CD reissue in 2005 through Universal Records.[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi except where noted.
- "Maybe He'll Know"
- "I Had a Love"
- "Fade"
- "Anna Blue"
- "Can't Blame Me"
- "Late" (Lauper, Turi, Lee Brovitz)
- "Cut Out" (T.J. Fowler, Tom King, Ira Mack)
- "Take a Chance"
- "Just the Other Day"
- "I'm Gonna Be Strong" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
- "Lorraine"
- "Everybody's Got an Angel" (Blue Angel, Henry Gross)
Demo tracks have leaked to the internet that did not appear on the album. Titles include "Don't Know," "Magazine Cover," "What a Thrill" and "Witness". Many tracks were later re-recorded by Lauper including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong".
Personnel
edit- Blue Angel
- Cyndi Lauper – lead singer, acoustic piano
- John Turi – keyboards, saxophone
- Johnny "Bullet" Morelli – drums
- Lee Brovitz – bass
- Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson – guitar
- Technical
- Roy Halee – production, engineer
- Lincoln Y. Clapp – assistant engineer
- Benno Friedman – photography
- Stephanie Zuras – design
- Bob Heimall – art direction
References
edit- ^ a b c "Review of Blue Angel". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (November 20, 2021). "Be the One to Walk in the Sun Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Review: Blue Angel – Blue Angel" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 42. 18 October 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Duquette, Mike (2023-10-30). "I'm Gonna Be Strong: Blue Angel's Album, Featuring Cyndi Lauper, Gets Reissued - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2023-11-05.