Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
Greatest hits album by Cyndi Lauper
Released August 22, 1994
Recorded 1981–1994
Genre Pop, dance
Length 57:52
Label Epic
Producer Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Hat Full of Stars
(1993)		 Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
(1994)		 Wanna Have Fun
(1996)
Singles from Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
  1. "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
    Released: July 25, 1994
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
    Released: October 10, 1994
  3. "Come on Home"
    Released: November 21, 1995

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some is a 1994 greatest hits album by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper. The album sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The album has sold 565,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1]

Release

In the United States the album has 14 tracks. 11 are previously released hits; "I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil track Lauper re-recorded, having previously performed it on her debut album Blue Angel. "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a re-recording of one of her biggest hits; it has been completely reworked to incorporate a reggae feel. A music video featuring drag queens was shot to accompany this single and it aired heavily on television. It was also featured in the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. The track "Come on Home" was also new; two versions were recorded, one running 4:33 (the US version) and one running 4:36 (the international version). Internationally the album has 16 tracks (17 in Japan).

There was some issue with the division of royalties due to the wide array of co-writers on the various tracks that prevented Lauper from releasing the longer version in the United States. Conceptually the album was originally called "13 Deadly Cyns" and in fact a promotional cassette with this title (and an alternate track listing) was pressed and distributed in the United Kingdom in June 1992.

Critical reception

In his review for Allmusic, music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars and said that it succeeds as a greatest hits collection, but felt that apart from "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", all of Lauper's best and most successful songs are already on She's So Unusual, which he said is "a more consistent and entertaining album."[2] Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" grade and similarly felt that Lauper's subsequent material was inferior: "So you decide—wanna buy this for 'True Colors' and 'I Think About'? I thought not, and that was without mentioning the 'Girls' remix or the Mary Chapin Carpenter song about pigeons."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)EditionLength
1."I'm Gonna Be Strong" (new recording)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilAll3:52
2."Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Robert HazardAll3:54
3."Money Changes Everything" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Tom GrayAll5:04
4."Time After Time" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Cyndi Lauper, Rob HymanAll4:04
5."She Bop (7" Single Remix)" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Cyndi Lauper, Gary Corbett, Rick Chertoff, Stephen Broughton LuntAll3:46
6."All Through the Night" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)Jules ShearAll4:29
7."Change of Heart" (from True Colors, 1986)Cyndi Lauper, Essra MohawkAll4:25
8."True Colors" (from True Colors, 1986)Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyAll3:47
9."What's Going On (7" Single Remix)" (from True Colors, 1986)Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo BensonAll3:54
10."I Drove All Night" (from A Night to Remember, 1989)Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyAll4:12
11."The World Is Stone" (from Starmania/Tycoon (Soundtrack), 1992)Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger, Tim RiceInternational, Japan4:25
12."Who Let in the Rain" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Allee WillisInternational, Japan4:37
13."That's What I Think (Single Edit)" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis, Eric Bazilian, Rob HymanAll4:23
14."Sally's Pigeons" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)Cyndi Lauper, Mary Chapin CarpenterAll3:46
15."(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (new recording)Lolly Vegas, Robert HazardAll3:54
16."Come on Home" (new recording; US version released in 1995 (instead of 1994 as the rest of the world) contains unique alternate mix)Cyndi Lauper, Jan PulsfordAll4:33
17."Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (from Vibes (soundtrack), 1988)Richard OrangeJapan4:03
Note

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–95) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 38
European Albums (Top 100)[7] 8
French Compilations (SNEP)[8] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 2
US Billboard 200[17] 81

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[19] Gold 30,000*
Brazil (ABPD)[20] Gold 100,000*
China[19] Platinum 40,000*
France (SNEP)[21] Platinum 300,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] Platinum 20,000*
Italy (FIMI)[19] Gold 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[22] Million 1,000,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[19] Platinum 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns...and Then Some > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 173. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ シンディ・ローパーのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Listas de Afyve: 1994 Albumes". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1994r". uktop40.republika.pl. Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Worldwide Sales Award Presented to Cyndi Lauper". Directupload. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ "French album certifications – Lauper C. – Twelve Deadly Cyns" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved December 8, 2015. Select LAUPER C. and click OK
  22. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Lauper Cyndi – Twelve Deadly Cyns" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Cyndi Lauper; 'Twelve Deadly Cyns')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – Twelve Deadly Cyns". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2015. Enter Twelve Deadly Cyns in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Cyndi Lauper – 12 Deadly sins". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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