Shine is the eighth studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released exclusively in Japan in 2004.[1] The album was ready for release in 2001 but Edel Records, the label it was recorded with, folded. The leaked tracks from a demonstration disc quickly circulated on the Internet and by 2002 Lauper realized there was no point in trying to release it in a widespread fashion. Two EPs were released instead: One was also called "Shine" and the other was called "Shine Remixes".[2] The "Shine EP" has sold 41,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]
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| Released | May 2002 (EP) May 3, 2004 (LP in Japan)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1999/2000 | |||
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| Length | 54:47 | |||
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The album expands on the sound Lauper developed with her 1997 album Sisters of Avalon. Mostly pop songs, it flirts with electronica and new wave while incorporating traditional instruments like sitars and fiddles. The songs are not lyrically linked, and explore themes ranging from the Madonna–Whore Complex to celebrity life.
The track "It's Hard to be Me" was penned about Anna Nicole Smith; Smith attempted to buy it as the theme song to her reality show but Lauper declined. In 2010, Lauper did allow the independently produced television pilot Hard to Be Me to use the track for its theme song.[4] She then subsequently used it as the theme song to her own reality show Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual.
Track listing
edit- Demonstration Cassette (2001) (Contains Demo Versions)[5]
- "Higher Plane"
- "Water's Edge"
- "Rather Be with You"
- "Wide Open"
- "Comfort You"
- "This Kind of Love"
- "Higher Plane" (Eddie X Mix)
- EP version (2002)
- "Shine" (Edit) - 3:44
- "It's Hard to Be Me" - 3:52
- "Madonna Whore" - 3:38
- "Water's Edge" - 5:22
- "Shine" (Illicit Mix) - 4:33
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shine" |
| 4:33 |
| 2. | "It's Hard to Be Me" |
| 3:52 |
| 3. | "Madonna Whore" |
| 3:38 |
| 4. | "Wide Open" |
| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Rather Be with You" |
| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Who Let in the Rain" |
| 4:32 |
| 7. | "Comfort You" |
| 4:11 |
| 8. | "Eventually" |
| 5:28 |
| 9. | "Valentino" |
| 5:10 |
| 10. | "This Kind of Love" |
| 3:53 |
| 11. | "Higher Plane" (Misspelled on CD as "Higher Place") |
| 4:13 |
| 12. | "Water's Edge" |
| 5:22 |
| 13. | "I Miss My Baby" |
| 3:22 |
| Total length: | 55:36 | ||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums | 120 |
| US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 42 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
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| United States | 16 July 2002 | CD (EP Version) | Oglio Records | OGL 82015-2[7] |
| Japan | 21 April 2004 | CD (Album Version) | Epic | EICP 358[8] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Shine". Amazon.
- ^ "Shine Remix Ep". Amazon.
- ^ Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Filmmaker with Wausau roots brings TV pilot back to central Wisconsin". Wausau Daily Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper – Shine (2001, Cassette)". Discogs.
- ^ "Wonder, Bennett Guest On Lauper Set". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper – Shine (2002, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper – Shine (2004, CD)". Discogs.