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Cyndi Lauper readies acoustic CD, plots late-fall concerts
Cyndi Lauper will fill some of the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas by hitting the road for a handful of headlining shows that support her forthcoming acoustic album.
Lauper's schedule currently features nine dates that include four late-November performances in Florida, as well as a handful of December shows scattered throughout the Northeast and Midwest. Details are included below.
On Nov. 8, Lauper will release "The Body Acoustic," an unplugged set that her official website describes as "an acoustic career retrospective record with 9 [previously released] songs and two new songs." The DualDisc-formatted collection will also include "some video footage." A track listing was not available at press time.
Last year, Lauper served up the concert DVD "Live ... At Last." Filmed during her March 11, 2004 performance in New York City, the disc features a number of her '80-era hits--such as "True Colors," "She Bop," "Time After Time" and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"--as well as material from her most recent studio set, "At Last."
Released in 2003, "At Last" features Lauper's renditions of classic hits including The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody," Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Walk on By," Smokey Robinson's "You Really Got a Hold On Me," and the title track, originally made famous by Etta James.
Special guests on "At Last" include Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopie," and Stevie Wonder, who plays harmonica on "Until You Come Back to Me," a track he once recorded himself.
