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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Recorded | 1980 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 35:52 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Producer | Roy Halee |
| Singles from Blue Angel | |
| |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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 tracks are written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maybe He'll Know" | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "I Had a Love" | 2:47 | |
| 3. | "Fade" | 2:54 | |
| 4. | "Anna Blue" | 3:57 | |
| 5. | "Can't Blame Me" | 2:37 | |
| 6. | "Late" | Lauper, Turi, Lee Brovitz | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Cut Out" | T. J. Fowler, Tom King, Ira Mack | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Take a Chance" | 2:36 | |
| 9. | "Just the Other Day" | 2:42 | |
| 10. | "I'm Gonna Be Strong" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Lorraine" | 3:44 | |
| 12. | "Everybody's Got an Angel" | Blue Angel, Henry Gross | 2:41 |
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 vocals, acoustic piano
- Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson – guitar
- Lee Brovitz – bass
- John Turi – keyboards, saxophone
- Johnny "Bullet" Morelli – drums
- 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.