At Last (Cyndi Lauper album)

At Last is a 2003 album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It made the top 40 of the album charts in both the United States and Australia. The album features a duet with Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopee". Lauper co-produced the album with Russ Titelman. The album consists of a collection of cover versions of jazz standards songs, in addition to a cover of a contemporary song re-arranged into a jazz song.

At Last
Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded2003 at Livewire Recording, Avatar Studios, Bennett Studios, Right Track Studios, Clinton Recording Studios[1]
Genre
Length50:02
Label
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Shine
(2001)		 At Last
(2003)		 The Body Acoustic
(2005)
Singles from At Last
  1. "Walk On By"
    Released: November 2003
  2. "Stay"
    Released: March 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The US long box was available only at Costco or Sam's Club shops within the first two weeks when it was released.[3] The song "Walk On By" S.A.F. was #10 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and the Eddie X Mixes version hit the same chart at #15. The album debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in its first week. The album has sold 276,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

To promote the album, Cyndi headlined VH1 Divas Live 2004 alongside such artists as Patti LaBelle and Debbie Harry, performing "Stay" with Sheila E. on percussion.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."At Last"
Ray Eberle2:44
2."Walk On By"
Dionne Warwick4:34
3."Stay"Maurice WilliamsMaurice Williams and the Zodiacs3:14
4."La Vie en Rose"
  • Louis Guglielmi
  • Édith Piaf
(English adaptation by Mack David)		Édith Piaf3:35
5."Unchained Melody"
Todd Duncan4:27
6."If You Go Away"Jacques Brel (English adaptation by Rod McKuen)Damita Jo4:27
7."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Aretha Franklin4:40
8."My Baby Just Cares for Me"
Eddie Cantor2:37
9."Makin' Whoopee" (with Tony Bennett)
  • Donaldson
  • Kahn
Eddie Cantor4:16
10."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Nina Simone3:40
11."You've Really Got a Hold on Me"Smokey RobinsonThe Miracles4:03
12."Hymn to Love"
(English adaptation by Eddie Constantine)		Édith Piaf3:33
13."On the Sunny Side of the Street"
Fats Waller and his Rhythm4:08
Total length:49:58

Personnel
  • Russ Titelman - producer
  • Cyndi Lauper - producer
  • William Wittman - mixing
  • Russ Titelman - mixing
  • George Fullan - mix assistant
  • Steve Gaboury - engineer
  • Sharon Tucker - assistant engineer
  • Peter Doris - assistant engineer
  • Tim Stritmater - assistant engineer
  • Brian Dozoretz - assistant engineer
  • Jason Finkel - assistant engineer
  • Elizabeth Collins - assistant engineer
  • Kurt Marks - assistant engineer
  • Jill Dell'Abate - production manager, contractor
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Ryan Smith - mastering
  • Lisa Barbaris - management
  • David Massey - A&R
  • Evan L - A&R coordinator

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
Australia (ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart)[5] 32 9[6]
Canadian Albums Chart 32 ?
French Albums Chart[7] 85 9
Japanese Albums Chart 205 3
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 50 2
UK Albums Chart[9] 124 2
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 38 14
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums[11] 12 2

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalog
United States[3] 18 November 2003 CD Epic (Sony) EK 90760
Japan[3] 27 November 2003 EICP290
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References
  1. Cyndi Lauper – At Last at Discogs
  2. Latham, Aaron. "At Last - Cyndi Lauper". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "Cyndi Lauper - At Last". Archived from the original on 2004-06-03.
  4. Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. "Cyndi Lauper - At Last". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  8. "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in German). hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  9. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  10. "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  11. https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/INT
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