Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some

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]

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
"(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Released: July 25, 1994 "I'm Gonna Be Strong" Released: October 10, 1994 "Come on Home" Released: August 7, 1995

Background

Prior to its 1994 release, Twelve Deadly Cyns had already gone through different titles and tracklists before a final release was settled. A Cyndi Lauper greatest-hits album had already been considered for release in the late 80s titled 10 Deadly Cyns which included all worldwide singles from her first 2 albums (except "Boy Blue") as well as "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" and "I Drove All Night", with remixed versions of some songs and a live version of "Money Changes Everything".[2] However, since there is no known promotional release of 10 Deadly Cyns, its existence is debatable.

A different greatest-hits album titled 13 Deadly Cyns was considered for 1992 prior to the release of Cyndi's fourth album Hat Full of Stars, with a promo tape being released in the U.K. that year.[3] This version of the album included all singles (worldwide and regional) from Cyndi's first three albums (except "When You Were Mine", "Boy Blue" and "Primitive") as well as her 1992 single "The World is Stone".[4] The shorter 7" studio edit of "Money Changes Everything" was included on this promotional release instead of the album version which would appear on the final release.

Eventually, the album would finally be released in 1994 worldwide (except North America) with a total of 16 tracks in most countries. Most singles from Cyndi's first four albums were included with the exception of regional or limited release singles such as "When You Were Mine", "Maybe He'll Know", "Heading West", "A Night to Remember" and "Primitive". Despite receiving a release in most markets, "Boy Blue" was not included and the worldwide single "My First Night Without You" did not make it on the final tracklist either. A noticeable omission was Cyndi's 1985 U.S. Top 10 single "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough". Her other soundtrack singles "The World is Stone" and "Hole in My Heart" did make the final tracklist however (the latter only on the Japanese edition of the album). The compilation included 3 previously unreleased recordings; a reggae-influenced re-recording of Cyndi's debut single titled "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)", a re-recording of "I'm Gonna Be Strong" which had been released in 1980 as the debut single for Blue Angel and a brand new song titled "Come on Home" which Cyndi co-wrote with Jan Pulsford, who would work with Cyndi on much of her next album, 1996's Sisters of Avalon.

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 based on Redbone's 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love" (for which Redbone member Lolly Vegas received a songwriting credit). 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, including "The World Is Stone" and "Who Let in the Rain" which were not available on the U.S. release. The Japanese edition also included an additional 17th track "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)".

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.[5]

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."[6] Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" grade and similarly felt that Lauper's subsequent material was inferior.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Edition	Length
1.	"I'm Gonna Be Strong" (new recording)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	All	3:52
2.	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)	Robert Hazard	All	3:54
3.	"Money Changes Everything" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)	Tom Gray	All	5:04
4.	"Time After Time" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)	Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman	All	4:04
5.	"She Bop (7" Single Remix)" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)	Cyndi Lauper, Gary Corbett, Rick Chertoff, Stephen Broughton Lunt	All	3:46
6.	"All Through the Night" (from She's So Unusual, 1983)	Jules Shear	All	4:29
7.	"Change of Heart" (from True Colors, 1986)	Cyndi Lauper, Essra Mohawk	All	4:25
8.	"True Colors" (from True Colors, 1986)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	All	3:47
9.	"What's Going On (7" Single Remix)" (from True Colors, 1986)	Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson	All	3:54
10.	"I Drove All Night" (from A Night to Remember, 1989)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	All	4:12
11.	"The World Is Stone" (from Starmania/Tycoon (Soundtrack), 1992)	Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger, Tim Rice	International, Japan	4:25
12.	"Who Let in the Rain" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)	Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis	International, Japan	4:37
13.	"That's What I Think (Single Edit)" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)	Cyndi Lauper, Allee Willis, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman	All	4:23
14.	"Sally's Pigeons" (from Hat Full of Stars, 1993)	Cyndi Lauper, Mary Chapin Carpenter	All	3:46
15.	"(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (new recording)	Lolly Vegas, Robert Hazard	All	3:54
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 Pulsford	All	4:33
17.	"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (from Vibes (soundtrack), 1988)	Richard Orange	Japan	4:03

Bonus track (Japan, 2008 Remastered Edition)[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (Live at Summer Sonic 07)	Richard Orange

Note

• Despite reaching the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, Lauper omitted "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" from Twelve Deadly Cyns... because, as stated in an interview with Matthew Rettenmund, she despised the song.

Personnel

• Cyndi Lauper, Stacy Drummond – art direction
• Michelle Willems – design
• Kim Stringfellow – photography
• Marlow Palleja – cover lettering
• Laura Wills – styling
• Jody Morlock – makeup
• Helena Occhipinti – hair

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–95) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 25 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 18 Chilean Albums[11] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 38 European Albums (Top 100)[13] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[14] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 6 Italian Albums (Hit Parade Italia)[17] 18 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 6 Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 7 South African Albums (RISA)[21] 3 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 44 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 2 US Billboard 200[25] 81

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position UK Albums (OCC)[26] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[27]	Gold	30,000^^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[28]	Gold	100,000^*
China[27]	Platinum	40,000^*
France (SNEP)[29]	Platinum	396,500^*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[27]	Platinum	20,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[27]	Gold	50,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[30]	Million	1,000,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Gold	7,500^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32]	Gold	25,000^^
Taiwan (RIT)[27]	Platinum	50,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[34]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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