- new wave, pop rock, rock, pop
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Portrait
She's So Unusual is the debut solo studio album by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper, released on October 13, 1983, by Portrait Records. The album was re-released in 2014 to commemorate its 30th anniversary, and was called She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration. The re-release contains demos and remixes of previously released material, as well as new artwork.
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Spare, warm, character-led and effortless.
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- Classic Pop4.5/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times4/4 ★
- Pitchfork8/10
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
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Tracks
- A1Money Changes Everything5:05
- A2Girls Just Want to Have Fun3:58
- A3When You Were Mine5:06
- A4Time After Time4:04
- B1She Bop3:52
- B2All Through the Night4:32
- B3Witness3:41
- B4I’ll Kiss You4:12
- B5He’s So Unusual0:46
- B6Yeah Yeah3:19
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Cyndi Lauper
- Label
- Portrait
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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