At Last (Cyndi Lauper album) explained

At Last
Type:cover
Artist:Cyndi Lauper
Cover:Cyndi_Lauper-At_Last.jpg
Recorded:2003
Studio:Livewire Recording, Avatar Studios, Bennett Studios, Right Track Studios, Clinton Recording Studios
Length:50:02
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Prev Year:2003
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At Last is the seventh studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. The album is a collection of covers of jazz standards, in addition to a cover of a contemporary song re-arranged into a jazz song.[1] The album features a duet with Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopee" and was co-produced by Lauper with Russ Titelman.[2] The album's longbox was available only at Costco or Sam's Club shops within the first two weeks when it was released. In 2008 Lauper said in an interview with Brazilian newspaper Extra that the album was a special project, with the intervention of the record company and that she does not consider it as a "career album".[3]

The album was well received by the public and music critics. AllMusic and Slant Magazine praised the album and gave it three stars out of five.[4] [5] The album debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in its first week,[6] while the song "Walk On By" S.A.F. hit #10 on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play and the Eddie X Mixes version hit the same chart at #15.[7]

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. By 2012, it had sold 276,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] [10] 32
Canadian Albums (Billboard)32
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 85
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 205
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 124
U.S. Billboard 200[15] 38
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums[16] 12

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalog
United States[17] 18 November 2003CDEpic (Sony)EK 90760
Japan27 November 2003EICP290

Notes and References

  1. News: 'At Last,' Lauper Keeps It Simple. December 19, 2003. The Washington Post. October 6, 2021. Richard. Harrington. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906232228/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/12/19/at-last-lauper-keeps-it-simple/0f0f181c-2694-4857-8963-11df512b32cf/. September 6, 2021. live.
  2. Book: Paoletta, Michael. November 22, 2003. [{{Google books|id=OQ8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA42|page=42|plainurl=yes}} Billboard Picks]. 42.
  3. Web site: Cindy Lauper fala sobre seu novo disco, a turnê no Brasil e a decepção quando soube que não era gay. October 5, 2021. Extra. Samora. Guilherme. June 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907061745/https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/cindy-lauper-fala-sobre-seu-novo-disco-turne-no-brasil-a-decepcao-quando-soube-que-nao-era-gay-531676.html. September 7, 2021. live.
  4. Web site: AllMusic Review: Cyndi Lauper - At Last. AllMusic. October 6, 2021. Aaron. Latham.
  5. Web site: Review: Cyndi Lauper - At Last. Slant Magazine. October 6, 2021. Sal. Cinquemani. December 20, 2003.
  6. Ask Billboard. Billboard. Keith. Barth. December 3, 2003 . October 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921122507/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67940/ask-billboard. September 21, 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: Cyndi Lauper. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine. AllMusic. https://web.archive.org/web/20130731014453/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cyndi-lauper-mn0000122754/awards. July 31, 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: Ask Billboard | Billboard.com . billboard.com . January 8, 2012. Keith. Barth.
  9. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - At Last . australian-charts.com . 10 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009101911/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi%2BLauper&titel=At%2BLast&cat=a . 2012-10-09 .
  10. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  11. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - At Last . French . lescharts.com . 10 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021065514/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi%2BLauper&titel=At%2BLast&cat=a . 2013-10-21 .
  12. Web site: シンディ・ローパーのCDアルバムランキング、シンディ・ローパーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . 2011-07-03 . Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024044213/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/79864/ranking/cd_album/. October 24, 2012. dead.
  13. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - At Last . German . hitparade.ch . 10 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113221738/http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Cyndi%2BLauper&titel=At%2BLast&cat=a . 2013-11-13 .
  14. Web site: Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 . Cyndi Lauper . zobbel.de . 10 October 2011.
  15. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cyndi lauper|chart=Billboard 200}} Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History ]. Billboard . 10 October 2011.
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225182428/https://www.billboard.com/music/cyndi-lauper/chart-history/INT U.S. Billboard Internet Albums - Cyndi Lauper
  17. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - At Last. https://web.archive.org/web/20040603181625/http://www.cyndilauper.com/album_det.php?shname=al. 2004-06-03.

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