At Last (Cyndi Lauper album)

At Last
Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded2003
StudioLivewire Recording, Avatar Studios, Bennett Studios, Right Track Studios, Clinton Recording Studios[1]
Genre
Length50:02
Label
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
The Great Cyndi Lauper
(2003) 		At Last
(2003) 		Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities)
(2005)
Singles from At Last
  1. "Walk On By"
    Released: November 2003
  2. "Stay"
    Released: March 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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.[3] The album features a duet with Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopee" and was co-produced by Lauper with Russ Titelman.[4] The album's longbox was available only at Costco or Sam's Club shops within the first two weeks when it was released.[5] 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".[6]

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.[7][8] The album debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in its first week,[9] while the song "Walk On By" S.A.F. hit #10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and the Eddie X Mixes version hit the same chart at #15.[10]

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.[11]

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"
(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
Australia (ARIA)[12][13] 32
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 32
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 85
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 205
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 124
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 38
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums[19] 12

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalog
United States[5] 18 November 2003 CD Epic (Sony) EK 90760
Japan[5] 27 November 2003 EICP290

References

  1. ^ Cyndi Lauper – At Last at Discogs
  2. ^ Latham, Aaron. "At Last - Cyndi Lauper". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ Harrington, Richard (December 19, 2003). "'At Last,' Lauper Keeps It Simple". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Paoletta, Michael (November 22, 2003). Billboard Picks. p. 42.
  5. ^ a b c "Cyndi Lauper - At Last". Archived from the original on 2004-06-03.
  6. ^ Samora, Guilherme (June 24, 2008). "Cindy Lauper fala sobre seu novo disco, a turnê no Brasil e a decepção quando soube que não era gay". Extra. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Latham, Aaron. "AllMusic Review: Cyndi Lauper - At Last". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (December 20, 2003). "Review: Cyndi Lauper - At Last". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Barth, Keith (December 3, 2003). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cyndi Lauper". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
  11. ^ Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  14. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  15. ^ "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" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  16. ^ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in German). hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  19. ^ U.S. Billboard Internet Albums - Cyndi Lauper Billboard.com. Retrieved at October 6, 2021.