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〕 | Genre = Pop,〔 new wave,〔 synthpop, dance-pop | Length = 38:42 | Label = Portrait | Producer = Rick Chertoff, William Wittman | This album = ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) | Next album = ''True Colors'' (1986) | Misc = }} ''She's So Unusual'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released on October 14, 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.〔(), Cyndi Lauper interview: She's still having fun.〕 In 1978, Lauper formed the band Blue Angel. The band soon signed a recording contract with Polydor Records; however, their debut album, ''Blue Angel'', was a commercial failure. The band parted ways after firing their manager, who sued Lauper for $80,000 and forced her into bankruptcy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cyndi Lauper )〕 Lauper went on to sing in many New York night clubs, and caught the eye of David Wolf, who became her manager and subsequently got her signed to Portrait Records. The album is primarily new wave-based, with many of the songs being influenced by synthpop and pop rock. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics, who noted Lauper's unique vocals. Lauper earned several awards and accolades for the album, including two Grammy Awards at the 27th Grammy Awards, one of which was for Best New Artist. ''She's So Unusual'' peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and stayed in the chart's top forty for 65 weeks. It has sold over 6 million copies in the United States and 8 million copies worldwide. This makes it Lauper's best-selling album to date and one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s. The album was the second best-selling album in Canada by a female artist in the 1980s, behind Whitney Houston's self titled debut album, selling more than 900,000 copies. The album ranked at #487 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and ranked at #41 on Rolling Stone's list of Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time )〕 Seven singles were released from the album, with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" becoming a worldwide hit and her first song to chart on the ''''Billboard'' Hot 100''. "Time After Time" became her first number-one hit on the chart and experienced similar success worldwide. Lauper found success with the next two singles as well, with both "She Bop" and "All Through the Night" peaking in the top five. This makes Lauper the first female singer to have four top five singles on the Hot 100 from one album. ''She's So Unusual'' was promoted by the Fun Tour throughout 1983 and 1984. ==Background== In 1978, Lauper met saxophone player John Turi and formed the band Blue Angel. They recorded a demo tape of original music. Steve Massarsky heard the tape and liked Lauper's voice. He bought out Blue Angel's contract for $5,000 and became their manager. Lauper received many offers to go solo, but rebuffed any offer that didn't include the rest of the band. Blue Angel was eventually signed by Polydor Records and released a self-titled album on the label in 1980. Despite critical acclaim, the album was a commercial failure. The members of Blue Angel also had a falling-out with Massarsky and fired him as their manager. He later filed an $80,000 suit against them, which forced Lauper into bankruptcy.〔 After Blue Angel broke up, Lauper spent time working in retail stores and singing in local clubs. In 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who took over as her manager. With his help, Lauper signed with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records, in the spring of 1983 and soon began recording her debut album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual Is 30: New Tour With Cher, Kinky Boots )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「She's So Unusual」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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