True Colors

True Colors is the second album by 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).

The title song, written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, secured Lauper's status as a successful record producer and performer. It has been covered by countless other artists including Phil Collins, and was used as the theme song for both the Olympics and for Kodak cameras and film.

Track listing

1. "Change of Heart" (Lauper, Essra Mohawk) - 4:22
2. "Maybe He'll Know" (Lauper, Turi) - 4:25
3. "Boy Blue" (Bova, Lauper, Lunt) - 4:46
4. "True Colors" (Kelly, Steinberg) - 3:46
5. "Calm Inside the Storm" (Derringer, Lauper) - 3:54
6. "What's Going On" (Benson, Cleveland, Gaye) - 4:39
7. "Iko Iko" (Hawkins, Hawkins, Johnson, Jones, Jones, Jones, Thomas) - 2:08
8. "The Faraway Nearby" (Gray, Lauper) - 3:00
9. "911" (Lauper, Lunt) - 3:16
10. "One Track Mind" (Bova, Bralower, Lauper, Petze) - 3:41

Personnel

• Cyndi Lauper - vocals, background vocals, emulator, beat box
• The Bangles - vocals, background vocals
• Adrian Belew - guitar
• Jeff Bova - keyboards
• Jimmy Bralower - percussion, drums, beat box
• Angela Clemmons-Patrick - background vocals
• Rick Derringer - guitar
• Anton Fig - drums
• Jon Goldberger - sound effects
• Ellie Greenwich - background vocals
• Pee Wee Herman - guest operator
• Robert Holmes - guitar
• Neil Jason - bass
• Billy Joel - vocals
• Aimee Mann - vocals
• John McCurry - guitar
• Lennie Petze - percussion, background vocals
• Nile Rodgers - guitar
• Peter Wood - synthesizer, keyboards

Production

• Producers: Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
• Executive producer: David Wolff
• Engineer: Brian McGee
• Assistant engineers: Jon Goldberger, Tim Kramer, Dave O'Donnell
• Mixing: Jason Corsaro, Brian McGee
• Mastering: George Marino
• Arrangers: Cyndi Lauper, Adrian Belew, Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Stephen Broughton Lunt, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood
• Art direction: Cyndi Lauper, Holland MacDonald
• Design: Holland MacDonald
• Photography: Annie Leibovitz

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)