![]() ![]() True Colors title track, co-authored by the 1980’s hit-minting songwriting team Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, became an immediate classic. Two tracks from the album earned Grammy Award nominations: “True Colors” for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and “911” for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.Ĭentered around the moods and themes of its anthemic title track (first released as a 7″ single in late summer 1986, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100), True Colors was produced by Cyndi Lauper, with Lennie Petze, confirming her status as a superstar with staying power while offering fans a tracklist of original new songs (most cowritten by Cyndi including “Change of Heart,” which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100) and classic soul covers (Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” and the Dixie Cups’ “Iko Iko”). The RIAA has certified the “True Colors” single platinum as of October 14, 2021. In the United States, the True Colors album has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA. True Colors reached #4 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. ![]() Originally released Octoon Portrait (Epic Records’ sister label), True Colors, Cyndi Lauper’s eagerly-awaited closely-watched second solo studio album, lived up to the promise of her Best New Artist Grammy-winning debut, She’s So Unusual, released three years earlier, also on October 14 (1983). Cyndi is also sharing a customized “True Colors” Instagram filter for fans to help mark the occasion, now live through her Instagram account. The True Colors 35th anniversary expanded digital edition includes the original album in its entirety plus two bonus tracks: Junior Vasquez’ Pride Remix of “True Colors” and “Heading for the Moon,” the original B-side of the “True Colors” single, released on DSPs for the first time tomorrow.Īn official lyric video for “Heading for the Moon” is being released as part of the True Colors 35th anniversary celebration. Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrates the 35th anniversary of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colorswith the release of a newly expanded digital edition of the album on Friday, October 15. RIAA Certifies “True Colors” Platinum on October 14 True Colors 35th Anniversary Celebration includes Release of Official “Heading for the Moon” Lyric Video Bonus Tracks include Junior Vasquez’ “True Colors” Pride Remix & “Heading for the Moon” (“True Colors” Single B-side) ![]()
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