At Last (Cyndi Lauper album)

At Last
Studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Released November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded 2003 at
Livewire Recording, Avatar Studios, Bennett Studios, Right Track Studios, Clinton Recording Studios[1]
Genre Jazz, adult contemporary
Length 50:02
Label Epic, Daylight
Producer Cyndi Lauper, Russ Titelman
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Shine
(2001)		 At Last
(2003)		 The Body Acoustic
(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 a 2003 album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It made the top 40 of the album charts in both the United States and Australia. The album features a duet with Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopee". Lauper co-produced the album with Russ Titelman. The album consists of a collection of cover versions of jazz standards songs, in addition to a cover of a contemporary song, re-arranged into a Jazz song.

The US long box was available only at Costco or Sam's Club shops within the first two weeks when it was released. The song "Walk On By" S.A.F. was #10 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and the Eddie X Mixes version hit the same chart at #15. The album debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in its first week. The album has sold 276,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."At Last"Harry Warren, Mack GordonRay Eberle2:44
2."Walk On By"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidDionne Warwick4:34
3."Stay"Maurice WilliamsMaurice Williams and the Zodiacs3:14
4."La Vie en Rose"Louis Guglielmi, Édith Piaf (English adaptation by Mack David)Édith Piaf3:35
5."Unchained Melody"Alex North, Hy ZaretTodd 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)"Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie WonderAretha Franklin4:40
8."My Baby Just Cares for Me"Walter Donaldson, Gus KahnEddie Cantor2:37
9."Makin' Whoopee" (Duet with Tony Bennett)Donaldson, KahnEddie Cantor4:16
10."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol MarcusNina Simone3:40
11."You've Really Got a Hold on Me"Smokey RobinsonThe Miracles4:03
12."Hymn to Love"Marguerite Monnot, Piaf (English adaptation by Eddie Constantine)Édith Piaf3:33
13."On the Sunny Side of the Street"Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHughFats 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		 Total
weeks
Australia (ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart)[4] 32 9[5]
French Albums Chart[6] 85 9
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 50 2
UK Albums Chart[8] 124 2
U.S. Billboard 200[9] 38 14

References

  1. ↑ Cyndi Lauper – At Last at Discogs
  2. ↑ Latham, Aaron. "Cyndi Lauper: At Last > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in German). hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Cyndi Lauper. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cyndi Lauper Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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