Blue Angel is the self-titled lone album by the American band Blue Angel released in 1980. The band was formed by Cyndi Lauper on vocals, John Turi on keyboards and saxophone, Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson on guitar, Lee Brovitz on bass and Johnny Morelli on drums. The band was fairly short-lived and the album was not a major success until after Lauper's solo career exploded.
The album has been reissued several times, being available for digital download in 2007, and on compact disc in 2023, following its limited CD reissue in 2005 through Universal Records.
Track listing
Notes Demo tracks have leaked to the internet that did not appear on the album. Titles include "Don't Know," "Magazine Cover," "God Help Me I Love Rock and Roll," "Hungry," "Helpless," "Flyer," "What a Thrill," and "Witness." Many tracks were later re-recorded by Lauper including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong". All songs on the album are original material except for "I'm Gonna Be Strong" and "Cut Out." "Cut Out" was originally performed by Johnny and the Hurricanes.
Personnel Blue Angel Cyndi Lauper – lead vocals, acoustic piano Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson – guitar Lee Brovitz – bass John Turi – keyboards, saxophone Johnny "Bullet" Morelli – drums
Technical Roy Halee – production, engineer Lincoln Y. Clapp – assistant engineer Benno Friedman – photography Stephanie Zuras – design Bob Heimall – art direction
References
External links Blue Angel entry at cyndilauper.com Blue Angel album Discog entry