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 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. "At Last"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Walk On By"
    Released: 2003
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 artist Length
1. "At Last"  Mack Gordon, Harry WarrenGlenn Miller 2:44
2. "Walk On By"  Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidDionne Warwick 4:34
3. "Stay"  Maurice WilliamsMaurice Williams and the Zodiacs 3:14
4. "La Vie en Rose"  Louis Guglielmi, Édith Piaf (English adaptation by Mack David)Édith Piaf 3:35
5. "Unchained Melody"  Alex North, Hy ZaretTodd Duncan 4:27
6. "If You Go Away"  Jacques Brel (English adaptation by Rod McKuen)Damita Jo 4:27
7. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"  Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie WonderAretha Franklin 4:40
8. "My Baby Just Cares for Me"  Walter Donaldson, Gus KahnEddie Cantor 2:37
9. "Makin' Whoopee" (Duet with Tony Bennett)Donaldson, KahnEddie Cantor 4:16
10. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"  Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol MarcusNina Simone 3:40
11. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"  Smokey RobinsonThe Miracles 4:03
12. "Hymn to Love"  Marguerite Monnot, Piaf (English adaptation by Eddie Constantine)Édith Piaf 3:33
13. "On the Sunny Side of the Street"  Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHughFats Waller and his Rhythm 4:08
Total length:
49:58

Chart performance

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

Personnel

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. 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. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  7. "Cyndi Lauper - At Last" (in German). hitparade.ch. 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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