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Detour
Country · 2016 · 12 tracks · 38m

Detour

Cyndi Lauper

A vibrant, campy, and deeply affectionate trip through Nashville's golden age. Lauper's unmistakable rasp finds a second home in pedal steel and honky-tonk piano.

May 6, 2016

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A playful and affectionate homage to vintage country that balances heartbreak with technicolor joy.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 38m
01
Funnel of Love
3:16
02
Detour
2:55
03
Misty Blue
3:19
04
Walkin’ After Midnight
2:16
05
Heartaches by the Number
3:10
06
The End of the World
3:13
07
Night Life
2:59
08
Begging to You
3:24
09
You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
3:43
10
I Fall to Pieces
3:01
11
I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
3:14
12
Hard Candy Christmas
3:54
Moments Worth Listening For
The unexpected and technically impressive yodeling breakdown during the climax of Cowboy's Sweetheart.
The smoky, late-night jazz club atmosphere created by the muted piano and Lauper's restrained vocal on Night Life.
The playful, bickering chemistry between Lauper and Vince Gill on the humorous duet You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Detour sound next to the rest of Cyndi Lauper's catalogue?

Pedal Steel+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds pedal steel far more than the catalogue usually does.

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