Memphis Blues [Digipak] by Cyndi Lauper (CD, Jun-2010, Downtown)

Album Features
UPC:	878037016628
Artist:	Cyndi Lauper
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2010
Record Label:	Downtown
Genre:	Blues, Modern Urban Blues

Track Listing
1. Just Your Fool - (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)
2. Shattered Dreams
3. Early in the Mornin' - (featuring Allen Toussaint/B.B. King)
4. Romance in the Dark
5. How Blue Can You Get?
6. Down Don't Bother Me - (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)
7. Don't Cry No More
8. Rollin' and Tumblin'
9. Down so Low
10. Mother Earth
11. Crossroads

Details
Playing Time:	46 min.
Contributing Artists:	B.B. King, Allen Toussaint, Jonny Lang, Charlie Musselwhite, Ann Peebles
Producer:	Cyndi Lauper, Scott Bomar
Distributor:	Fontana Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Charles "Skip" Pitts (guitar); Kirk Smothers (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Derrick Williams (tenor saxophone); Marc Franklin (trumpet); Lester Snell (piano, organ); Howard Grimes (drums, percussion).Audio Mixer: William Wittman.Photographer: Ellen Von Unwerth.Cyndi Lauper tackles several classic blues songs on her 11th studio album.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- Lauper revives the manner of blues chanteuses like Julia Lee, Lil Green or Nellie Lutcher with pizzazz...
Mojo

Cyndi Lauper means business on her new album, MEMPHIS BLUES....Lauper wraps her elastic voice around all 11 tracks with such taste and passion.
Billboard

3.5 stars out of 5 -- MEMPHIS BLUES is a curveball, but that's its charm.
Rolling Stone

[T]he pop powerhouse wisely surrounds herself with respected blues talents like Charlie Musselwhite, B.B. King, Ann Peebles, and Allen Toussaint...
Living Blues