The Body Acoustic
The Body Acoustic is a compilation album released by American singer Cyndi Lauper in 2005. It consists of ten previously released tracks which have been re-recorded and re-arranged acoustically, as well as two new songs. The album title is a play on Walt Whitman's poem I Sing the Body Electric, with the word body in this case referring to Lauper's body of work as a recording artist. The album features a number of guest artists, including Adam Lazzara, Shaggy, Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Beck, Vivian Green, Ani DiFranco, and Puffy AmiYumi.
The original pressing of the album became the only album from Cyndi Lauper to be copy-protected using Sony's controversial XCP technology.
A DualDisc edition of the album was released which contained the entire album in enhanced stereo, four new videos directed by Lauper herself as well as a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the album.Track listing
Personnel
- Cyndi Lauper – vocals, appalachian dulcimer, guitar
- Rick Chertoff – piano, producer
- Allison Cornell – violin, viola, dulcimer drone, background vocals
- Jeff Beck – guitar on "Above the Clouds"
- Kat Dyson – slide guitar, rhythm guitar on "Sisters of Avalon"
- Mark Egan – bass guitar
- Steve Gaboury – organs, Roland Juno-60 synthesizer, harmonium
- Jim Hines – trumpet
- Rob Hyman – melodica
- Zev Katz – bass
- Tom Malone – trombone
- Sammy Merendino – drums
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar
- William Wittman – bass guitar, background vocals, producer
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