
True Colors

Released: September 15, 1986
Tracklist
1. Change Of Heart
2. Maybe He'll Know
3. Boy Blue
4. True Colors
5. Calm Inside The Storm
6. What's Going On
7. Iko Iko
8. The Faraway Nearby
9. 911
10 .One Track Mind
Bonus track (2008 Japan reissue)
11."True Colors" (Live at Summer Sonic, 2007)
Personnel
Cyndi Lauper – vocals, background vocals
The Bangles – vocals, background vocals on "Change of Heart"
Adrian Belew – guitar
Jeff Bova – keyboards
Jimmy Bralower – percussion, drums, beat box
Angela Clemmons-Patrick – background vocals
Rick Derringer – guitar
Anton Fig – drums
Jon Goldberger – sound effects
Ellie Greenwich – background vocals
Pee Wee Herman – guest operator on "911"
Robert Holmes – guitar
Neil Jason – bass guitar
Billy Joel – vocals on "Maybe He'll Know"
Aimee Mann – vocals on "The Faraway Nearby"
John McCurry – guitar
Lennie Petze – percussion, background vocals
Nile Rodgers – guitar
Peter Wood – synthesizer, keyboards
Technical
Cyndi Lauper – arranger, art direction, producer
Lennie Petze – producer
David Wolff – executive producer
Brian McGee – engineer
Jon Goldberger – assistant engineer
Tim Kramer – assistant engineer
Dave O'Donnell – assistant engineer
Jason Corsaro – mixing
Brian McGee – mixing
George Marino – mastering
Adrian Belew – arranger
Jeff Bova – arranger
Jimmy Bralower – arranger
Stephen Broughton Lunt – arranger
Lennie Petze – arranger
Peter Wood – arranger
Holland MacDonald – art direction and design
Annie Leibovitz – photography
Charts
Chart positions
US: 4
AUS: 1
AUT: 15
CAN: 7
FRA: 13
GER: 18
JPN: 2
SWE: 20
SWI: 8
UK: 25
Certifications
US: 2× Platinum
CAN: 2× Platinum
FRA: Gold
UK: Silver
HK: Gold