''Blue Angel'' is the only studio and eponymous album by the American band Blue Angel released in 1980. They were fronted by a pre-fame

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. The band was fairly short-lived and the album was not a major success until after Lauper's solo career exploded. The album has been reissued several times, being available for digital download in 2007, and on compact disc in 2023, following its limited CD reissue in 2005 through

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Track listing

Demo tracks have leaked to the internet that did not appear on the album. Titles include "Don't Know," "Magazine Cover," "What a Thrill" and "Witness". Many tracks were later re-recorded by Lauper including "What a Thrill," "Witness", "Maybe He'll Know" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong".

Personnel

;Blue Angel *

– lead vocals, acoustic piano *Arthur "Rockin' A" Neilson – guitar * Lee Brovitz – bass *John Turi – keyboards, saxophone *Johnny "Bullet" Morelli – drums ;Technical *

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– production, engineer *Lincoln Y. Clapp – assistant engineer *Benno Friedman – photography *Stephanie Zuras – design *Bob Heimall – art direction

References

External links

''Blue Angel'' entry at cyndilauper.com

''Blue Angel'' album Discog entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Angel (Blue Angel Album) Cyndi Lauper albums 1980 debut albums Albums produced by Roy Halee Polydor Records albums Blue Angel (band) albums