Cyndi Lauper自1983年底推出首張個(gè)人專輯《She's so unusual》起，便以其極盡鮮艷、夸張與多變的妝扮造型領(lǐng)導(dǎo)風(fēng)潮，同時(shí)又以其演唱與創(chuàng)作才華，獲得樂(lè)界一致好評(píng)，不僅專輯銷售達(dá)六百萬(wàn)張、創(chuàng)下首張專輯便擁有四首TOP 5單曲的紀(jì)錄外，更于翌年獲第27屆葛萊美獎(jiǎng)年度最佳歌曲等五個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)提名，并勇奪最佳新進(jìn)藝人頭銜，風(fēng)頭之健僅次于Michael Jackson。
Cyndi Lauper's recent transformation from pop diva to blues maven was inspired by her lifelong admiration for the early blues pioneers, including one the earliest of them all, Ma Rainey. Lauper dedicated the album to Rainey, whose influence on younger singers earned her the title, "Mother of the Blu…