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Memphis Blues (album)

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2010 studio album by Cyndi Lauper
Memphis Blues
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
RecordedMarch 2010
StudioElectraphonic Studios,Memphis, Tennessee
GenreBlues
Length45:41
LabelDowntown
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper
(2009)		Memphis Blues
(2010)		Kinky Boots
(2013)
Singles from Memphis Blues
  1. "Just Your Fool"
    Released: 18 May 2010[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic45/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[3]
BillboardStarStarStarStar[4]
The GuardianStarStarStar[5]
MojoStarStarStar[6]
New York PostStarStarStarHalf star[7]
QStar[8]
Record CollectorStarStar[9]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[10]
Slant MagazineStarStar[11]
Uncut2/10[12]

Memphis Blues is the eleventhstudio album by American singerCyndi Lauper, containing cover versions of classicblues songs. Regarded as a continuation of her 2008 comeback, the album was a nominee for the Grammy Awards 2010 and was released on her 57th birthday, June 22, 2010. According to the Brazilian daily newspaperO Globo, the album had sold 600,000 copies worldwide by November 2010.[13]Memphis Blues was voted the 7th best album of 2010 by theNew York Post,[14] and it went on to become Billboard's biggest selling blues album of 2010. To support the album, Lauper made her biggest tour ever, theMemphis Blues Tour, which had more than 140 shows.

Background

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Lauper announced via her officialTwitter account in December 2009 that she would be recording ablues album. Sessions were held in March 2010 atElectraphonic Studios inMemphis, Tennessee, with producerScott Bomar, her frequent collaborator Bill Wittman, and special guestsB. B. King,Charlie Musselwhite,Ann Peebles andAllen Toussaint.[15]

Promotion

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Lauper performed songs from the album on theLate Show with David Letterman on June 14,[16] onThe Joy Behar Show on June 21,The Howard Stern Show andThe Ellen DeGeneres Show on June 22,Good Morning America on June 23 andLive with Regis and Kelly on June 24,[17] onThe Early Show on July 20.[18] and onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 30.[19]

Lauper has supported the album with theMemphis Blues Tour.[20]

Lauper was honored at the 2010NARM Awards and performed several songs from theMemphis Blues album at the event.[21]

Commercial reception

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Memphis Blues debuted at number one on the U.S.Billboard Top Blues chart and at number 26 on the officialBillboard 200, with a moderately successful first week sales of more than 16,000 copies.[22] The album is Lauper's third-highest charting album on theBillboard 200 of her career, trailing only her first two releases,She's So Unusual andTrue Colors. The album remained at No. 1 on theBillboard Blues chart for thirteen weeks, totaling 40 weeks in the chart. The album has sold 76,000 copies in the United States as of May 2016.[23] In 2011 it was awarded a double silver certification from theIndependent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.[24] In Brazil, the album sold around 10,000 units.[13]

Seven songs from the album ranked in the Top 25 onBillboard's Blues Digital Songs chart, including "Crossroads" at number one.[25]

Track listing

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Memphis Blues– Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Your Fool" (featuringCharlie Musselwhite)Marion Walter Jacobs3:37
2."Shattered Dreams" (featuringAllen Toussaint)Lowell Fulson, Washington Ferdinand3:52
3."Early in the Mornin'" (featuring Allen Toussaint andB.B. King)Leo Hickman,Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley3:51
4."Romance in the Dark"William Lee Conley Broonzy, Lillian Green5:44
5."How Blue Can You Get?" (featuringJonny Lang)Jane Feather5:23
6."Down Don't Bother Me" (featuringCharlie Musselwhite)Albert King3:03
7."Don't Cry No More"Don Robey2:44
8."Rollin' and Tumblin'" (featuringAnn Peebles)Muddy Waters3:29
9."Down So Low"Tracy Nelson3:55
10."Mother Earth" (featuring Allen Toussaint)Memphis Slim, Peter Chatman5:19
11."Crossroads" (featuring Jonny Lang)Robert Johnson4:44
Total length:45:41

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Memphis Blues– Amazon.com edition / European edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"Ida Cox3:22
Total length:49:03
Memphis Blues– Latin American edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."I Don't Want to Cry" (featuringLéo Gandelman)Chuck Jackson4:39
Total length:53:42
Memphis Blues– Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Don't Want to Cry" (featuringTOKU)Chuck Jackson4:34
Total length:53:37
Memphis Blues– 2 Disc Japanese edition (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Behind The Scenes Video Of Making Of 'Memphis Blues'"4:36
2."Cyndi Talking About 'Memphis Blues'"2:30
Total length:7:06

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts
Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[29]59
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[30]79
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[31]77
Canadian Albums Chart45
French Albums Chart[32]31
German Albums Chart77
Greek Albums Chart[33]45
Japanese Albums Chart[34]41
Swiss Albums Chart[35]77
UK Albums Chart[36]105
UK Independent Albums[37]13
UK Album Downloads Chart[38]89
U.S.Billboard 200[39]26
U.S.Billboard Blues Albums[39]1
U.S.Billboard Digital Albums[40]21
U.S.Billboard Independent Albums[39]2
U.S.Billboard Internet Albums[41]10
U.S.Billboard Tastemaker Albums[42]12
Year-end chart
Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S.Billboard Blues Albums1


Songs
YearSongsPeak positions
Billboard Digital Blues Songs[43]Canadian Blues SongsNew Zealand Blues SongsJapan Blues SongsIrish Singles ChartItalian Singles Chart[44]
2010"Just Your Fool"2110166—
"Crossroads"1——15——
"How Blue Can You Get?"9520———
"Rollin' and Tumblin'"12324——
"Early in the Mornin'"14525——
"Romance in the Dark"17—————
"Shattered Dreams"25——1——
"Wild Women Don't Get the Blues"—————43
"I Don't Want to Cry"———1——

Accolades

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YearNominee / workAwardResult
2011Memphis BluesBest Traditional Blues AlbumNominated[45]

References

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