Tony Award winner Cyndi Lauper goes country on her upcoming album 'Detour', dropping May 6th. and available for pre-order on iTunes HERE. Check out a first listen of "Funnel of Love," the debut single off the crossover LP HERE.
"A lot of songs on this record are from that period of country-western music right before rock & roll came along," Lauper
tells PEOPLE "I studied a lot of singers, and Wanda Jackson, who originally sang this, was one of the original rock & rollers. I wanted this song to have that live sound, and it does."
The project marks the 11th full-length album for the 62 year old music icon who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last year. The album features country legends
Emmylou Harris,
Willie Nelson,
Vince Gill, Jewel and
Alison Krauss covering classics from the genre.
Below, check out the full track listing for 'Detour' below:
"Funnel Of Love"
"Detour" - Featuring
Emmylou Harris
"Misty Blue"
"Walkin' After Midnight"
"Heartaches By The Number"
"The End Of The World"
"Night Life" - Featuring
Willie Nelson
"Begging To You"
"You're
The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" - Featuring
Vince Gill
"I Fall To Pieces"
"I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" - Featuring Jewel
"Hard Candy Christmas" - Featuring
Alison Krauss
Lauper earned a Tony Award in 2012 for scoring the hit Broadway musical KINKY BOOTS. The singer exploded on the scene in the '80s as a trend-setting pop star with hit songs like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "She Bop" and "Time After Time." She's gone on to sell more than 50 million albums in a career that spans four decades and multiple genres.
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