Competing nicely with the earlier Time After Time: The Best of Cyndi Lauper, Columbia/Legacy's
The Essential Cyndi Lauper features most of the '80s icon's big hits as well as lesser-known album tracks. Considering the inconsistent nature of
Lauper's albums, it is nice to find tracks like "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "True Colors" packaged alongside "Sisters of Avalon" and "Who Let in the Rain." Most
Lauper fans will already own these songs, but for casual fans,
The Essential Cyndi Lauper will do the trick. ~ Matt Collar