Sisters of Avalon (song)

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"Sisters of Avalon"

Single by Cyndi Lauper

from the album Sisters of Avalon

B-side

"Unhook the Stars"

Released

January 29, 1997^[1]

Recorded

1996

Genre

Alternative rock^[2]

Length

4:20

Label

Epic Records

Songwriter(s)

Cyndi Lauper
Jan Pulsford

Producer(s)

Cyndi Lauper singles chronology

"You Don't Know"
(1996)

"Sisters of Avalon"
(1997)

"Ballad of Cleo and Joe"
(1997)

Music video

"Sisters of Avalon" on YouTube

"Sisters of Avalon" is a single from the 1997 album of the same name, by American singer Cyndi Lauper. This single was only released in Japan. A sampler was released as a promo only CD in the United States.

Song information

The song is about sisterhood and it shows the power of women Lauper wanted to show through the song and the album as a whole. As a result of the song, Lauper wanted to work with female writers and producers during a lot of the making of the album.

A video was shot for the song when it was released. Of the video, Lauper said:

"This one has a little bit of a story in it too because it's kind of the rites of passage of women. It has women symbols. I wanted to show the force of nature and the energy of the song. It's really wonderful. It's like you're making paintings and when you're the artist, as opposed to when I direct someone else, it's like performance art. I can't think of any other job I could have where I can enjoy the process of making these little films."^{[citation needed]} Among Cyndi Lauper's band who appeared in the video is Cherish Alexander that played lead guitar.

Track listing

Japan CD Single^[3]

"Sisters of Avalon" (single edit) - 3:46
"Sisters of Avalon" (album version) - 4:21
"Unhook the Stars" (album version) - 3:58

Official versions

Album version
Single edit – 3:46
Extended version

References

^ "Cyndi Lauper – Sisters of Avalon (1997, CD)". Discogs.
^ Molanphy, Chris (November 20, 2021). "Be the One to Walk in the Sun Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "Cyndi Lauper – Sisters of Avalon (1997, CD)". Discogs.

v t e Cyndi Lauper singles
She's So Unusual	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" "Time After Time" "She Bop" "All Through the Night" "Money Changes Everything" "When You Were Mine"
True Colors	"True Colors" "Change of Heart" "What's Going On" "Boy Blue" "Maybe He'll Know"
A Night to Remember	"I Drove All Night" "My First Night Without You" "Heading West" "A Night to Remember"
Hat Full of Stars	"Who Let In the Rain" "That's What I Think" "Sally's Pigeons"
Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some	"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" "I'm Gonna Be Strong" "Come on Home"
Sisters of Avalon	"You Don't Know" "Sisters of Avalon" "Ballad of Cleo and Joe"
Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life	"Early Christmas Morning"
Shine	"Shine"
At Last	"At Last" "Walk On By"
The Body Acoustic	"Time After Time"
Bring Ya to the Brink	"Set Your Heart" "Same Ol' Story" "Into the Nightlife"
Memphis Blues	"Just Your Fool"
Detour	"Hard Candy Christmas" "Funnel of Love"
Other singles	"You Make Loving Fun" "We Are the World" "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" "Another Brick in the Wall" "The World Is Stone" "Disco Inferno" "A Christmas Duel" "Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart"

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