Carole King,Whitney Houston,Sheryl Crow,Paula Abdul,Mariah Carey and Alanis Morrissette all have had Grammy-winning debut albums. Guess what? New York native Cyndi Lauper has had one also,this one. In fact,she qualifies for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of fame this year since this album was released in late 1983. With Lauper's two-hue haircolor(yellow and strawberry red),you can plainly see why SHE'S SO UNUSUAL. Top 20 hits from this album include GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN,TIME AFTER TIME,ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT,SHE BOP and MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING. There's also a cover of Prince's self-penned WHEN YOU WERE MINE. Lauper's second release in 1986,TRUE COLORS,was a commercial success,but no Grammy winner. Secondarily,Lauper became an actress,starring in the 1988 Columbia flick VIBES and co-starring with Michael J. Fox in 1993's LIFE WITH MIKEY. Satirist-parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic recycled GJWHF for GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE LUNCH,released in 1985 on his DARE TO BE STUPID album. Surprisingly,Lauper re-recorded TAT in 2005. ATTN is a popular favorite amongst adult contemporary radio stations. SB and MCE really rock! The other songs are great,including the two-minute(estimate) title track which was written back in 1930,according to the copyright information. Lauper even was a teen idol back in 1984 and '85,when she was then in her early thirties. This was indeed one of the top-selling albums of 1984. Other top-selling albums of '84 include Van Halen's 1984,Huey Lewis & The News' SPORTS,Prince's PURPLE RAIN soundtrack album and Tina Turner's PRIVATE DANCER.