I'm Gonna Be Strong - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I'm Gonna Be Strong

Cyndi-Lauper - Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some

"I'm Gonna Be Strong" Is A Song Written By The Songwriting Duo Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil Released By Cyndi Lauper For Her First Greatest Hits Album "Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some" In January 30 1994. First Recorded By Frankie Laine In 1963 And Becoming A Major Hit In 1964 When Gene Pitney Released His Version "I'm Gonna Be Strong" Was Also A Single Released By The 1980 Band Blue Angel Featured In Their Only Album Also Called Blue Angel With Lead Vocals Provided By Member Cyndi Lauper. Because "I'm Gonna Be Strong" Was The Most Successful Single Of Lauper's Early Band She Went On To Re-Record The Track For Her First Greatest Hits Album Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some And It Was Released As A Single In The United Kingdom In January 1995. The Song Shows Off Lauper's Singing Ability Containing A Challenging Arrangement And Notes. It Peaked In The Top 40 On The UK Chart. The Single Was Not Commercially Released In The US Where It Was Only Released As A Promo. David Bauder From Associated Press Felt The Song Is "among Her Strongest Vocal Performances". A Reviewer From Cox News Service Stated That Lauper "still Owns One Of The Most Wide-Ranging And Dynamic Voices In Pop Music." Ian Tasker From The Guardian Wrote That The Singer's Voice Is "arguably Best Displayed" On The Single Describing It As "a Highly Emotional Song Of A Relationship Breaking Down It's Unusual In As Much As It Doesn't Really Have A Chorus – It Just Builds And Builds Adding Layer Upon Layer Of Pain And Hurt As Lauper's Majestic Voice Grows Stronger And More Insistent Higher And Higher Until It Reaches A Heartbreaking Climax." In His Weekly UK Chart Commentary James Masterton Said "This New Single Turns Down The Tempo And Lets Cyndi's Voice Come To The Fore With Another Of The Overwrought Ballads She Is So Fond Of." A Reviewer From Music Week Viewed It As "a Dramatic Ballad That Bears Lauper's Trademark Roar But Doesn't Perhaps Have The Hit Quality Of Her More Successful Work." Gerald Martinez From New Straits Times Called It A "broadway Style Ballad" Stating That "she's Got A Unique Voice — Too High Pitched — With A Vast Range Of Dynamics From A Whisper To Operatic Crescendos. Just Listen To Her Final Note".