A Night to Remember

The record was first planned as Kindred Spirit for October 1988 and was to include Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China). When that song and the film Vibes were unsuccessful, the album was reworked. Eight of its ten original songs survived, and A Night to Remember, Dancing with a Stranger and I Don't Want to Be Your Friend were added after the date moved to 1989.

I Drove All Night, released in April 1989, reached number six in the United States and was her last American top-10 single. My First Night Without You stalled at 62. The album was her highest-charting in Britain, where it reached number nine. Reviews were mixed to poor, though Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times singled out her voice. Lauper joked that it should be called A Night to Forget. The Guardian reported that her record company gave it minimal promotion.