What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Written by Billy Steinberg, also So Emotional (Whitney Houston), Falling Into You (Céline Dion) and Alone (Heart)
Released on Portrait, also Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time and Dog & Butterfly (Heart)
Engineered by Bryan McGee, also Don’t Stop the Dance (Bryan Ferry), Slave to Love (Bryan Ferry) and Windswept (Bryan Ferry)
Mixed by Bryan McGee, also Dancin’ in the Ruins (Blue Öyster Cult), Beat ’Em Up (Blue Öyster Cult) and Perfect Water (Blue Öyster Cult)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Billy Steinberg wrote 104 songs on fono
Tom Kelly wrote 55 songs on fono
Billy Steinberg’s most frequent co-writer is Tom Kelly (44 songs together)
Bryan McGee’s most frequent co-engineer is Kevin Killen (9 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
- Performed by
- Cyndi Lauper
- Engineered by
- Bryan McGee
- Mixed by
- Bryan McGee
- Part of
- True Colors
- Released on
- Portrait
- Written by
- Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
- Performed by
- Cyndi Lauper
- Engineered by
- Bryan McGee
- Mixed by
- Bryan McGee
- Part of
- True Colors
- Released on
- Portrait
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Billy Steinberg
Same engineer: Bryan McGee
Same mixer: Bryan McGee
Same label: Portrait
Same release: True Colors
Same writer: Billy Steinberg
Same engineer: Bryan McGee
Same mixer: Bryan McGee
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz True Colors was performed by Cyndi Lauper
True Colors was performed by Cyndi Lauper
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz True Colors was written by Billy Steinberg
True Colors was written by Billy Steinberg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz True Colors was written by Tom Kelly
4MusicBrainz True Colors is part of the release True Colors
True Colors is part of the release True Colors
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Portrait is the label of the song True Colors
Portrait is the label of the song True Colors
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz True Colors was engineered by Bryan McGee
True Colors was engineered by Bryan McGee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz True Colors was mixed by Bryan McGee
8MusicBrainz True Colors was released on 1986-09-05