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Greatest Hits (Eurythmics Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a greatest hits album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 18 March 1991 by RCA Records. It contains their successful singles spanning the years 1982 through 1990. The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom for a total of 10 weeks and in Australia for seven weeks. It remains the duo's best-selling album worldwide and has been certified six-times platinum in the United Kingdom and triple platinum in the United States. Phil Sutcliffe in ''Q Magazine'' noted that "this compilation portrays, for once, a band accorded precise justice by the singles charts". The original European version of the album contains 18 tracks, while the version released in the US contains only 14. The five songs omitted from the US edition are " Right by Your Side", " Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)", "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" and "The Miracle of Love", while "The King and Queen of America" is added. The track order also dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop duo consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. They were both previously in The Tourists, a band which broke up in 1980. The duo released their first studio album, '' In the Garden'', in 1981 to little success, but went on to achieve global acclaim when their second album ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'', was released in 1983. The title track became a worldwide hit, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #6 in Australia, before hitting #1 in Canada and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The duo went on to release a string of hit singles and albums, including "Love Is a Stranger", "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again", before they split up in 1990. Stewart became a sought-after record producer, while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992 with her debut album ''Diva''. After almost a decade apart, Eurythmics reunited to record their ninth album, ''Peace'', released in late 1999. They reunited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q Magazine
''Q'' was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1986 by broadcast journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, who were presenters of the BBC television music series ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''. ''Q'''s final issue was published in July 2020. ''Q'' was originally published by the EMAP media group and set itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to be called ''Cue'' (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in ''Q''s 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands. In January 2008, EMAP sold its consumer magazine titles, including ''Q'', to the Bauer Media Group. Bauer put the title up for sale in 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes The Rain Again
"Here Comes the Rain Again" is a 1983 song by British duo Eurythmics and the opening track from their third studio album ''Touch''. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released on 12 January 1984 as the album's third single in the UK and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Here Comes the Rain Again" hit number eight in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in their home country. Song information Stewart explained to Songfacts that creating a melancholy mood in his songs is something at which he excels. He said: "'Here Comes the Rain Again' is kind of a perfect one where it has a mixture of things, because I'm playing a b-minor, but then I change it to put a b-natural (''sic'' – the song is in A minor) in, and so it kind of feels like that minor is suspended, or major. So it's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch (Eurythmics Album)
''Touch'' is the third studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 14 November 1983 by RCA Records. It became the duo's first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart, and also peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It has since been certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The album spawned the singles " Who's That Girl?", " Right by Your Side" and "Here Comes the Rain Again", all of which reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. The album was listed 500th on ''Rolling Stone''s "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, and again on a revised list in 2012, at number 492. Background By the time ''Touch'' was released, Eurythmics had achieved international success with their single "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and the album of the same name. Preceded by the single " Who's That Girl?", ''Touch'' was recorded and mixed in about three weeks at Eurythmics' own London studio facility, The Church. An accompanying remi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics Song)
"Who's That Girl?" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics, released as the lead single from their third studio album, ''Touch'' (1983). It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. Reception '' Cash Box'' called it a "real standout cut," saying it "features the group’s trademark ethereal musical textures and Annie Lennox’s unique vocal stylings." The song became Eurythmics' third top-10 entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. In the United States, "Who's That Girl?" was released as the second single from the album (following the top-10 single "Here Comes the Rain Again"), and reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music video The music video for "Who's That Girl?" features Lennox in the role of a suspecting woman demanding to know with whom her lover has been seen associating. The video became a heavily played clip on MTV, and further showcased Lennox's gender-bending image. She appears as a nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (album)
''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' is the second studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 4 January 1983 by RCA Records. Background and release Release and popularity After a year and a half of initial commercial failure for Eurythmics, this album became a breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track became particularly popular and remains one of Eurythmics' most recognisable songs. Its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox's gender-bending imagery. In the wake of this success, the single "Love Is a Stranger", previously a flop, was re-released and became a hit as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video that featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman. The album was re-released in 2005 with the entire Eurythmics studio catalogue except the '' 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)'' album, to which Virgin Records holds the rights. The recordings were remastered and several bonu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Lennox
Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the New wave music, new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart (musician and producer), Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's business suit, the BBC states, "all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze". Subsequent hits with Eurythmics include "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again". Lennox embarked on a solo career in 1992 with her debut album, ''Diva (Annie Lennox album), Diva'', which produced several hit singles including "Why (Annie Lennox song), Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". The same year, she performed "Love Song for a Vampire" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King And Queen Of America
"The King and Queen of America" is a song recorded by pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart with Jimmy Iovine. The track appears on their album '' We Too Are One'' and was released as the album's third UK single in January 1990. The song's music video showed Lennox and Stewart in a variety of costumes and settings which parodied various aspects of American pop culture, including a game show host and hostess, singing cowboy and cowgirl à la Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Although not released as a single in the United States, "The King and Queen of America" received a fair amount of airplay on MTV. Background Speaking to the ''Chicago Tribune'' in 1989, Lennox spoke about the song and its message: Track listings CD single # "The King And Queen of America" (Album Version) - 4:31 # "There Must Be An Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (Live) - 6:30* # "I Love You Like A Ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Of Love
"The Miracle of Love" is an electropop ballad recorded by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the third single from the duo's sixth album ''Revenge'' in the UK. It was not released as a single in the United States. The music video was directed by band member David A. Stewart. The grainy video shows Lennox and Stewart separately in darkened room surrounded only by candles followed by a shot of Lennox against a tree while historical footage of military violence is shown. The video ends with an extreme close-up of Lennox as she wanders around a park before acknowledging the camera by winking, smiling and laughing. The cover art for the single is a screenshot from this scene. The music features a soaring guitar solo by Stewart, reprising the melody of the opening bars. The song became a modest hit on the UK Singles Chart but reached the top 20 in Australia, Brazil and parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, and appears on the duo's sixth studio album, ''Savage'' (1987). It was released as the fourth and final single from the album in the United Kingdom and as the second in the United States. In the first, it was the only single from the album to reach the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 16 (the duo's 12th overall). Composition The track is driven by a drum machine and is a mostly synth-based ballad. Lyrically, Lennox sings of mustering the power to leave a destructive relationship with a lover who does not return the affection she deserves ("''...a woman's just too tired to think / about the dirty old dishes in the kitchen sink''"). Critical reception Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' wrote, "Another spellbinding song from the beautiful ''Savage'' LP. Both rocking and contemplative and carrying an inescapeable groo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" is a song written and recorded by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as the fourth and final single from their 1985 album ''Be Yourself Tonight''. The song was produced by Dave Stewart, and the song's brass arrangement was devised by Michael Kamen. The single became Eurythmics' tenth Top 20 hit in the UK where it peaked at number 12, but was less successful in the United States, stalling at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. As songwriters, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart received the 1986 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Composition The song is a blend of R&B and electronica in the key of Db Major, with a tempo of 93 beats per minute. The intro and chorus repeats the chords Db Major, Cb Major, Gb Major and Fb Major over a bass pedal point of Db, while the bridge remains on Eb minor throughout. Reception ''Cash Box'' said it "carries on the soul groove of earlier outings." Track listings 7" *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (song)
"Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album '' 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)'', which served as the soundtrack to the film ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', an adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell. The song was produced by Dave Stewart. Background and performance "Sexcrime" is a song which features heavy sampling of Lennox's voice, utilizing snippets of her vocal performance to produce a stuttering effect. Also prominently featured is the voice of Stewart, with the aid of a vocoder, uttering the phrase "nineteen eighty four". It was the first of two singles released from the soundtrack album. The term " sexcrime" is one of several Newspeak words found within the novel. The song was originally intended to appear in the film ''1984'', but was dropped prior to the film's release. However, it was used as background music for the film's trailer, and the song' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
