Revenge (Eurythmics album)

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Revenge
Eurythmics - Revenge.png
Studio album by
Eurythmics
Released29 June 1986 (1986-06-29)
RecordedJuly 1985 – May 1986
Studio
  • Conny's Studio (Cologne, West Germany)
  • Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris, France)
Genre
Length43:57
Label RCA
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight
(1985)		Revenge
(1986)		 Savage
(1987)
Singles from Revenge
  1. "When Tomorrow Comes"
    Released: 2 June 1986 (UK)
  2. "Missionary Man"
    Released: July 1986 (US)
  3. "Thorn in My Side"
    Released: August 1986
  4. "The Miracle of Love"
    Released: 17 November 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B+ [4]
Los Angeles Times Positive [5]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Unfavourable [7]
Smash Hits 8/10 [8]

Revenge is the sixth studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 29 June 1986 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom and on 14 July in the United States. [9] [10] Following on from their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight , Revenge continued further in this direction as the duo embraced a more "rock band" style. The album spawned four singles and was a commercial success. The fourth and final single, "Missionary Man", won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. [11] Its release was supported by an extensive world tour. A 1987 concert from the Australian leg of the tour was also released on home video as Eurythmics Live .

Contents

On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG released remastered versions of each of Eurythmics' eight studio albums, containing bonus tracks and remixes. The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a radically different remake of "Revenge", the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden . A line from the song ("She said revenge can be so sweet") is also heard at the end of "A Little of You".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour, and "My Guy" by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White

No.TitleLength
1."Missionary Man"4:28
2."Thorn in My Side"4:14
3."When Tomorrow Comes"4:29
4."The Last Time"4:12
5."The Miracle of Love"5:07
6."Let's Go!"4:11
7."Take Your Pain Away"4:35
8."A Little of You"3:55
9."In This Town"3:44
10."I Remember You"5:02
Total length:43:57
2005 remastered CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."When Tomorrow Comes" (extended version)6:37
12."Thorn in My Side" (extended version)6:55
13."Missionary Man" (extended version)6:51
14."When Tomorrow Comes" (live acoustic version)3:21
15."Revenge 2"5:41
16."My Guy"1:59
Total length:75:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revenge. [12]

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Revenge
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [46] 4× Platinum400,000 [47]
Austria (IFPI Austria) [48] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [49] 2× Platinum200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [50] Platinum48,885 [50]
Germany (BVMI) [51] Gold250,000^
Italy (FIMI) [52] Gold100,000 [52]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] 5× Platinum75,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [54] Platinum100,000 [54]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [55] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [56] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] 2× Platinum600,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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