Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980,consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists,a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album,In the Garden,in 1981 to little success,but achieved global acclaim with their second album,Sweet Dreams (1983). The title track became a worldwide hit,reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart,and number one in Canada and the US Billboard Hot 100. Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and albums,including "Love Is a Stranger","There Must Be an Angel " and "Here Comes the Rain Again",before splitting in 1990.
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 4 January 1983 by RCA Records. Along with the title track,which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year,the album also features the singles "This Is the House","The Walk",and "Love Is a Stranger".
Ann Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter,political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists,she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for "Sweet Dreams " with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's lounge suit,the BBC wrote,"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 ","Love Is a Stranger" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb,formerly of American group the Four Preps,which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. In 1981,the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell. The song has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.
"Why" is the debut solo single of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox,released on 16 March 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album,Diva (1992),and reached number five in the United Kingdom. In the United States,"Why" peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a big hit internationally,reaching number one in Italy and peaking within the top 10 in Belgium,Canada,Ireland and five other countries. Its music video was directed by Sophie Muller. Stereogum ranked "Why" number one on their list of "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs" in 2015.
"This Is the House" is a 1982 song by the British new wave duo Eurythmics. It was their third single,and was included on the band's second album Sweet Dreams.
"Love Is a Stranger" is a song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It is the opening track off their second album,Sweet Dreams. Originally released in late 1982,the single peaked outside the top 50 in the UK,but it was re-released in 1983,reaching the top 20 in several countries,including number six in the UK. The single was re-released again in 1991,to promote Eurythmics' Greatest Hits album.
American rock band Marilyn Manson has released eleven studio albums,one live album,one compilation album,two extended plays,36 singles,nine promotional singles,six video albums,and 47 music videos.
"Who's That Girl?" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart.
"Right by Your Side" is a 1983 song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,and produced by Stewart.
"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 13 January 1984 as the album's third single in the UK and in the United States as the first single.
"Sexcrime" is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album 1984,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.
"Would I Lie to You?" is a song written and performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. Released on 9 April 1985 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album,Be Yourself Tonight (1985),the song was the first by the duo to feature their change in musical direction from a predominantly synthpop style to rock and rhythm and blues. The song,and its accompanying album,featured a full backing band and relied less on electronic programming.
"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" is a song by the British musical duo Eurythmics,released as the second single from their fifth studio album,Be Yourself Tonight (1985). It features a harmonica solo by American musician Stevie Wonder. The song became a worldwide success;most notably in Ireland,Norway and the United Kingdom,where it remains the duo's only chart-topper.
"Thorn in My Side" is a song by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as the second single from the duo's fifth studio album,Revenge (1986). Written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,the song is a cast-off to an unfaithful lover. "Thorn in My Side" was produced by Stewart.
"I Need a Man" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. Taken from their sixth album,Savage (1987),the song was released in May 1988 by RCA Records as the third single in the UK and the first single in the United States.
"Don't Ask Me Why" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics,released as the second single from their seventh album,We Too Are One (1989). The song was written by bandmembers Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart with Jimmy Iovine. In the US,it was released as the first single from the album. It is a lush pop song with melancholy and bitter lyrics which describe the ending of a love relationship. In it Lennox tells the subject "don't ask me why / I don't love you any more / I don't think I ever did".
"17 Again" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics from their eighth studio album,Peace (1999). It was released as the album's second single on 10 January 2000. The lyrics to "17 Again" find the duo reminiscing about their long-standing career in pop music. The closing of "17 Again" contains an interpolation of Eurythmics' 1983 single "Sweet Dreams ".
"I've Got a Life" is a song released by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as a single in 2005,in order to promote their second greatest hits compilation,Ultimate Collection. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. It was the duo's final single to date,becoming their fourteenth UK Top 20 hit,and also topped the US Dance Chart.
"Little Bird" is a song composed and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. Taken from her debut solo album,Diva (1992),it was produced by Stephen Lipson and released in February 1993 by RCA and BMG as a double A-side with "Love Song for a Vampire" in Ireland,the United Kingdom,and various other European countries. In other territories,"Little Bird" was released alone.
