| "Sweet Surprise" | ||||
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| Single by Annie Lennox | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 4:34 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennox*, Carter*, Tutti*, Stewart* | |||
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Sweet Surprise is a song by Annie Lennox, Chris & Cosey and Dave Stewart, released in 1985 as a 7-inch through Rough Trade UK Records.
Recorded on 8-track and 24-track at Eurythmics Studio, DEC Camden Town, London, The Church, Hornsey, London and S47, Norfolk.
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