Eurythmics were a British new wave 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.
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".
Terence Edward Hall was a British musician who came to prominence as the lead singer of the 2-tone band the Specials,and later recorded with groups such as Fun Boy Three,the Colourfield,Terry,Blair &Anouchka,and Vegas.
David Allan Stewart is an English musician,songwriter and record producer,best known for Eurythmics,his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart,he won Best British Producer at the 1986,1987 and 1990 Brit Awards. Stewart was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 and the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Outside of Eurythmics,Stewart has written and produced songs for artists such as Ringo Starr,Stevie Nicks,Mick Jagger and Tom Petty.
Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 29 April 1985 by RCA Records. It spawned four singles –"Would I Lie to You?","There Must Be an Angel ","Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and "It's Alright ". The album has been described as their most commercially successful album,and has been pitched as "one of the greatest pop and rock albums of the 1980s". A notable departure from both the musical composition and image of their previous albums,Be Yourself Tonight was widely regarded as an example of their finest work due to their continued "innovation" of their music.
Savage is the seventh studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 9 November 1987 by RCA Records. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 300,000 copies.
We Too Are One is the eighth studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 11 September 1989 by RCA Records. It would be the duo's last studio release until 1999's Peace.
Peace is the eighth and final studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 19 October 1999 by RCA Records. It was the band's first album of new material in 10 years,following 1989's We Too Are One.
Primitive Cool is the second solo album by English singer Mick Jagger,released in 1987. As the follow-up to Jagger's 1985 album She's the Boss,Primitive Cool was another attempt by Jagger to become a solo star.
Tara Blaise is an Irish female pop,folk,and rock singer. The eldest of six children,Blaise was born in London,but at the age of three moved with her family to Ireland and grew up in Aughrim County Wicklow.
The Colourfield were an English band formed in 1984 in Manchester,England when former Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman Terry Hall joined up with Karl Shale and ex-Swinging Cats member Toby Lyons. Despite the fact that all three members were from Coventry,the band was based in Manchester.
"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.
"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.
Feargal Sharkey is the debut solo album by former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey,released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and contains Sharkey's best known single,"A Good Heart",his only No. 1. "You Little Thief" also became a top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart,reaching No. 5,and "Someone to Somebody" reached No. 64.
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Daryl Hall,released in 1986. The album features his only top-ten solo single,"Dreamtime",which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single,"Foolish Pride",peaked at number 33.
Olle Romö is a Swedish music producer,songwriter,and drummer.
Vegas was a musical outfit,active in the early 1990s. The band was formed by the former Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall and Eurythmics member David A. Stewart,with Swedish music producer Olle Romöand Emmanuel Guiot making up the group. They released their self-titled album for RCA Records in 1992 as well as a trio of singles,including a cover of Charles Aznavour's number one hit "She".
Honest is a 1991 album by Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys. It was Stewart's second and final album with the Pretenders' Martin Chambers after Annie Lennox left the Eurythmics to start a family.
Lily Was Here is the soundtrack album to the 1989 Dutch drama film of the same name,directed by Ben Verbong. The soundtrack was produced and largely written by David A. Stewart,one half of the British pop duo Eurythmics.
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