Eurythmics - 1985 - Be Yourself Tonight (2018 HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Eurythmics
Title: Be Yourself Tonight (2018 HDtracks)
Format: WEB, 9 files FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 24bit 96kHz, HDtracks
Producer: David A. Stewart
Release Date: April 29, 1985 (2018 HDtracks)
Recorded: November 1984—January 1985 in Paris, Detroit and Los Angeles
Label: Sony Music Canada
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Dance Rock, Electronic, Synthpop, New Wave
Duration: 43:04
Eurythmics:
Wikipedia:
Eurythmics were a British music duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. Stewart and Lennox were both previously in the band The Tourists (originally known as The Catch), who split up in 1980; Eurythmics were formed that year in Wagga Wagga. The duo released their first album, In the Garden, in 1981 to little fanfare, but went on to achieve global success with their second album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), released in 1983. The title track was a worldwide hit, topping the charts in various countries including the US. The duo went on to release a string of hit singles and albums before they split up in 1990. By this time Stewart was 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 again in 2005 to release the single "I've Got a Life", as part of a new Eurythmics compilation album, Ultimate Collection.
The duo have won an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1984, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1987, the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999, and in 2005 were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Eurythmics have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide. In 2017, the group was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Be Yourself Tonight:
Wikipedia:
Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985.
Largely recorded in Paris, with additional recording in Detroit and Los Angeles, this album saw Eurythmics move away from their previous more experimental, synthesizer-based songs, to a more commercial pop/rock sound. Combining elements of Motown and rock music, the album incorporates a more traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, winning David A. Stewart awards for his production work on the album. The release of the album also coincided with a new look for singer Annie Lennox, who ditched the androgynous look of the previous albums and became, in biographer Lucy O'Brien's words, "a bleach-blonde rock 'n' roller." Be Yourself Tonight includes guest appearances by notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Elvis Costello.
AllMusic Review by Jose F. Promis:
On Be Yourself Tonight, Eurythmics' most commercially successful and hit-laden album, the duo meticulously blended the new wave electronic elements that dominated their previous sets with the harder straight-edged rock and soul that would dominate later sets to come up with a near-perfect pop album. This disc scored no less than four hit singles and kept them a mainstay on MTV's play lists during the channel's heyday. Fusing pop, soul, rock, electronic beats, and even gospel, this is arguably the duo's finest moment. The first hit, "Would I Lie to You," is a straight-forward rocker, complete with great guitar licks, a soulful horn section, and Annie Lennox sounding as vicious and vivacious as ever. The second single, which was a huge chart topper in Europe, "There Must Be an Angel," is nothing short of shimmering beauty, with Lennox providing truly angelic vocals and Stevie Wonder lending an enchanting harmonica solo. Aretha Franklin lends her powerhouse pipes for the duet "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves," which has gone on to become an immortal feminist anthem. From the soulful electronic beats (a rarity) in "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" to the beauty of the Elvis Costello duet "Adrian" to the pain and longing of the sorrowful rocker "Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)," this album runs a wide array of musical styles, each song standing tall on its own two feet. This disc is, without a doubt, one of the best rock/pop albums from the 1980s and one of the grandest, most creative albums delivered by the ever-appealing and innovative duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. A true classic.
Tracklist:
01. Would I Lie To You (4:28)
02. There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (5:25)
03. I Love You Like A Ball And Chain (4:05)
04. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (5:23)
05. Conditioned Soul (4:29)
06. Adrian (4:35)
07. It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (3:49)
08. Here Comes That Sinking Feeling (5:41)
09. Better To Have Lost In Love (Than Never To Have Loved At All) (5:08)
Personnel:
Eurythmics:
Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"), sequencer on "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
David A. Stewart – guitar (all tracks except "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", including electric guitar, slide guitar on "Conditioned Soul" and six-string guitar on "Adrian"), keyboards (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?", "Adrian" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"), sequencer on "Would I Lie to You?", programming on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Additional Personnel:
Dean Garcia – bass guitar (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?", "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"), wood stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Olle Romo – drums (all tracks except "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"), wood stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Nathan East – bass guitar on "Would I Lie to You?" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Stan Lynch – drums on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Mike Campbell – lead guitar on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and "Adrian"
Benmont Tench – Hammond organ on "Would I Lie to You?" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Stevie Wonder – harmonica on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
Dave Plews – trumpet on "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
Martin Dobson – saxophone on "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
Sadie (and other uncredited performers) – gravel stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Adam Williams – programming on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Michael Kamen – strings on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and "Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)", celeste on "Adrian", keyboards and string parts on "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling"
Aretha Franklin – guest vocals on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Richard Cross – backing vocals on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"[6]
The Charles Williams Singers – backing vocals on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain", gospel choir on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Elvis Costello – harmony vocals on "Adrian"
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