Revenge (Eurythmics album)

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Revenge
File:Eurythmics - Revenge.jpg
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 30 June 1986
Recorded July 1985 - May 1986
Genre New wave, pop rock
Length 44:22
Label RCA Records
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight
(1985)Be Yourself Tonight1985		 Revenge
(1986)		 Savage
(1987)Savage1987
Singles from Revenge
  1. "When Tomorrow Comes"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "Thorn in My Side"
    Released: August 1986
  3. "The Miracle of Love"
    Released: November 1986
  4. "Missionary Man"
    Released: February 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Los Angeles Times (Positive)[2]
Robert Christgau B+[3]
Rolling Stone (Not favourable)[4]

Revenge is the fifth studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1986.

Following on from their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight, Revenge continued further in this direction as the duo embraced a more commercial "rock band" style. The album included several hit singles and was a commercial success. Its release was followed by an extensive world tour. A 1987 concert from the Australian leg of this tour was also released on home video (see Eurythmics Live).

On 14 November 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues." Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a cover of the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden; a brief citation of this track can also be heard at the end of "A Little of You".

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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. Title Length
1. "Missionary Man"   4:28
2. "Thorn in My Side"   4:15
3. "When Tomorrow Comes"   4:28
4. "The Last Time"   4:10
5. "The Miracle of Love"   5:04
6. "Let's Go!"   4:08
7. "Take Your Pain Away"   4:30
8. "A Little of You"   3:53
9. "In This Town"   3:44
10. "I Remember You"   5:00
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "When Tomorrow Comes" (Extended Version) 6:36
12. "Thorn in My Side" (Extended Version) 6:54
13. "Missionary Man" (Extended Version) 6:50
14. "When Tomorrow Comes" (Live Acoustic Version) 3:19
15. "Revenge 2"   5:40
16. "My Guy"   1:56

Personnel

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producer: Dave Stewart
  • Engineer: Jon Bavin
  • Assistant engineer: Serge Pauchard
  • Mixing: Jon Bavin, Manu Guiot
  • Orchestration: Michael Kamen

Charts

All-time charts

Chart (1967–present) Position
Norwegian Albums Chart[25] 93

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[26] 2× Platinum 200,000
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 250,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] Gold 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] 2× Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 500,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1986 "Missionary Man" Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal[31]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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Preceded by Norwegian VG-lista number-one album
29 – 34 / 1986		 Succeeded by
Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie
Swedish Chart number-one album
9 July – 8 October 1986		 Succeeded by
Den döende dandyn by Magnus Uggla
Preceded by New Zealand Chart number-one album
18 January – 22 March 1987		 Succeeded by
The Joshua Tree by U2
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