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  • Artist: Eurythmics
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1986 07
  • Total Time: 44:22
  • Genre: Rock

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On their fifth album, Eurythmics moved away from the austere synth-pop of their previous work and toward more of a neo-'60s pop/rock stance. "Missionary Man" (which went Top 40 as a single in the U.S. and charted in the U.K.) featured a prominent harmonica solo, while "Thorn in My Side" had a chiming guitar riff reminiscent of the Searchers and a fat sax solo. Of course, the primary element in the group's sound remained Annie Lennox's distinctive alto voice, which was still impressive even if the material was slightly less so. Revenge was a successful album, reaching the Top Ten in the U.K. and going gold in the U.S.... ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

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Revenge
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 12 July 1986
Genre New Wave, pop rock
Length 44:22
Label RCA
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight
(1985)		 Revenge
(1986)		 Savage
(1987)
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 sixth 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.

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.

Contents

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"   4:40
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

  • Jon Bavin - Additional keyboards on track 5
  • Clem Burke - drums
  • Phil Chen - bass guitar on tracks 4 & 10
  • Gully - synthesizer noise on track 5
  • Joniece Jamison - vocals, background vocals
  • Michael Kamen - strings, conductor, orchestration
  • John McKenzie - bass guitar on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8
  • Patrick Seymour - keyboard
  • Jannick Top - bass guitar on track 1 & 6
  • Bernita Turner - vocals, background vocals
  • Jimmy "Z" Zavala - harmonica, saxophone

Production

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

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[5] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 6
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 3
French SNEP Albums Chart[9] 12
German Media Control Albums Chart[10] 5
Italian Albums Chart[11] 10
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[13] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[14] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 7
UK Albums Chart[16] 3
U.S. Billboard 200 [17] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[18] 25
Canadian Albums Chart[19] 14
French Albums Chart[20] 25
Italian Albums Chart[11] 35
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 11
UK Albums Chart[22] 10
Chart (1987) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 7
UK Albums Chart[22] 84

Decade-end charts

Chart (1980–89) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 13

All-time charts

Chart (1967–present) Position
Norwegian Albums Chart[23] 93

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[24] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] 2× Platinum 800,000[22]
United States (RIAA)[27] 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[28]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Hilburn, Robert (1986-08-17). "For $25, Get 'Revenge,' And Then Some". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-17/entertainment/ca-16303_1_12-inch-version. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Coleman, Mark (1986-09-11), Revenge by Eurythmics, archived from the original on 2012-01-11, http://web.archive.org/web/20081211180106/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eurythmics/albums/album/98936/review/5940623/revenge, retrieved 2008-12-11 
  5. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  6. ^ "austriancharts.at Eurythmics - Revenge" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  7. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  8. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics - Revenge" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  9. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. http://infodisc.fr/Album_E.php. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  10. ^ "Album Search: Eurythmics - Revenge" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Eurythmics&title=Revenge&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  11. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1986" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1986.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  12. ^ "charts.org.nz Eurythmics - Revenge" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  13. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics - Revenge" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  14. ^ "swedishcharts.com Eurythmics - Revenge" (in Swedish) (ASP). http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  15. ^ "Eurythmics - Revenge - hitparade.ch" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. Swiss Music Charts. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  16. ^ "Chart Stats - Eurythmics - Revenge" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=43157. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  17. ^ "allmusic ((( Revenge > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r6899/charts-awards. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  18. ^ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1986". Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/1986_album.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  19. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1986". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8824&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  20. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1986 par InfoDisc" (in French) (PHP). infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1986.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  21. ^ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1986. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  22. ^ a b c "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21.html. Retrieved 2012-01-10. 
  23. ^ "norwegiancharts.com BEST OF ALL TIME - ALBUMS" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/bestall_a.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Revenge". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Revenge&sa=Eurythmics&smt=0. 
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eurythmics; 'Revenge')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Revenge&strInterpret=Eurythmics&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  26. ^ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Revenge". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Revenge in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Eurythmics – Revenge". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Revenge%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  28. ^ "Past Winners Search". grammy.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Eurythmics. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
Preceded by
So by Peter Gabriel		 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
Every Breath You Take: The Singles by The Police		 New Zealand Chart number-one album
18 January – 22 March 1987		 Succeeded by
The Joshua Tree by U2
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