Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	January 21, 1983
Recorded	1982-1983
Genre	New wave, synth pop, pop
Length	41:59
Label	RCA Records
Producer	David A. Stewart, Robert Crash, Adam Williams
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B) link
Eurythmics chronology
In the Garden (1981) Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983) Touch (1983)

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second album by British music duo Eurythmics, released on January 21, 1983.

After almost two years of initial commercial failure for Eurythmics, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track became particularly popular and it remains one of Eurythmics' most recognisable songs, and its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox's gender-bending imagery. In the wake of this success, the single "Love is a Stranger", previously a flop, was rereleased and became a hit as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video, which featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman.

Dave Stewart, together with Robert Crash and ex-The Selector bassist Adam Williams, produced the album in Eurythmics' own relatively primitive 8-track studio, winning awards for the quality of the end-result which belied its low-budget origins. Sweet Dreams saw the duo move away from the psychedelic, guitar-tinged band-orientated sound of their 1981 debut album In the Garden, instead focusing on raw analogue synthesizers (including the Oberheim OB1 and EDP Wasp) and drum machines (particularly the Movement Systems Drum Computer, which featured a graphic visual display of the drum patterns). Whilst the "synth pop" genre had grown in popularity in the preceding years, it was often associated with all male groups and somewhat clinical, emotionless music. Eurythmics (particularly with Lennox's vocal stylings) brought a soul music twist to the electronic sound, which proved popular with broader audiences.

Track listing

All tracks written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Love Is a Stranger" – 3:43
2. "I've Got an Angel" – 2:45
3. "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) performed by Eurythmics & Green Gartside (of Scritti Politti) – 3:33
4. "I Could Give You (A Mirror)" – 3:51
5. "The Walk" – 4:40
6. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" – 3:36
7. "Jennifer" – 5:06
8. "This Is the House" – 4:56
9. "Somebody Told Me" – 3:29
10. "This City Never Sleeps" – 6:20 (also 6:41*)

Bonus tracks (2005 reissue)

1. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" – 2:28 (Taken from "This Is the House" 7-inch single)
2. "Monkey Monkey" – 4:14 (Taken from "Love Is a Stranger" 7-inch single)
3. "Baby's Gone Blue" – 5:15 Taken from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" 12-inch single)
4. "Sweet Dreams (Hot Remix)" – 5:17 (Taken from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 1991" 12-inch single)
5. "Love Is a Stranger (Coldcut Remix)" – 7:18 (Taken from "Love Is a Stranger 1991" 12-inch single)
6. "Satellite of Love" (Lou Reed) – 4:37 (originally released on a free cassette with "Right by Your Side" singles, 1983)

• *Early Australian, German and US CD releases (printed in Japan) and the 2005 reissue version of this album have a slightly longer version of "This City Never Sleeps." The length of 6:41 is due to some mixed sound effects and a backmasked message by David A. Stewart saying, "I enjoyed making that there record; I did" that total 21 seconds.

Personnel

• Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, flute
• David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Robert Crash - Guitar/ E-Drums/ Synth/ Robotic vocals
• Green Gartside (of Scritti Politti) – guest vocal duet on "Wrap it Up"
• Dick Cuthell – trumpet
• Adam Williams – bass, synthesiser
• Andy Brown – bass
• Reynard Falconer – synthesisers
• John Turnbull – guitar

Note: musician credits are not printed on the album sleeve, however some additional info can be gained from the sleeves of the Touch album and "This is the House" single.

Chart performance

Certifications