Be Yourself Tonight
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| Be Yourself Tonight | ||
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| Studio album by Eurythmics | ||
| Released | May 1985 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock, New Wave | |
| Length | 43:15 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Eurythmics chronology | ||
| 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) (1984) |
Be Yourself Tonight (1985) |
Revenge (1986) |
Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).
This album saw Eurythmics move away from their previous more experimental, synthesizer-based songs, to a more commercial pop/rock sound, incorportating a more traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, winning 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 android" look of the previous albums and became, in biographer Lucy O'Brien's words, "a bleach-blonde rock 'n' roller".
The album sold well, spawning several hit singles. It included guest appearances by notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Elvis Costello. The album included the group's first UK number-one "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and the American top-five hit "Would I Lie to You?". There were plans to release six singles from the album in total (including "Conditioned Soul" and "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"), but this never materialised.
No tour followed the album's release, due to Lennox's continuing recuperation from 'throat nodules' on her larynx. This condition also caused her to miss 1985's Live Aid concert, making Eurythmics one of the handful of successful 80's groups not to perform.
On November 14 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues". Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings are supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
all songs by Lennox and Stewart
- "Would I Lie to You?" – 4:25
- "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" – 5:22
- "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" – 4:04
- "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" – 5:54
- "Conditioned Soul" – 4:30
- "Adrian" – 4:29
- "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" – 3:45
- "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling" – 5:40
- "Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)" – 5:06
[edit] bonus material (2005 reissue)
- "Grown Up Girls" - 4.13 (Taken from "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" 7-inch single)
- "Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles" - 3.25 (Taken from "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" 12-inch single)
- "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (ET Mix)" - 7.48 (Taken from "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" 12-inch single)
- "Would I Lie to You? (ET Mix)" - 4.55 (Taken from "Would I Lie to You?" 12-inch single)
- "Conditioned Soul" (Live) - 5.08 (Previously Unreleased)
- "Hello I Love You" - 2.51 (Previously Unreleased)
[edit] Credits
Eurythmics
- Annie Lennox - keyboards, keyboard sequencers, vocals
- Dave Stewart - guitar, sequencers, keyboards
Additional personnel
- Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) - guitar
- Elvis Costello - vocals, performer
- Angel Cross - vocals, background vocals
- Martin Dobson - saxophone
- Nathan East - bass
- Aretha Franklin - vocals
- Dean Garcia (later of the band Curve)- bass, stomping
- Michael Kamen - strings, celeste
- Stan Lynch (of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) - drums
- Dave Plews - trumpet
- Olle Romo - drums, stomping
- Sadie (Stewart's mother!) - stomping
- Benmont Tench (of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) - keyboard
- Adam Williams (of The Selector) - synthesizer
- Charles Williams - singer
- Stevie Wonder - harmonica
[edit] Production
- Producer: Dave Stewart
- Engineers: Don Smith, Adam Williams
- Assistant engineer: Jay Willis
- Mixing: Don Smith, Dave Stewart, Adam Williams
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Sequencing: Dave Stewart
- Recorder: Shelly Yakus
- Keyboard programming: Annie Lennox
- Drum programming: Dave Stewart
- Art direction: Laurence Stevens
- Design: Laurence Stevens
- Photography: Paul Fortune
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 9 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 36 |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 10 |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 21 |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 66 |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| 1985 | "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 31 |
| 1985 | "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 36 |
| 1985 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 5 |
| 1985 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 14 |
| 1985 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1985 | "Would I Lie to You?" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| 1986 | "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
