Songs of Mass Destruction

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Songs of Mass Destruction
Studio album by Annie Lennox
Released	October 1, 2007 October 2, 2007 October 4, 2007[1]
Recorded	September 2006 - February 2007
Genre	Soul rock Piano Rock Funk
Length	46:51
Label	Sony BMG, RCA
Producer	Glen Ballard
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Annie Lennox chronology
Bare (2003) Songs of Mass Destruction (2007)

Songs of Mass Destruction is the title of the fourth studio album by Annie Lennox, released on October 1, 2007 in the UK and October 2, 2007, in the U.S.^[2]. The album debuted at number 7 in the UK, and number 9 in the U.S. where it sold 78,000 copies its first week.^[3]

Contents 1 Singles 2 Tour 3 Track listing 4 Singles 5 Charts 5.1 Album 6 References

[edit] Singles

The first single, "Dark Road", first appeared on Annie Lennox's MySpace page^[4] on August 15, 2007. It was subsequently released as a single on September 24, 2007 and charted at number 58 in the UK.

The second single, "Sing," was released digitally on December 1, 2007 and it had a physical release as a single on 17 March 2008. "Sing" is a collaboration between Annie Lennox and 23 other prominent female acts and artists and is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign".

[edit] Tour

On September 13, 2007, Lennox announced a primarily North American tour for Songs of Mass Destruction called "Annie Lennox Sings," which is only the third solo tour of her career. Lasting throughout October and November, 2007, the tour included 18 stops: London, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boulder, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New York City (two dates), Philadelphia, and Boston. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York City, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at Wall Street restaurant Cipriani.

Artist Carina Round accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, Slow Motion Addict.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Annie Lennox. Rap on "Womankind" written and performed by Nadirah X.

1. "Dark Road" – 3:47
2. "Love Is Blind" – 4:18
3. "Smithereens" – 5:17
4. "Ghosts in My Machine" – 3:30
5. "Womankind" – 4:28
6. "Through the Glass Darkly" – 3:29
7. "Lost" – 3:41
8. "Coloured Bedspread" – 4:29
9. "Sing" – 4:48 featuring Various Artists
10. "Big Sky" – 4:02
11. "Fingernail Moon" – 5:02

Deluxe Edition

The enhanced CD includes:

Bonus Material:

• Interview with Annie Lennox
• Track by track commentary
• Dark Road video
• Link to website

[edit] Singles

1. "Dark Road" (released September 24, 2007)
2. "Sing" (digital release December 3, 2007, physical release March 17, 2008)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (2007)	Peak Position	Certifications	Sales
Australian Albums Chart	41
Austria Albums Chart	25
French Albums Chart	28		+/- 3000
German Albums Chart	15
Ireland Albums Chart	21
Poland Albums Chart	27
Italy Albums Chart	3
Netherlands Albums Chart	45
Swedish Albums Chart	26
Switzerland Albums Chart	7
UK Albums Chart	7
U.S. Billboard 200	9
United World Chart	10		500,000

[edit] References

1. ^ Annie Lennox – Songs Of Mass Destruction
2. ^ Amazon.com site for Songs of Mass Destruction
3. ^ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'", Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.
4. ^ Annie Lennox Official MySpace Site