Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album)

Sweet Revenge
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released February 1978
(See release history)
Recorded 1977/1978
Genre Pop, Disco, Euro Disco
Length 35:30
39:45 (Italian edition)
Label Ariola-Eurodisc
Producer Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear chronology
I Am a Photograph
(1977)		 Sweet Revenge
(1978)		 The Pyjama Girl Case
(1978)
Alternative cover
"Golden Hits" South African compilation, double album: Disc 1 I Am a Photograph, disc 2 Sweet Revenge.
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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Sweet Revenge is the second studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in February, 1978 by West German label Ariola-Eurodisc. The album contained European hit singles "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)", "Gold" and "Run Baby Run". It was certified Gold in Germany and France.[2][3]

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment - Sweet Revenge remains the only original Ariola album by Amanda Lear to have been re-released on compact disc worldwide.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:50
  2. "Gold" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) - 3:45
  3. "Mother, Look What They've Done To Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:45
  4. "Run Baby Run" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:45
  5. "Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:40

Side B

  1. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) - 3:40
  2. "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 5:08
  3. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 3:30
  4. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:31
  5. "Queen Of China Town" (Bonus track, Italian edition) (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 4:15

Reception

In Allmusic's review of the album Michael Freedberg writes: "Producer Anthony Monn parades every effect known to Euro-dream imagery in support of Lear as disco vamp: whispers from inside a tunnel, rhythms that filter in subliminally, themes that scale up to soprano range, choirs of angels singing, guitar rhythm rock-ons, and, of course, Lear's voice. Lear's singing is perhaps Monn's greatest effect: androgynous, sultry, out of reach and horny at the same time, Lear works hard to pretend at playing the merciless siren. She can't properly sing even one note, but what's that got to do with anything?"[4]

Original liner notes

"This album is the story of a girl who sold her soul to the Devil and won. A lonely child, disenchanted by the society she lives in, she has no friends until the day she listens to the tempting offer of the Devil who promises her anything she wants ("Follow Me"). Her first wish is for riches ("Gold"), and then for fame. After turning to her mother for help ("Mother Look What They've Done To Me"), she runs away ("Run Baby Run") and retires into solitude and memories. Renouncing her selfish need, she offers her love to a man who really needs her, her sweet revenge over the Devil's offer...'

Amanda Lear, February 1978"

Personnel

Production

Release history

Release format Country Label Cat. No. Release date
Vinyl West Germany 1 Ariola 25 900 OT 1978
Vinyl West Germany 1 Ariola 340737 1978
Cassette West Germany Ariola 68 721 0 1978
Vinyl East Germany Ariola 200 202 1978
Vinyl Italy Polydor 2480 465 1978
Cassette Italy Polydor 3194 465 1978
Vinyl France 1 Eurodisc 913211 1978
Cassette France Eurodisc 914211 1978
Vinyl Spain Ariola 25 900 I 1978
Vinyl United Kingdom Ariola ARLH 5006 1978
Vinyl Japan Columbia/ Ariola YX-7219 K 1978
Vinyl Yugoslavia RTB 5926 1978
Vinyl United States Chrysalis CHR 1184 1978
Vinyl Argentina RCA 4658 1978
Vinyl Canada Epic PEC 90496 1979
Vinyl Australia RCA VPL 14076 1979
Vinyl South Africa Ariola ARD 2501 1979
CD Germany BMG-Ariola 262 819 1992

Notes

Charts

Country Position
Germany 4
Austria 8
Italy 9

Single releases

7"

12"

CD

Russian "compilation" CD's

NB: Sound quality: vinyl.

References

  1. ^ Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amanda Lear; 'Sweet Revenge')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Sweet+Revenge&strInterpret=Amanda+Lear&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 
  3. ^ "French album certifications – Lear A. – Sweet Revenge" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Retrieved 2009-11-23.  Select LEAR A. and click OK
  4. ^ Sweet Revenge at Allmusic

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