Savage (Eurythmics album)

Savage
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 9 November 1987
Recorded January - May 1987
Genre New wave, synthpop, pop rock, electronica
Length 47:20
Label RCA Records
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology

Revenge
(1986)		 Savage
(1987)		 We Too Are One
(1989)
Singles from Savage
  1. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Shame"
    Released: December 1987
  3. "I Need a Man"
    Released: March 1988
  4. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"
    Released: May 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Los Angeles Times [2]
Robert Christgau B+[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Q [5]

Savage is the sixth studio album by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, released in 1987.[6]

The album peaked at no.7 in the UK and was certified Platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 300,000 copies.

Background

Following the much more mainstream commercial content of their previous two albums, Savage saw Eurythmics "turn sharp left" (as Stewart put it), with a much more experimental sound. Production-wise, the album made heavy use of the NED Synclavier digital sampling keyboard. The only other musician working on the recordings with Stewart and Lennox was drummer Olle Romo, who handled much of the Synclavier programming. Lennox brought more of a feminist focus to her lyrics which was made more evident by the accompanying video album, which featured a video for each song.

Release and reception

Although the album was not as commercially successful as their previous two albums, in the UK it made the Top 10, produced three UK Top 30 singles, and was certified platinum. It was less successful in the US, where it peaked at no.41. Despite this, Lennox and Stewart themselves stated that Savage is their personal favourite album out of the entire Eurythmics' discography.

On 14 November 2005 Sony BMG repackaged and released most of Eurythmics' back catalogue (including Savage) as Deluxe Edition Reissues. Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "Come Together" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 

No. Title Length
1. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"   4:48
2. "I've Got a Lover (Back in Japan)"   4:25
3. "Do You Want to Break Up?"   3:38
4. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"   3:50
5. "Shame"   4:23
6. "Savage"   4:10
7. "I Need a Man"   4:21
8. "Put the Blame on Me"   3:44
9. "Heaven"   3:28
10. "Wide Eyed Girl"   3:29
11. "I Need You"   3:22
12. "Brand New Day"   3:42
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)" (Extended Philharmonic Version) 4:31
14. "Shame" (Dance Mix) 5:38
15. "I Need a Man" (Macho Mix) 5:55
16. "I Need You" (Live) 3:26
17. "Come Together"   3:20

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[7] 15
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 17
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 9
Dutch Albums Chart[10] 26
French SNEP Albums Chart[11] 26
German Media Control Albums Chart[12] 23
Italian Albums Chart[13] 11
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[14] 89
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 7
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[16] 10
Swedish Albums Chart[17] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 10
UK Albums Chart[19] 7
US Billboard 200[20] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
French Albums Chart[21] 76
Italian Albums Chart[13] 48
UK Albums Chart[22] 85
Chart (1988) Position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 77

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 82,100[25]
Sweden (GLF)[26] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Savage (Eurythmics album) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ↑ Willman, Chris (6 December 1987). "Eurythmics—Back to Its Techno-Pop Roots". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. Reviews: Savage. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  4. ↑ Steve Hochman (28 January 1988). "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  5. ↑ http://www.annie-lennox.com/Scans%203/Savage-Q-Review.jpg
  6. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic; Eurythmics – ''Savage''". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "austriancharts.at Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  9. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  10. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  11. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  12. ↑ "Album Search: Eurythmics – Savage" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  14. ↑ ユーリズミックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Savage by Eurythmics". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  15. ↑ "charts.org.nz Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  16. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  17. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  18. ↑ "Eurythmics – Savage – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  19. ↑ "Chart Stats – Eurythmics – Savage" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  20. ↑ "allmusic ((( Savage > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  21. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1987 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  22. ↑ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  23. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage". Music Canada.
  24. ↑ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  25. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  26. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  27. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eurythmics; 'Savage')". Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Savage in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search