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Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered)

These are the ‘fields' near me in our village where I often go for a walk!

Please note it is NOT a river! although there is a tributary of River Thames nearby these are normally meadows!

Photos of Rock - Annie Lennox Reality Effect | Gered Mankowitz

Annie Lennox -   cover session of Reality Effect, 

the second album by her band The Tourists   

by Gered Mankowitz -1979  

 

and with this we will bring the day to a close . . . . . . .

 Annie Lennox - Why

the always breathtaking Annie Lennox with one of her most moving songs . . . . . 

THE VOICE! ANNIE LENNOX at The BBC [In Concert 2003] ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST

 Paul he say:

Annie Lennox - BBC In Concert, Riverside Studios, London, Britain, 6-26-2003

As part of my big BBC project, I tried looking for a good BBC concert by the Eurythmics, but I haven't come across one yet. However, Annie Lennox was the lead singer of the Eurythmics, and went on to have a very successful solo career. I found a good unreleased BBC concert from her.

This is a particularly well timed concert. After Lennox's first two solo albums were massive sellers. "Diva" in 1992 (which sold seven million copies worldwide), and "Medusa" in 1996 (which sold a few million). Her next album, "Bare," still sold about a million copies. But after that, her sales dropped quite a lot. So this concert came right at the end of her very popular phase, and naturally contains the biggest hits from her early solo albums.

There are also three Eurythmics hits here: "Here Comes the Rain Again," "Would I Lie to You," and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." I'm guessing there were more, but this is a common case of the BBC editing a concert down to fit into an hour-long radio show slot.

This album is 55 minutes long.

01 Little Bird (Annie Lennox)
02 A Thousand Beautiful Things (Annie Lennox)
03 No More I Love You's (Annie Lennox)
04 Walking on Broken Glass (Annie Lennox)
05 Pavement Cracks (Annie Lennox)
06 Cold (Annie Lennox)
07 talk (Annie Lennox)
08 Here Comes the Rain Again (Annie Lennox)
09 Wonderful (Annie Lennox)
10 Bitter Pill (Annie Lennox)
11 Would I Lie to You (Annie Lennox)
12 Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This] (Annie Lennox)
13 Why (Annie Lennox)

IMHO Annie is quite simply the best voice the UK has ever come up with. Peerless and soaring this loud and tender tour de force of a voice befits the Queen of Pop and I will brook no argument! Here at Albums that Should Exist

THE QUEEN! 

Photos of musicians | Here perhaps our greatest singer . . . . .

 Featuring the beautiful Annie Lennox . . . . . . 

Here's Annie!

Annie Lennox - Why

Perhaps our greatest singer of the period (and anytime actually) and I followed all her work from the Eurythmics onward. Not sure if I bought this though when it came out and it may have been another bargain bin ex-jukebox purchase! Beautiful song and breathtakingly sung, one cannot help but think she is singing to her ex-partner Dave Stewart here. 
One of the most affecting songs that says 'Sorry' . . . . . . . . 

On this day in music history: April 28, 1992 - “Diva”, the debut solo album by Annie Lennox is released (UK release is on April 6, 1992). Produced by Stephen Lipson, it is recorded at Mayfair Studios and The Church in London from Mid 1991 - Early 1992. After ten years together in the groundbreaking and influential duo Eurythmics, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart part ways. That intense and highly creative period when the pair had been both lovers and band mates, produces eight albums in eight years, bringing them fame, wealth and acclaim beyond what either had envisioned. Though by 1990, their relationship becomes strained and agree to take an extended hiatus to pursue other musical projects. Stewart composes film soundtracks, forms The Spiritual Cowboys, as well as landing a huge hit internationally with the single “Lily Was Here” with Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer. During the same time, Lennox who is now remarried gives birth to her first child, and takes more than a year off from the music business. In 1991, Annie works on her first solo project with former Trevor Horn (Yes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Rod Stewart) associate Stephen Lipson. Lennox composes nine of the eleven songs on her first album alone, with two others written with the band The Blue Nile and Jethro Tull keyboardist Peter-John Vettese. Always writing from a personal and intimate perspective, the songs join often pensive lyrics to uplifting melodies. The first single “Why” (#5 UK, #34 US Pop, #6 US AC) reflects this mood, which is followed (in the US) by “Walking On Broken Glass” (#6 UK, #14 US Pop, #6 US AC). The video for “Broken Glass” which is based on the period drama “Dangerous Liasons”, features Lennox with actors Hugh Laurie and John Malkovich. Giving it the “cheeky” title “Diva”, the album cover photo features Lennox wearing a head dress (also seen some of the music videos) originally used as a prop in the James Bond film"Octopussy". The album is a major critical and commercial success worldwide, spinning off a total of five singles. It also spins off an accompanying long form video album (also titled “Diva”), featuring clips directed by Sophie Muller (Sade), which wins a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form in 1993. It also receives two additional Grammy nominations including Album Of The Year. Along with the standard CD release, “Diva” is also issued as a limited edition package in a die cut slip case (with decorative feathers) and digi-pak, with the cover artwork silkscreen printed on to the CD. This version also includes a second disc featuring a BBC Radio interview with the singer recorded on March 26, 1992. “Diva” spends one week at number one of the UK album chart, peaking at number twenty three on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified 2x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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ANNIE

Born on this day: December 25, 1954 - Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox (born in Aberdeen, Scotland). 

Happy 64th Birthday, Annie!!

Sisters . . . . . . . .