Category: Annie Lennox

June 29, 2020

Eurythmics – Shame (UK 12″) (Limited Edition)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Shame” is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song appears on the duo’s sixth studio album Savage and was released as the second single in the UK. “Shame” was not released in the United States.

The track is a synthpop ballad in which the protagonist expresses regret and disdain for excessive and shallow lifestyles led by those who frequent nightclubs, bars, parties, and the like. The lyrics namecheck The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and mentions the song “All You Need is Love”.

“Shame” stalled at number forty-one in the UK singles chart, the first Eurythmics single to miss the UK Top 40 since “Julia” in 1985.

SIDE A:
Shame (Dance Mix) 5:40
Edited By [Additional Edits] – Manu Guiot
Mixed By – Fred Defaye

SIDE B:
I’ve Got A Lover (Back In Japan) 4:26
Mixed By – David A. Stewart, Manu Guiot
Mixed By [Assistant] – Serge Pauchard

Shame 4:23
Mixed By – avid A. Stewart, Fred Defaye
Mixed By [Assistant] – Claude Pons

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– DAT 14P
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Sleeve Design] – Laurence Stevens
Engineer – Fred Defaye
Photography By – Alistair Thaine*
Producer – David A. Stewart
Programmed By – Olle Romo
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Includes Limited Edition Numbered Print.

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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August 20, 2019

Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” is a 1985 song written and performed by the British musical duo Eurythmics. Released as the second single from their fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song features a harmonica solo by the American musician Stevie Wonder. The song became a worldwide success; most notably in Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, where it became the duo’s only chart-topping single to date.

In the United States, the single peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix) 6:15
Backing Vocals – Angel Cross
Bass – Dean Garcia
Drums, Percussion – Olle Romö*
Engineer – Don Smith
Engineer [Additional] –Jon Bavin
Engineer [Assistant] – Jay Willis
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder
Keyboards – David A. Stewart
Remix – Dean Garcia, Jon Bavin
Strings – Michael Kamen
Vocals, Keyboards – Annie Lennox

SIDE B:
Grown Up Girls 4:13
Instruments [All Instruments] – Annie*, Dave*
Saxophone – Martin Dobson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Bear Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22
1985	There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PT 40248(R), RCA ‎– PT 40248 R
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jun 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Construction By] – Laurence*
Engineer – Adam Williams
Mastered By – JA *, SM *
Painting –Lindsey Loch
Producer – David A. Stewart
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Track A: From the album “Be Yourself Tonight”

Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation.
Manufactured in England

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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July 2, 2018

Eurythmics – Missionary Man (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Missionary Man” is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was taken from their sixth album, Revenge, and continued the band’s rock/R&B musical style of the time and featured Jimmy Zavala on harmonica.

In the band’s native UK, it was the fourth single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 31. It was more successful in the United States, where it was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their last main US Top 20 hit to date). It also made the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart, and it received extensive airplay on American rock radio, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, Eurythmics’ only song to top this chart. The single was also a top ten hit in Australia, where it was released as the second single from the album.

“Missionary Man” earned Eurythmics a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Performance – Group”.

SIDE A:
Missionary Man (Extended Version) 6:49

SIDE B:
Take Your Pain Away 4:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Missionary Man	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1986	Missionary Man	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1
1986	Missionary Man	U.S. Billboard Hot DanceMusic/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PD-14409, RCA ‎– PD-14409
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Michael Kamen
Backing Vocals – Joniece Jamison
Bass – Jannick Top
Drums – Clem Burke
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Engineer [Assistants] – Fred Defaye, Serge Pauchard
Engineer [Mix] – Manu Guiot
Guitar – David A. Stewart
Harmonica – Jimmy “Z” Zavala*
Keyboards – Patrick Seymour
Mastered By [Runout Etch ¢] – Tom Coyne
Producer – David A. Stewart
Vocals – Annie Lennox
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
From the album “REVENGE”

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January 30, 2018

Eurythmics – Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Originally posted May 30th, 2012

“I’ll pull the bricks down
One by one
Leave a big hole in the wall”

“Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)” is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which served as the soundtrack to the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell. The song was produced by Dave Stewart.

“Sexcrime” is a song which features a heavy sampling of Lennox’s voice, utilizing snippets of her vocal performance to produce a stuttering effect. Also prominently featured is the voice of Stewart, with the aid of a vocoder, uttering the phrase “nineteen eighty-four”. It was the first of two singles released from the soundtrack album. The term “sexcrime” is one of several Newspeak words found in the novel.

The song was originally intended to appear in the film 1984 but was dropped prior to the film’s release. However, it was used as background music for the film’s trailer, and the song’s promotional video was included on home video releases of the film.

In addition to the standard 7″ and 12″ formats, the song was also released as a limited edition 12″ picture disc.

The single peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart becoming Eurythmics’ sixth consecutive Top 10 hit. It was one of the duo’s biggest selling singles in the UK, being certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. It was also a big hit throughout Europe, a top 10 hit in New Zealand, a top 20 hit in Canada, and one of the duo’s biggest selling singles in Australia.

“Sexcrime” met with strong resistance on United States radio and on video outlets such as MTV — the song’s title was particularly controversial to those who were not aware of the meaning of the word in Orwell’s novel. The music video (featuring a straightforward performance of the song by Lennox and Stewart) had limited rotation on MTV. “Sexcrime” peaked at a lowly number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was much more successful on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it reached number 2.

The b-side “I Did It Just The Same” is derived from Orwell’s text and is taken from a passage in the book where the protagonist, Winston Smith, relates how he committed “sexcrime” with a prostitute—initially deceived by her makeup, when he got close to her, he realised she was “about fifty – but I did it just the same”.

SIDE A:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Extended Mix) 7:57

SIDE B:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Single Version) 3:58
I Did It Just The Same 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#81
1984	Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)	U.S. Billboard Dance Club Plays	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-13957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – Lennox*, Stewart*
Mixed By – David A. Stewart, Eric Thorngren
Producer – David A. Stewart

NOTES:
Taken from the Motion Picture Sound Track Album: “1984”

Printed in U.S.A.

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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