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The Eurythmics are Annie Lennox (vocals, keyboards) & David A. Stewart (guitar, keyboards). Annie Lennox's dark seductive voice and counter-culture beauty only add the necessary jazzing up of the non-traditional rock-art songs with which they experiment. On this greatest hits album Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder join in. Let's call this 64 minutes of Lennox and Stewart's musical mastery vanilla mystery in comparison to some of their more controversial music from their 1981 and 1984 CDS. The duo has been called "English art-rockers," for lack of a category to put their music into. The near mono-tone straight-faced Lennox lead singing "Sweet Dreams" is what made their name in the beginning. The song and the artist projected an erotica that was becoming public and visible in bigger US cities, like Seattle, DC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, La Vegas, and NYC. Song's like "Missionary Man," didn't take much of an imagination to understand the hidden meanings thereof. In "Sweet Dreams," it was Stewart's and Lennox's special keyboard effects that sounded like whips that made their music intriguing to an emerging US sexual counter-culture; plus, Lennox's range of voice that went into songful screams of ecstasy. Track listing 1. Sweet Dreams 2. When Tomorrow Comes 3. Here Comes The Rain Again 4. Who's That Girl? 5. Would I Lie To You? 6. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves 7. There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 8. Missionary Man 9. Don't Ask Me Why 10. I Need A Man 11. Love Is A Stranger 12. Thorn In My Side 13. The King And Queen Of America 14. Angel Their music always seems to leave me wanting and questioning, "did they really say and play what I just heard?" If it's erotica, it's understated enough to draw me into it.Read full review
Musically, I'm sort of stuck in the British invasion of the 1960s. But I'm not completely deaf, and over the years heard many ear-catching tunes from the Eurythmics, found myself singing along with Annie to the piped in music at the supermarket. This album gives me the chance to have the songs I already knew and liked at my command, as well as introducing me to others previously unheard, without investing in the band's complete oevre. Bouncing, energizing, a good listen.
Annie Lennox has the greatest voice of all times and the background vocalist is also great. I heard the song "Must have been an angel playing with my heart"playing in a department store one night and knew I had to have this. I went on line and found the song and the artist and purchased. I love this CD because it is pleasant to listen to.
Love this artist album as great up beat.
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This is a Greatest Hits CD, but to me it was not that great. The only good songs on this cd are Here Comes The Rain Again, Sweet Dreams and maybe a couple of others. I was disappointed because I was expecting to like most of the songs on this cd.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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