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2018-09-17

Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Album Notes
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second album by British music duo Eurythmics, released on January 21, 1983.
After almost two years of initial commercial failure for Eurythmics, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track became particularly popular and it remains one of Eurythmics’ most recognisable songs, and its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox’s gender-bending imagery. In the wake of this success, the single “Love is a Stranger”, previously a flop, was rereleased and became a hit as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video, which featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman.

Dave Stewart, together with Robert Crash and ex-The Selector bassist Adam Williams, produced the album in Eurythmics’ own relatively primitive 8-track studio, winning awards for the quality of the end-result which belied its low-budget origins. Sweet Dreams saw the duo move away from the psychedelic, guitar-tinged band-orientated sound of their 1981 debut album In the Garden, instead focusing on raw analogue synthesizers (including the Oberheim OB1 and EDP Wasp) and drum machines (particularly the Movement Systems Drum Computer, which featured a graphic visual display of the drum patterns). Whilst the “synth pop” genre had grown in popularity in the preceding years, it was often associated with all male groups and somewhat clinical, emotionless music. Eurythmics (particularly with Lennox’s vocal stylings) brought a soul music twist to the electronic sound, which proved popular with broader audiences.

EC1018	Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Label:	RCA Records
Catalog#:	ND71471
Format:	CD
Made in:	UK
Released:	1983
Barcode:	0 035627 147128
Style:	New Wave, SynthPop

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Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
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01 – Love Is A Stranger
02 – I’ve Got An Angel
03 – Wrap It Up
04 – I Could Give You (A Miirow)
05 – The Walk
06 – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
07 – Jennifer
08 – This Is The House
09 – Somebody Told Me
10 – This City Never Sleeps
Total Time: 00:42:34

Companies etc ▼

Distributed By – BMG Records
Distributed By – BMG Ariola
Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Ltd.
Copyright (c) – RCA Ltd.

Credits ▼

Design – Laurence Stevens
Engineer – A. Williams*, D.A. Stewart*, R. Crash*
Photography By [Cover] – Lewis Ziolek
Photography By [Video Stills] – Chris Ashbrook
Producer – Williams* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8), Stewart* (tracks: 1 to 5, 8, 9), David A. Stewart (tracks: 6, 7, 10), Crash* (tracks: 3, 4, 9)
Songwriter – A. Lennox* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10), D.A. Stewart* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)

Notes ▼

℗ 1982 1, 5, 8 RCA Ltd.
℗ 1983 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 RCA Ltd.
© 1983 RCA Ltd.Distributed in the UK by BMG Records
Distribué en Europe par BMG Ariola
Vertrieb in Europa durch BMG Ariola
A Bertelsmann Music Group Company
RCA is a registered trademark of RCA Corporation
Printed in Germany by Münstermann, Hannover
Imprimé en Allemagne par Münstermann, Hannover

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