Peace (album)
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| Studio album by Eurythmics | |||||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary | ||||
| Length | 48:59 | ||||
| Label | RCA, Arista (US) | ||||
| Producer | Eurythmics, Andy Wright |
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Peace is the ninth album by Eurythmics, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).
Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party, David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox began writing and recording together for the first time since 1989.
The title was designed to reflect the duo's ongoing concern with global conflict and world peace. The record was promoted with a concert on the Greenpeace Vessel Rainbow Warrior II, where they played a mixture of old and new songs.
"I Saved The World Today" was the lead single, reaching number eleven on the UK singles chart (their highest charting hit since 1986). Another single, released at the beginning of 2000, "17 Again," made the UK top 40, and topped the U.S. dance chart.
Critics were impressed overall with the record, although some commented that it "lacked the power" (NME) of their previous releases and "quietly acknowledged that their solo careers had failed" (Q Magazine[citation needed]), despite the fact that both of Annie Lennox's solo efforts reached the number one position in the UK charts, Diva going four times platinum in the UK and three times platinum in the U.S. (Q Magazine, themselves placing it in their top 50 albums of 1992) and Medusa going double-platinum in both countries, respectively.
On November 14 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues." Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings are supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes. For unknown reasons, many songs on the 2005 reissue of Peace are alternate mixes compared to the original 1999 release. The most dramatically different being the mix for "I've Tried Everything," which is more upbeat with additional drums on the 2005 reissue. Other songs with mix differences include: "17 Again," "I Saved the World Today," "Power to the Meek" (missing a verse from the original version), "Peace Is Just a Word," and "Forever."
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[edit] Track listing
all songs by Lennox and Stewart
- "17 Again" – 4:55
- "I Saved the World Today" – 4:53
- "Power to the Meek" – 3:18
- "Beautiful Child" – 3:27
- "Anything But Strong" – 5:04
- "Peace Is Just a Word" – 5:51
- "I've Tried Everything" – 4:17
- "I Want It All" – 3:32
- "My True Love" – 4:45
- "Forever" – 4:08
- "Lifted" – 4:49
[edit] Bonus material (2005 reissue)
- "Beautiful Child" (Acoustic Version) – 3:31 (Previously Unreleased)
- "17 Again" (Acoustic Version) – 4:46 (Previously Unreleased)
- "I Saved the World Today" (Acoustic Version) – 2:44 (Previously Unreleased)
- "Something in the Air" – 3:46 (Previously Unreleased) - Thunderclap Newman cover
[edit] Personnel
Eurythmics
Additional personnel
- Dave Catlin-Birch - bass
- Peter Lewinson - drums
- Steve Lewinson - drums
- Chucho Merchán - bass
- Pro Arte Orchestra of London - orchestra
- Chris Sharrock - drums
- David Whitaker - strings orchestrator
- Andy Wright - keyboards, percussion
[edit] Production
- Producers: Eurythmics, Andy Wright
- Engineers: Nick Addison, Stephen McLaughlin
- Assistant engineer: Graham Dominy
- Mixing: Ash Howes
- Mixing assistant: David Russell
- Mastering: Ian Cooper
- Programming: Andy Wright
- Coordination: Colin Sheen
- Strings orchestrator: David Whitaker
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 25 |
| Australia | 8 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Sweden | 5 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Norway | 22 |
| France | 6 |
| Netherlands | 22 |
| Belgium | 9 |
| Finland | 22 |
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