Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album)

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Sweet Revenge
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released	1978
Recorded	1977/1978
Genre	Pop, Disco, Euro Disco
Label	Ariola-Eurodisc 25 900 OT
Producer	Anthony Monn
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Amanda Lear chronology
I Am a Photograph Sweet Revenge The Pyjama Girl Case

Sweet Revenge is a studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, first released on West German label Ariola Records in February 1978. The album contained European hit singles "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)", "Gold" and "Run Baby Run".

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment - Sweet Revenge remains the only original Ariola album by Amanda Lear to have been re-released on compact disc.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Release history 3 CD re-release 4 Charts 5 Single releases 5.1 7" 5.2 12" 5.3 CD 6 Russian compilation CD's

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

Segued medley. Total time: 18:45.

1. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 3:50
2. "Gold" (Charly Ricanek - Amanda Lear) - 3:45
3. "Mother, Look What They've Done To Me" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:45
4. "Run Baby Run" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 3:45
5. "Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 3:40

[edit] Side B

1. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek - Amanda Lear) - 3:40
2. "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Rainer Pietsch - Amanda Lear) - 5:08
3. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch - Amanda Lear) - 3:30
4. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:31

[edit] Release history

• 1978 West Germany: Ariola-Eurodisc 25 900 OT. Gatefold sleeve and free poster.

• 1978 Italy: Polydor 2480 465 - additional track: B5. "Queen Of China Town" (Rainer Pietsch - Amanda Lear) - 4:15
• 1979 South Africa: Golden Hits Ariola ARD 2501, Double album; disc 1 I Am A Photograph #1, disc 2 Sweet Revenge.

[edit] CD re-release

• 1992 Germany: BMG-Ariola 262 819.

[edit] Charts

Country	Position
Germany	4
Austria	8

[edit] Single releases

[edit] 7"

• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (West Germany - Ariola 11 950 AT)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (Austria - Ariola 11 950 AT)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (France - Eurodisc 11950)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (France - Eurodisc 911163)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (Netherlands - Ariola 11950 AT)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (UK - Ariola ARO 125)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (Italy - Polydor 2121 357)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Mother Look What They've Done To Me" (Yugoslavia - RTB S 54 024)
• 1978 "Follow Me" / "Run Baby Run" (Spain - Ariola 15616-A)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Single Edit) 4:30 / "Run Baby Run" (West Germany - Ariola)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Single Edit) / "Run Baby Run" (France - Eurodisc)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Single Edit) / "Run Baby Run" (Netherlands - Ariola 100 065)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Single Edit) / "Run Baby Run" (Italy - Polydor 2121 363)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Alternative Single Edit) 3:30 / "Hollywood Flashback" (South Africa - Ariola ARS 223)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Alternative Single Edit) / "Hollywood Flashback" (Zimbabwe - Ariola ARS 223)
• 1978 "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Single Edit) / "Gold" (Japan - Columbia Ariola YK-110-Y)
• 1978 "Run Baby Run" / "Follow Me (Part Two - Reprise)" (Belgium - Ariola 132-AT)
• 1978 "Run Baby Run" / "Follow Me (Part Two - Reprise)" (Netherlands - Music Master 5110 10/10)
• 1978 "Run Baby Run" / "Follow Me (Reprise)" (UK - Ariola ARO132)
• 1978 "Run Baby Run" / "Follow Me" (Portugal - Ariola 5015 616)
• 1989 "Run Baby Run" / "The Stud" (South Africa - Ariola ARS 222)
• 1978 "Gold" / "Lili Marleen (German/French Version)" (Non-Album Version - From album Never Trust A Pretty Face) (France - Eurodisc 100 101)
• 1978 "Gold" / "Lili Marleen" (France - Eurodisc 911 200)
• 1978 "Gold" (Italy - Polydor AS 5000 486, Promo)
• 1982 "Follow Me" / "Hollywood Is Just A Dream When You're Seventeen" (1981) (Czechoslovakia - Supraphon 1143 2625)
• 1989 "Gold" (Ian Levine Remix - 7" Edit) 3:50 / "Follow Me" (Ian Levine Remix - 7" Edit) 3:41 (West Germany - Ariola 111 978)

[edit] 12"

• 1978 "Follow Me (Wally MacDonald Disco Mix)" 10:48 /"Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Canada - IGM Inter Global Music IGM-005, yellow vinyl)
• 1978 "Follow Me (Wally MacDonald Disco Mix)" / "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Canada - Epic 1264 8490)
• 1978 "Follow Me (Wally MacDonald Disco Mix)" / "Follow Me (Wally MacDonald Disco Mix)" (Canada - Siamese SIA 003)
• 1978 "Run Baby Run" / "Follow Me (Reprise)" (UK - Ariola AROD 132/12, red vinyl)
• 1989 "Gold / Follow Me '89" (Ian Levine Remixes) "Gold" (Extended House Mix) 8:44 / "Gold" (Deep House Dub Mix) 6:08 / "Follow Me" (High Energy Mix - Extended) 6:28 (12" - West Germany Ariola 611 978)
• 1989 "Gold / Follow Me '89" (Ian Levine Remixes) "Gold" (Radio House Version) 3:50 / "Follow Me" (High Energy Radio Mix) / "Gold" (Extended House Mix) 8:44 / "Follow Me" (High Energy Mix - Extended) 6:28 (12" - West Germany Ariola 661 978)

[edit] CD

• 1989: "Gold / Follow Me '89" (Ian Levine Remixes) "Gold" (Radio House Version) 3:50 / "Follow Me" (High Energy Radio Mix) / "Gold" (Extended House Mix) 8:44 / "Follow Me" (High Energy Mix) 4:28 (West Germany, Ariola 661978)

[edit] Russian compilation CD's

N.B.: Sound quality: vinyl.

• I Am A Photograph / Sweet Revenge
• Sweet Revenge / Never Trust A Pretty Face

v • d • e Amanda Lear Studio albums & main compilations I Am a Photograph (1977) · Sweet Revenge (1978) · The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) · Never Trust a Pretty Face (1979) · Diamonds for Breakfast (1980) · Incognito (1981) · Ieri, Oggi (1982) · Tam-Tam (1983) · A L (1985) · Secret Passion (1987) · Uomini Più Uomini (1989) · Tant Qu'il Y Aura Des Hommes (1989) · Super 20 (1989) · Follow Me (Ariola Express - Gold-Serie) (1990) · Cadavrexquis (1993) · Hits and More (1995) · Alter Ego (1995) · Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back in My Arms (1998) · Queen of Chinatown (1998) · Amanda Lear - The Collection (1998) · Golden Stars (1998) · Heart (2001) · Tendance (2003) · Forever Glam! - The Best of 1976-2005 (2005) · The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983 (2006) · With Love (2006). Mid-price compilations and re-releases Indovina Chi Sono (1993) · Télégramme (1993) · Je T'aime (1993) · Indovina Chi Sono (1994) · Télégramme (1994) · Indovina Chi Sono (1995) · Amanda Lear (1997) · Alter Ego (1997) · Back in Your Arms (1998) · Made of Blood and Honey (1998) · Follow Me (1999) · Follow Me (2000) · I'm a Mistery - The Whole Story (2001) · Alter Ego (2001) · Follow Me - The Greatest Hits (2001) · Essential (2001) · 28 Golden Hits (2002) · Follow Me (2002) · Divinamanda (2002) · Je T'aime (2002) · Living Legend (2003) · The Queen Is Amanda - Platinum Edition (2004) · Alter Ego (2005) · Love Boat (2005) · Amanda Lear Sings Evergreens (2005) · Greatest Hits (2007) · Amour Toujours (2008)