Videography

In the Garden – 1981

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Eurythmics’ debut album “In The Garden” was released on October 16, 1981. Produced by Conny Plank (Kraftwerk, CAN), the album features members of CAN, Clem Burke of Blondie, and Robert Gorl. The album was not a commercial success and only one promo video was filmed, “Never Gonna Cry Again”, despite two singles being released, the other entitled “Belinda”.

Although not indicative of Eurythmics’ sound moving forward, the new-wave, psychedelic-tinged album has gone on to significant critical acclaim in recent years, noted especially for Dave Stewart’s intricate guitar arrangements and Annie Lennox’s ethereal vocals. Standout tracks include “Take Me To Your Heart”, “Belinda”, “Caveman Head” and “Never Gonna Cry Again”.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – 1983

Released on January 4, 1983, this is the record that broke Eurythmics commercially worldwide. Three singles were released to little notice until the fourth, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” hit #1 in the United States in Summer 1983 and was a global smash hit. The classic and surreal video for the single helped to propel it to the top of the charts worldwide. After the success of “Sweet Dreams”, one of the previously released singles “Love Is A Stranger”, was rereleased and became another worldwide hit for the band, also accompanied by a provocative music video. 

Touch – 1983

Eurythmics were riding high on the success of the “Sweet Dreams” single and album, and followed up with “Touch”, released November 14, 1983. The album spawned three major worldwide hits: “Here Comes The Rain Again”, “Right By Your Side” and “Who’s That Girl?”, all accompanied by striking promotional videos. The album’s dark electronic sound reveals more organic traces than on the previous “Sweet Dreams” album. Annie Lennox’s stark, iconic masked cover photo is cold yet organic; icy and distant, yet real and up close at the same time. Annie would upend this image on the cover of her 2003 solo album “Bare”.

1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) – 1984

Eurythmics contributed the moody electronic soundtrack for Michael Radford’s 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984”. Released November 12, 1984, the album is notable for its early use of ground-breaking ambient and house techno music stylings, and gained a considerable cult following in underground dance culture in the 1980s. In addition to the instrumentals on the album, there are several vocal songs, two of which were released as singles, the controversial “Sexcrime (1984)” and “Julia”. Despite controversy in the U.S., the former was a successful hit single and both songs were accompanied by music video clips.

Be Yourself Tonight – 1985

Moving from an electronic style to a fully-fleshed band sound, “Be Yourself Tonight” featured the break-out single “Would I Lie To You?”, a 60’s-inspired R&B stomper that has been described as modern-day “Hit The Road Jack”. Released April 29, 1985, it was the duo’s most commercially successful album in the U.S., spawning four hit singles, all accompanied by cutting-edge videoclips. The album includes Eurythmics’ iconic duet with Aretha Franklin – “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves”. Other guests on the album include Stevie Wonder (playing harmonica on the UK #1 smash “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)”, and Elvis Costello.

Revenge – 1986

Intended as a showcase for the massive worldwide Revenge Tour, this album was released on June 30, 1986 and features the band experimenting with a more AOR-type sound such as on the stunning electro-blues rocker “Missionary Man” (a Grammy winner for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1987 Grammy awards) and the sad, but hopeful “When Tomorrow Comes”. “Revenge” went down in Eurythmics history as their biggest-selling album worldwide, propelled by four hit singles (the aforementioned two plus “Thorn In My Side” and “The Miracle of Love”) and augmented by the massively successful Revenge tour.

Savage – 1987

Released November 9, 1987, “Savage” was a deliberate left turn from the more commercial rock sound Eurythmics were exploring on their two previous releases. The album is an avant-garde concept piece about a failed, interpersonal relationship and its aftermath.

Working with a then-unknown video director named Sophie Muller, twelve cutting-edge videoclips, one for each song on the album, were released in a ground-breaking home video entitled “Savage”. Four singles were released from the album, accompanied first by a trilogy of videos: “Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)”, “I Need A Man” and “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart”. While this was Eurythmics least-successful record commercially, it remains the favorite of fans, critics and the band themselves.

Dave Stewart discusses the ideas behind “Savage” in this short clip from 1987

“Savage” rare North American TV ad, 1987

We Too Are One – 1989

Released September 11, 1989, “We Too Are One” was to be Eurythmics’ last studio album before a hiatus of ten years. A massive world-wide success, the album went to #1 in the UK and contained four hit singles, “Revival”, “The King & Queen of America”, “Don’t Ask Me Why” and “Angel”, all accompanied by cutting-edge videos. The album was a return to a band-style pop and rock sound after the experimental and electronic stylings of “Savage” (1987).  In Fall 1989, the Eurythmics embarked on the world-wide “Revival Tour” to promote the album, ending with a date in Rio de Janeiro on January 25, 1990, the last live date Eurythmics would play for almost 10 years.

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Los Angeles television interview from August 1989 with acoustic performances and footage from a fan club/press gig at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (August 28, 1989).

Peace – 1999

Eurythmics reunited in 1999 to record their last proper studio album “Peace”. In the years between “We Too Are One” and “Peace”, Annie Lennox had become a huge world-wide solo star due to the massive popularity of her two albums “Diva” and “Medusa”. Released October 19, 1999, and supported by a limited world tour dubbed “Peacetour”, the album was a commercial success, with two songs “17 Again” and “I Saved The World Today” becoming significant hits for the band. The album, with its warm rock and pop stylings, proved that even after almost 10 years apart, Eurythmics still had the ability to make songwriting magic.

Ultimate Collection – 2005

Although a Greatest Hits compilation was released in 1991, it wasn’t until 2005 that all of Eurythmics back catalog was remastered and reissued on CD. The new greatest hits compilation featured two new songs “I’ve Got A Life” and “Was It Just Another Love Affair?”, the former of which became a #14 hit in the UK and a #31 hit in the US. A stunning videoclip for “I’ve Got A Life” was also released – the first new Eurythmics video in 6 years. Ultimate Collection reached triple platinum status in the UK. A companion DVD was released with the same name, containing the new videoclip “I’ve Got A Life” and the previously unreleased “I Saved The World Today” from “Peace”, but curiously omitting all of the videoclips from both the “1984” and “We Too Are One” albums as well as the videoclip “Beethoven” from “Savage”.

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In addition to the videoclips for all of their singles, Eurythmics have released seven home videos.  Details in the Videography link in the main menu.

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