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Annie Lennox and David Stewart met in a restaurant, where
Lennox worked, in 1975. Romantically involved, they started out in
1976 as a band called The Catch, and later as a band called The
Tourists. These bands met with some success, but the duo did not
feel their artistic needs were being met, so they soon broke free and
created the band The Eurythmics (named after an exercise system).
They made sure to only use other band members as needed, thus
maintaining control of the artistic direction of the group. They
managed a contract with RCA, while at the same time ending their
romantic relationship.
The Eurythmics debuted in 1981 with the album
In the Garden, which did not fair too well.
After struggling for a breakthrough, it came in 1983 with the release of
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These). The title track was a
huge hit in the UK and the USA. The song "Love is a Stranger" also
became a hit after being re-released. The same year they
followed up with the album
Touch,
which featured the hit songs "Who's That Girl", "Right By Your Side",
and "Here Comes the Rain Again". In 1984, the Eurythmics released
the soundtrack for George Orwell's 1984, called
1984
(For the Love of Big Brother), which featured the hit song "Sexcrime
(Nineteen Eighty-Four)".
Be Yourself Tonight (1985),
featured the hit songs "Would I Lie to You", "There Must Be an Angel
(Playing with My Heart)", "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", and
"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)".
As their sound changed from less synthesizers and to more
guitar, they rounded out the decade with
Revenge (1986),
Savage (1987), and
We Too are One
(1989), which together featured the hit songs "When Tomorrow Comes",
"Thorn in My Side", "The Miracle of Love", "Beethoven (I Love to Listen
To)", "I Need a Man", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart", "Revival",
and "Don't Ask Me Why".
By the 1990's, the stress of the last 8 years had taken a
toll on the duo, and the Eurythmics split up and Lennox and Stewart went
onto solo careers. Finally, in the late 1990's, the duo reunited
for a new studio album, while continuing successful solo efforts.
The duo still collaborates from time to time, and new material is not
out of the question. At the time of this writing, the Eurythmics
Discography was as follows:1981: In the Garden
1983: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
1983: Touch
1984: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
1984: Touch Dance
1985: Be Yourself Tonight
1986: Revenge
1987: Savage
1989: We Too Are One
1991: Greatest Hits
1993: Live 1983–1989
1999: Peace
2005: Ultimate Collection
2005: Boxed |
