1987 studio album by Eurythmics
Savage pop duoEurythmics , released on 9 November 1987 byRCA Records .[ 12] UK Albums Chart and has been certified Platinum by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 300,000 copies.
The album spawned a total of four singles – "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To) ", "Shame ", "I Need a Man " and "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart ", all of which achieved considerable commercial success internationally.
Following the much more mainstream commercial content of their previous two albums,Savage saw Eurythmics return to a more experimental sound that their early albums incorporated. The album was recorded at Chateau de Dangu inNormandy and mixed at Grande Armée Studios in Paris. The only other musician working on the recordings with Stewart andAnnie Lennox was drummerOlle Romo , who handled much of theSynclavier programming. Lennox brought more of a feminist focus to her lyrics which was made more evident by the accompanyingvideo album , which featured a video for each song.
Release and reception [ edit ] Although the album was not as commercially successful as the duo's previous two albums, it reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, spawned three UK top-30 singles, and has been certified Platinum. It was less successful in the United States, where it peaked at number 41.
On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG repackaged and released most of Eurythmics' back catalogue (includingSavage ) as deluxe edition reissues. Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.
2005 special edition bonus tracks No. Title Length 13. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)" (Extended Philharmonic Version) 4:31 14. "Shame" (Dance Mix) 5:38 15. "I Need a Man" (Macho Mix) 5:55 16. "I Need You" (Live) 3:07 17. "Come Together " 3:20 Total length: 69:41
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofSavage .[ 13]
Additional musician [ edit ] Fred DeFaye – recording engineering; mixing engineering(tracks 4, 5, 8, 9) Alan Moulder – lead vocal recording(track 6) Claude Pons – mixing engineering assistance(tracks 4, 5, 8, 9) Manu Guiot – additional recording(unspecified tracks) ; mixing engineering(tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 10–12) Serge Pauchard – mixing engineering assistance(tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 10–12) David A. Stewart – production 1987 year-end chart performance forSavage Chart (1987) Position UK Albums (Gallup )[ 30] 85
1988 year-end chart performance forSavage Chart (1988) Position Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[ 31] 77 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 32] 42
Certifications forSavage Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 33] Gold 35,000^ Canada (Music Canada )[ 34] Platinum 100,000^ France (SNEP )[ 35] Gold 100,000* New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 36] Gold 7,500^ Sweden (GLF )[ 37] Platinum 100,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 38] Gold 25,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 39] Platinum 300,000^ * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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