Revenge is the fifth studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 30 June 1986 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom and on 14 July in the United States. Building on the sound of their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight (1985), Revenge saw the duo further embrace a more "rock band" style. The album spawned four singles and was a commercial success. The single "Missionary Man" won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. In the band's native UK, at the 1987 Brit Awards, Dave Stewart won the Brit Award for British Producer of the Year (his second of three awards in the category) and the band were nominated (for the third time) for the Brit Award for Best British Group.
The album's release was supported by an extensive world tour; a 1987 concert from the Australian leg of the tour was later released on home video as Eurythmics Live.
On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG released remastered versions of each of Eurythmics' eight studio albums, containing bonus tracks and remixes. The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a radically different remake of "Revenge", the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden. A line from the song ("She said revenge can be so sweet") is also heard at the end of "A Little of You".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revenge.
Eurythmics Annie Lennox – vocals David A. Stewart – guitar ; vocals
Additional personnel Patrick Seymour – keyboards Clem Burke – drums Jimmy "Z" Zavala – harmonica ; saxophone Jannick Top – bass guitar Joniece Jamison – backing vocals Michael Kamen – orchestra arrangement, conducting John McKenzie – bass guitar Bernita Turner – backing vocals Phil Chen – bass guitar Jon Bavin – additional keyboards Gully – synthesiser guitar noise
Technical David A. Stewart – production Jon Bavin – recording engineering, mixing engineering Manu Guiot – mixing engineering Fred Defaye – first assistant engineer Serge Pauchard – second assistant engineer
Artwork Eric Scott – sleeve paintings Laurence Stevens – sleeve designs
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Revenge Chart (1986–1987) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 2 European Albums (Music & Media) 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 2 French Albums (IFOP) Select "EURYTHMICS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK". 12 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Eurythmics" in the "Artista" field, type "Revenge" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca". 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 46
Year-end charts + 1986 year-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1986) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 25 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 34 European Albums (Music & Media) 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 30 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 13 Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista) 2 Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista) 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 11 UK Albums (Gallup) 10
+ 1987 year-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 7 European Albums (Music & Media) 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 4 UK Albums (Gallup) 84
Decade-end charts + Decade-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1980–1989) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 13
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