Revenge (Eurythmics album)

Revenge is the fifth studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 29 June 1986 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom and on 14 July in the United States.^[8][9] Following on from their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight, Revenge continued further in this direction as the duo embraced a more "rock band" style. The album spawned four singles and was a commercial success. The fourth and final single, "Missionary Man", won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.^[10] Its release was supported by an extensive world tour. A 1987 concert from the Australian leg of the tour was also released on home video as Eurythmics Live.

Revenge
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	29 June 1986 (1986-06-29)
Recorded	July 1985 – May 1986
Studio	Conny's Studio (Cologne, West Germany) Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris, France)
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	43:44
Label	RCA
Producer	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight (1985) Revenge (1986) Savage (1987)
Singles from Revenge
"When Tomorrow Comes" Released: 2 June 1986 (UK) "Missionary Man" Released: July 1986 (US) "Thorn in My Side" Released: August 1986 "The Miracle of Love" Released: 17 November 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]
Los Angeles Times	Positive[4]
Record Mirror	[5]
Rolling Stone	Unfavourable[6]
Smash Hits	8/10[7]

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Missionary Man"	4:26
2.	"Thorn in My Side"	4:13
3.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	4:28
4.	"The Last Time"	4:11
5.	"The Miracle of Love"	5:05
6.	"Let's Go!"	4:11
7.	"Take Your Pain Away"	4:34
8.	"A Little of You"	3:54
9.	"In This Town"	3:42
10.	"I Remember You"	5:00
Total length:		43:44

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour, and "My Guy" by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White

2005 remastered CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (extended version)	6:36
12.	"Thorn in My Side" (extended version)	6:54
13.	"Missionary Man" (extended version)	6:50
14.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (live acoustic version)	3:19
15.	"Revenge 2"	5:40
16.	"My Guy"	1:58
Total length:		75:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revenge.^[11]

Eurythmics

• Annie Lennox – vocals
• David A. Stewart – guitar (all tracks); vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9, 10)

Additional personnel

• Patrick Seymour – keyboards
• Clem Burke – drums
• Jimmy "Z" Zavala – harmonica (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6); saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
• Jannick Top – bass guitar (tracks 1, 6)
• Joniece Jamison – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9)
• Michael Kamen – orchestra arrangement, conducting (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10)
• John McKenzie – bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Bernita Turner – backing vocals (tracks 2, 9)
• Phil Chen – bass guitar (tracks 4, 10)
• Jon Bavin – additional keyboards (track 5)
• Gully – synthesiser guitar noise (track 5)

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) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 6 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 3 European Albums (Music & Media)[16] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 2 French Albums (IFOP)[18] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 5 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[20] 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[21] 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 46 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[27] 3 US Billboard 200[28] 12

Year-end charts 1986 year-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1986) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[29] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[30] 25 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[31] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 34 European Albums (Music & Media)[33] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 30 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 13 Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista)[36] 2 Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista)[37] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 11 UK Albums (Gallup)[39] 10 1987 year-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[40] 7 European Albums (Music & Media)[41] 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[42] 4 UK Albums (Gallup)[43] 84 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Revenge Chart (1980–1989) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[44] 13

Certifications

Certifications for Revenge

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45]	4× Platinum	400,000[46]
Austria (IFPI Austria)[47]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[48]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[49]	Platinum	48,885[49]
Germany (BVMI)[50]	Gold	250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[51]	Gold	100,000[51]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52]	5× Platinum	75,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[53]	Platinum	100,000[53]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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