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| Studio album by Annie Lennox | |||||
| Released | 28 April 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | Mayfair Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Adult Alternative Pop |
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| Length | 50:05 | ||||
| Label | Arista | ||||
| Producer | Steve Lipson | ||||
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Diva is the first album solo album by Annie Lennox, released in 1992. Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Medusa is the second solo album by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox, released in March 1995 An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter The album entered the UK album chart at no. 1 and has since sold over 1. 2 million copies in the UK alone, being certified quadruple platinum[1]. It was also a success in the U. S. where it was a top 30 hit and has sold in excess of 3 million copies there[2].
A special video album was also released at the same time, directed by Sophie Muller who had worked with Lennox during her years with Eurythmics. Sophie Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British Music video director. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave The video album featured promotional videos for nine of the album's eleven tracks (the video for the single "Little Bird" had not yet been made at this time, and no video was made for the album track "Stay By Me").
In 1993 the album was included in Q magazine's list of the "50 Best Albums Of 1992". Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Rolling Stone magazine (6/25/92, p. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published 41) described the album as ". . . state-of-the-art soul pop. . . " and it is included in Rolling Stone's (5/13/99, p. 56) "Essential Recordings of the 90's" list. Several songs from the album were released as singles with "Why", "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Little Bird" being the most successful. " Why " is the first solo single by Annie Lennox and was from her debut solo album Diva (1992 Walking on Broken Glass is a single by Annie Lennox, taken from her 1992 album Diva. " Little Bird " is a track from Annie Lennox's first solo album Diva (1992 and was released as the fifth single from the album as a double A-side with "
A bonus track "Step by Step" appeared on the Mexican and Japanese editions of the album and was also included as the B-Side on the "Precious" single. " Step by Step " is a song written and performed by Annie Lennox. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s The song was later recorded by Whitney Houston for the 1996 film soundtrack The Preacher's Wife and subsequently became a hit single. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston.
Track listing
All songs written by Annie Lennox except where noted.
- "Why" (Lennox, Peter-John Vettese) – 4:53
- "Walking on Broken Glass" – 4:12
- "Precious" – 5:08
- "Legend in My Living Room" (Lennox, Peter-John Vettese) – 3:45
- "Cold" – 4:20
- "Money Can't Buy It" – 4:58
- "Little Bird" – 4:58
- "Primitive" – 4:16
- "Stay by Me" – 6:26
- "The Gift" (Robert Bell, Paul Buchanan, Lennox, Paul Joseph Moore) – 4:52
- "Keep Young and Beautiful" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:17
Singles
| Year | Song | UK | US | US Dance |
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| 1992 | "Why" | 5 | 34 | - |
| 1992 | "Precious" | 28 | - | - |
| 1992 | "Walking on Broken Glass" | 8 | 14 | - |
| 1992 | "Cold" | 26 | - | - |
| 1993 | "Little Bird" | 3 | 49 | 1 |
References
" Why " is the first solo single by Annie Lennox and was from her debut solo album Diva (1992 Peter-John Vettese (born in Scotland) also known as Peter Vettese, is a British Keyboardist, Songwriter, Arranger and Record Walking on Broken Glass is a single by Annie Lennox, taken from her 1992 album Diva. Precious is a song by Annie Lennox. It was released as the second single from her debut solo album Diva in 1992 Peter-John Vettese (born in Scotland) also known as Peter Vettese, is a British Keyboardist, Songwriter, Arranger and Record See also Cold (disambiguation The noun cold should not de confused with the noun coldness which is " Little Bird " is a track from Annie Lennox's first solo album Diva (1992 and was released as the fifth single from the album as a double A-side with " The Blue Nile is an adult alternative / pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The Blue Nile is an adult alternative / pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The Blue Nile is an adult alternative / pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Al Dubin ( June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Jewish-American Swiss -born lyricist Harry Warren ( December 24, 1893 &ndash September 22, 1981; born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna in Brooklyn, New York The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco " Why " is the first solo single by Annie Lennox and was from her debut solo album Diva (1992 Walking on Broken Glass is a single by Annie Lennox, taken from her 1992 album Diva.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic