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Savage is the seventh album by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, released in 1987.[6]

The album peaked at no.7 in the UK and was certified Platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 300,000 copies.

Background

Following the much more mainstream commercial content of their previous two albums, Savage saw Eurythmics "turn sharp left" (as Stewart put it), returning to the much more experimental sound that their early albums incorporated. Produced in France (recorded at Chateau Nangu in Normandy and mixed at Grand Armée Studios in Paris), the album made heavy use of the NED Synclavier digital sampling keyboard. The only other musician working on the recordings with Stewart and Lennox was drummer Olle Romo, who handled much of the Synclavier programming. Lennox brought more of a feminist focus to her lyrics which was made more evident by the accompanying video album, which featured a video for each song.

Release and reception

Although the album was not as commercially successful as their previous two albums, in the UK it made the Top 10, produced three UK Top 30 singles, and was certified platinum. It was less successful in the US, where it peaked at no.41. Despite this, Lennox and Stewart themselves stated that Savage is their personal favourite album out of the entire Eurythmics' discography.[citation needed]

On 14 November 2005 Sony BMG repackaged and released most of Eurythmics' back catalogue (including Savage) as Deluxe Edition Reissues. Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "Come Together" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

No.TitleLength
1."Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"4:48
2."I've Got a Lover (Back in Japan)"4:25
3."Do You Want to Break Up?"3:38
4."You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"3:50
5."Shame"4:23
6."Savage"4:10
7."I Need a Man"4:21
8."Put the Blame on Me"3:44
9."Heaven"3:28
10."Wide Eyed Girl"3:29
11."I Need You"3:22
12."Brand New Day"3:42
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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)3:26
17."Come Together"3:20

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Dave Stewart
  • Engineers: Fred DeFaye, Manu Guiot, Alan Moulder
  • Mixing: Fred DeFaye, Manu Guiot, Serge Pauchard, Claude Pons
  • Programming: Olle Romo

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[25] Gold 82,100[24]
Sweden (GLF)[26] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Savage at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ Willman, Chris (6 December 1987). "Eurythmics—Back to Its Techno-Pop Roots". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. Reviews: Savage. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  4. ^ Steve Hochman (28 January 1988). "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.annie-lennox.com/Scans%203/Savage-Q-Review.jpg
  6. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic; Eurythmics – ''Savage''". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ "austriancharts.at Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  10. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  11. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Album Search: Eurythmics – Savage" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  14. ^ ユーリズミックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Savage by Eurythmics". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 16 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "charts.org.nz Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  16. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  17. ^ "swedishcharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Eurythmics – Savage – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Chart Stats – Eurythmics – Savage" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "allmusic ((( Savage > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  21. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1987 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  22. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  25. ^ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  26. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  27. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Savage')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Savage in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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