Monday, October 29, 2018

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Annie Lennox

Artist:Annie Lennox
Song:Walking On Broken Glass
Album:The Annie Lennox Collection





Most music fans know Annie Lennox as one half of the popular 80s group The Eurythmics. She started a solo career when they split up in 1991. Walking On Broken Glass is from her 1992 debut album Diva. It's her biggest hit to date. She was born Dec. 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Annie studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She played the flute in the 70s band Devil's Playground. Then she was lead singer of The Tourists and that's where she met Dave Stewart. And of course they formed The Eurythmics and they were very successful in the 80s. In 1988 Annie recorded a cover of Put A Little Love In Your Heart with Al Green. That was a top ten hit and it's Annie's highest chart hit. It was on the soundtrack of the film Scrooged. It's not on this Annie Lennox comp. It may be what I call an orphan record. If AccuRadio ever plays it I may look at it. The Eurythmics split up in 1990. After giving birth to her eldest daughter, Annie released her 1992 debut CD Diva. The album was produced by Steve Lipson who worked for Trevor Horn in the 80s with Frankie Goes To Hollywood among others. Annie wrote all the songs. Walking On Broken Glass was the third single. It reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's her biggest hit single to date. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. Her 1995 album Medusa was an album of covers. It was also certified 2XPlatinun. Then she reunited with Stewart and The Eurythmics released the 1999 album Peace. Annie's albums since then haven't done as well as her early albums. After two more albums, Annie left RCA for Universal. This budget comp covers her RCA recordings. She is on Island in England and Blue Note in the US. Her latest CD Nostalgia was released in 2015. She also did a special for PBS which is also on DVD. I think she is due for a new album pretty soon. Here's the video for Walking On Broken Glass by Annie Lennox. This video is based on the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons and it features John Malkovich and Hugh Laurie.

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