Be Yourself Tonight

Be Yourself Tonight
Studio album by Eurythmics
Publication (s)	April 26, 1985
admission	1985 in Paris, Detroit and Los Angeles
Label (s)	RCA Records
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	New wave , pop rock
Title (number)	9
running time	43:15
occupation	Annie Lennox : vocals , keyboard Dave Stewart : guitar , keyboards, programming
production	David Stewart
chronology 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984) Be Yourself Tonight Revenge (1986)

Be Yourself Tonight is the fourth studio album by the Eurythmics , which was released at the end of April 1985 and also received a respectable success after Touch .

history

After the heavily synth-pop- heavy albums Sweet Dreams , Touch and Touch Dance , Eurythmics strived for a style change and turned to the Motown sound. Therefore, there were more soul and rock elements in the songs on the album. Duets with Aretha Franklin ( Sisters Are Doin 'It for Themselves ) and Elvis Costello ( Adrian ) and a collaboration with Stevie Wonder ( There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) ), in which Wonder played the harmonica , underscored this homage. The majority of it was recorded in Paris . Additional recordings took place in Detroit and Los Angeles .

There was no tour after the album was released, as Annie Lennox was suffering from vocal cord nodules at the time ; for the same reason, the band was unable to attend the Live Aid concert.

Track list

1. Would I Lie to You? (4:25)
2. There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) (4:31)
3. I Love You Like a Ball and Chain (4:04)
4. Sisters Are Doin 'It for Themselves (feat. Aretha Franklin) (5:54)
5. Conditioned Soul (4:30)
6. Adrian (feat. Elvis Costello) (4:29)
7. It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (3:45)
8. Here Comes That Sinking Feeling (5:40)
9. Better to Have Lost in Love (5:06)

Charts

album

year	title	Chart placements
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Be Yourself Tonight	8th	25th	9	3	9

Singles

year	title	Chart placements
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Would I Lie to You? "Be Yourself Tonight"	34	/	21st	17th	5
1985	There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) "Be Yourself Tonight"	4th	9	/	1	22nd
1985	Sisters Are Doin 'It for Themselves "Be Yourself Tonight"	22nd	/	20th	9	18th
1986	It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) "Be Yourself Tonight"	22nd	14th	23	12	78

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	27,170
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 8 × platinum	2,392,170

Main article: Eurythmics / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ release date
2. ↑ Booklet Be Yourself Tonight . 2005 Deluxe Edition Reissue
3. ↑ References in Allmusic.com