Be Yourself Tonight

Be Yourself Tonight
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	29 April 1985
Recorded	January 1985
Genre	New wave, pop rock, R&B
Length	43:15
Label	RCA Records
Producer	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984) Be Yourself Tonight (1985) Revenge (1986)
Singles from Be Yourself Tonight
"Would I Lie to You?" Released: April 1985 "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" Released: June 1985 "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" Released: October 1985 "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" Released: December 1985

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Džuboks	Favorable[3]

Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985.

Album background

Largely recorded in Paris, with additional recording in Detroit and Los Angeles, this album saw Eurythmics move away from their previous more experimental, synthesizer-based songs, to a more commercial pop/rock sound. Combining elements of Motown and rock music, the album incorporates a more traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, winning Stewart awards for his production work on the album. The release of the album also coincided with a new look for singer Annie Lennox, who ditched the androgynous look of the previous albums and became, in biographer Lucy O'Brien's words, "a bleach-blonde rock 'n' roller." Be Yourself Tonight included guest appearances by notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Elvis Costello.

Worldwide success

Be Yourself Tonight is Eurythmics' best-selling studio album. It reached the top 3 in the UK and top 10 in the US, as well as spawning several hit singles. The album included the duo's first (and only) UK number-one "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and the American Top 5 and Australian number-one hit "Would I Lie to You?".

No tour followed the album's release, due to Lennox's recuperation from vocal fold nodules (which also caused her to miss 1985's Live Aid concert).

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

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Would I Lie to You?"	4:25
2.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"	5:22
3.	"I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"	4:04
4.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin)	5:54
5.	"Conditioned Soul"	4:30
6.	"Adrian"	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 (Than Never to Have Loved at All)" (Incorrectly labelled (Then Never to Have Loved at All) on 2005 remaster packaging)	5:06

2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Grown Up Girls"	4:13
11.	"Tous les garçons et les filles" (Françoise Hardy, Roger Samyn)	3:25
12.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) (ET Mix)	7:48
13.	"Would I Lie to You?" (listed as 'ET Mix' but it is actually the "Extended Version" taken from the "Would I Lie to You?" 12" single)	4:55
14.	"Conditioned Soul" (Live)	5:08
15.	"Hello, I Love You" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore)	2:51

Credits

Eurythmics

• Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"), keyboard sequencers on "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
• David A. Stewart – guitars (all tracks except "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", including electric and slide guitars on "Conditioned Soul" and 6-string octave guitar on "Adrian"), keyboards (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?", "Adrian" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"), sequencers on "Would I Lie to You?", bass sequencer & drum programming on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"

Additional personnel

• Dean Garcia – bass guitar (all tracks except "Would I Lie to You?", "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"), wood stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
• Olle Romo – drums (all tracks except "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"), wood stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
• Nathan East – bass guitar on "Would I Lie to You?" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
• Stan Lynch – drums on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
• Mike Campbell – lead guitar on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and "Adrian"
• Benmont Tench – organ on "Would I Lie to You?" and "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
• Dave Plews – trumpet on "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
• Martin Dobson – saxophones on "Would I Lie to You?" and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
• Sadie (and other uncredited performers) – gravel stomping on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
• Adam Williams – drum programming on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
• Michael Kamen – strings on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and "Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)", celeste on "Adrian", keyboard solo and string parts on "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling"
• Aretha Franklin – guest vocals on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
• Angel Cross – backing vocals on "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
• The Charles Williams Singers – backing vocals on "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain", gospel choir on "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
• Elvis Costello – harmony vocals on "Adrian"

Production

• Producer: Dave Stewart
• Engineers: Don Smith, Adam Williams
• Assistant engineer: Jay Willis
• Mixing: Don Smith, Dave Stewart, Adam Williams
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Sequencing: Dave Stewart
• Recorder: Shelly Yakus
• Keyboard programming: Annie Lennox
• Drum programming: Dave Stewart
• Art direction: Laurence Stevens
• Design: Laurence Stevens
• Photography: Paul Fortune

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1985) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[4] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[5] 25 Canadian Albums Chart[6] 3 Dutch Albums Chart[7] 3 French Albums Chart[8] 20 German Albums Chart[9] 8 Italian Albums Chart[10] 18 Japanese Albums Chart[11] 44 New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 2 Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 2 Swedish Albums Chart[14] 2 Swiss Albums Chart[15] 9 UK Albums Chart[16] 3 US Billboard 200[17] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position Australian Albums Chart[18] 5 Canadian Albums Chart[19] 17 Dutch Albums Chart[20] 16 French Albums Chart[21] 51 Italian Albums Chart[10] 88 US Billboard 200[22] 50 Chart (1986) Position Dutch Albums Chart[23] 75

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25]	Gold	27,170[25]
France (SNEP)[26]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	250,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[28]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[30]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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