Peace (Eurythmics album)

Peace
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 18 October 1999
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre Pop rock, adult contemporary
Length 48:59
Label RCA Records
Producer Eurythmics, Andy Wright
Eurythmics chronology
Live 1983–1989
(1993)		 Peace
(1999)		 Ultimate Collection
(2005)
Singles from Peace
  1. "I Saved the World Today"
    Released: 4 October 1999
  2. "17 Again"
    Released: 24 January 2000

Peace is the ninth and final studio album by the British band Eurythmics, released in October 1999. It was the band's first album of new material in ten years, following 1989's We Too Are One.

Release and reception

Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party in 1998, David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox began writing and recording together for the first time since 1989. The title was designed to reflect the duo's ongoing concern with global conflict and world peace. The record was promoted with a concert on the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior II, where they played a mixture of old and new songs. A 24-date world tour (entitled the "Peacetour") followed soon after, with all profits donated to Amnesty International and Greenpeace. The final show of the tour, on 6 December 1999 at the London Docklands Arena, was filmed and released on video and DVD.

Single releases

"I Saved the World Today" was the lead single from the album, reaching number eleven on the UK singles chart (their highest charting hit since 1986). Another single, "17 Again", was released in January 2000. It reached the UK Top 30 and topped the US dance chart.

Critical Performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[2]
Houston Chronicle[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Slant Magazine(2005 re-issue)[6]

Critics were generally impressed with the record, although NME commented that it "lacked the power" of their previous releases. Q Magazine claimed that the release of the album "quietly acknowledged that their solo careers had failed", despite the fact that both of Annie Lennox's solo albums reached number one in the UK charts, with Diva going four times platinum in the UK and three times platinum in the US (and Q Magazine, themselves placing it in their top 50 albums of 1992) and Medusa going double-platinum in both countries, respectively.

Re-release in 2005

On 14 November 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "Deluxe Edition Reissues". Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes. For unknown reasons, many songs on the 2005 reissue of Peace are alternate mixes compared to the original 1999 release. The most dramatically different mix is "I've Tried Everything", which is more upbeat with additional drums. Other songs with mix differences include: "17 Again", "I Saved the World Today", "Power to the Meek" (missing a verse from the original version), "Peace Is Just a Word", and "Forever".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "Something in the Air" by Speedy Keen. 

No. Title Length
1. "17 Again"   4:55
2. "I Saved the World Today"   4:53
3. "Power to the Meek"   3:18
4. "Beautiful Child"   3:27
5. "Anything but Strong"   5:04
6. "Peace Is Just a Word"   5:51
7. "I've Tried Everything"   4:17
8. "I Want It All"   3:32
9. "My True Love"   4:45
10. "Forever"   4:08
11. "Lifted"   4:49
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
12. "Beautiful Child" (Acoustic version) 3:31
13. "17 Again" (Acoustic version) 4:46
14. "I Saved the World Today" (Acoustic version) 2:44
15. "Something in the Air"   3:46

Personnel

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Production

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 100,000
France (SNEP)[8] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[10] 2× Platinum 200,000
Sweden (GLF)[11] Gold 40,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[16] 8
Austrian Albums Chart[17] 7
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[19] 9
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 9
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 22
Finnish Albums Chart[22] 22
French SNEP Albums Chart[23] 6
German Media Control Albums Chart[24] 2
Italian Albums Chart[25] 5
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[26] 62
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[27] 22
Swedish Albums Chart[28] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[29] 2
UK Albums Chart[30] 4
US Billboard 200[31] 25
US Top Internet Albums Chart[31] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[32] 77
Italian Albums Chart[25] 44
UK Albums Chart[33] 75

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Brunner, Rob (22 October 1999). ""Peace" Review". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Guerra, Joey (14 November 1999). "Recordings 11/14/1999". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (17 October 1999). "'Peace' Amid the Upheaval and Renewal". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Walters, Barry (25 November 1999), Peace by Eurythmics, archived from the original on 18 January 2012, retrieved 5 September 2008
  6. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (17 November 2005), Eurythmics: Peace (Original Recording Remastered) : Music Review, retrieved 25 January 2012
  7. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Peace". Music Canada.
  8. ↑ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – Peace" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  9. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eurythmics; 'Peace')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  10. ↑ "Sanremo: Gli Eurythmics canteranno 17 Again" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 16 February 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  12. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eurythmics; 'Peace')". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Peace". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Peace in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Eurythmics – Peace". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  15. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  16. ↑ "australian-charts.com Eurythmics – Peace" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "austriancharts.at Eurythmics – Peace" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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  20. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2011
  21. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics – Peace" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "finnishcharts.com Eurythmics – Peace". Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  23. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Album Search: Eurythmics – Peace" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  25. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1999" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  26. ↑ STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Peace by Eurythmics" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  27. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics – Peace" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  28. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Eurythmics – Peace" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  29. ↑ "Eurythmics – Peace – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  30. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/eurythmics/
  31. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Peace > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  32. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1999". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  33. ↑ "UK best albums 1999". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
Preceded by
Brand New Day by Sting		 European Top 100 number-one album
6 November 1999 		Succeeded by
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton by Eric Clapton
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