Savage (Eurythmics album)

Savage
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 9 November 1987
Recorded January - May 1987 at Chateau de Dangu in Normandy; mixed at Grand Armée Studios in Paris
Genre Synthpop, new wave, electronica
Length 47:20
Label RCA Records
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Revenge
(1986)Revenge1986		 Savage
(1987)		 We Too Are One
(1989)We Too Are One1989
Singles from Savage
  1. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Shame"
    Released: December 1987
  3. "I Need a Man"
    Released: March 1988
  4. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"
    Released: May 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Smash Hits7/10[6]
Sounds[7]

Savage is the sixth studio album by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, released in 1987.[8]

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 band member Dave Stewart put it), returning to the much more experimental sound that their early albums incorporated. Produced in France (recorded at Chateau de Dangu 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 Annie 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.

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 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

  • Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • David A. Stewart – backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, programming
  • Olle Romo – programming
  • Fred DeFaye – engineer, mixing
  • Manu Guiot – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder – engineer
  • Serge Pauchard
  • Claude Pons – mixing

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 82,100[27]
Sweden (GLF)[28] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Savage at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. Reviews: Savage. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (6 December 1987). "Eurythmics—Back to Its Techno-Pop Roots". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071014062635/http://www.annie-lennox.com/Scans%203/Savage-Q-Review.jpg
  5. ↑ Steve Hochman (28 January 1988). "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  6. ↑ Smash Hits, Barry McIlheney, 18 November 1987, p.86
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071014122931/http://www.annie-lennox.com/Scans%203/Savage-Album-Review.jpg
  8. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic; Eurythmics – ''Savage''". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  9. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "austriancharts.at Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  11. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  12. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  13. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  14. ↑ "Album Search: Eurythmics – Savage" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  15. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  16. ↑ 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" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  17. ↑ "charts.org.nz Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  18. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  19. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Eurythmics – Savage" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  20. ↑ "Eurythmics – Savage – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  21. ↑ "Chart Stats – Eurythmics – Savage" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  22. ↑ "allmusic ((( Savage > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  23. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1987 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  24. ↑ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  25. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage". Music Canada.
  26. ↑ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – Savage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  28. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  29. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eurythmics; 'Savage')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ "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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