Eurythmics: Peace (Remastered + Expanded) CD Track Listing

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Eurythmics Peace (Remastered + Expanded) (1999)
Peace (Remastered + Expanded)\n2005 RCA/Sony/BMG\n\nOriginally Released October 19, 1999 \nCD Edition Released October 19, 1999 \nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released November 15, 2005 \n'Boxed' 8CD Collection Released in UK + Europe November 14, 2005\n'Boxed' 8CD Collection Released in USA November 21, 2005\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Nearly a decade after Eurythmics went on an unannounced, virtually unnoticed hiatus in 1990, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart returned with the heavily publicized Peace. Both Lennox and Stewart had been silent since 1995, which means that reuniting really wasn't a sacrifice, since their solo careers had stalled. In fact, it was a wise idea to re-team, both commercially and artistically, since their best and most popular music was made together. What's odd is that Peace strongly resembles Lennox's Diva. True, Eurythmics were moving toward the melodramatic grandeur of Diva on their final '80s album, We Too Are One, yet they still had an innate sense of quirkiness and a desire to take risks. In 1999, they're more about craft, which only emphasizes the maturity of the music. That's not entirely a bad thing, even if it means that Peace needs a couple of spins before the songs begin to register. Lennox and Stewart know how to write gently insinuating melodies and how to layer their tracks with small sonic details, weaving lush tapestries of sound. Peace keeps its alluring mood throughout; even when they attempt to revisit their Stones-y tendencies, the songs play as sleekly and smoothly as the ballads that dominate the record. In one sense, that's good, because it means that Peace keeps a consistent tone from front to back, but it also means that most of the songs blend together. There are no standout singles here, and that's the hardest thing to accept about the record since Eurythmics were one of the best singles bands of the '80s. Even so, Peace is a successful debut for Eurythmics, Mark II -- it's classy adult pop, delivered with style and grace.\n\n[The 2005 reissue features remastered sound and four previously unreleased tracks: acoustic versions of "Beautiful Child," "17 Again" and "I Saved the World Today," as well as a cover of Joan Armatrading's "Something in the Air Tonight."] -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW ('Boxed')\n"Deluxe" is the word, December 14, 2005 \nBy Philip A.Cohen (Bay Harbor Islands, Florida United States)\nAfter 26 months of cancelled release dates, the expanded/remastered Eurythmics CD series is finally here, and for those of you who want all 8 titles, the UK/Europe "Boxed" set is the cheapest way to get them. The CDs more than live up to expectations, with excellent sound, three-panel cardboard packaging (each with a side pocket for an attractive and informative booklet), and a very sturdy outer box. The bonus tracks are a combination of non-L.P. b-sides, original 12" dance remixes by the artists themselves, some unreleased songs & versions (including cover versions of tracks by Lou Reed, Thunderclap Newman, The Doors, The Beatles & French Chanteuse Francoise Hardy), and 2 later 1990's re-mixes by independant remixers (they're not bad). Unless you were an avid collector of the group's UK 7", 12" & CD singles, all of the bonus material will be new to your collection. However, these discs (packed as they are with bonus tracks) only get about half of the group's vinyl-only songs and versions onto CD. Presumably, there will be some future archival box to get the remaining tracks onto CD. Amazon.com seems to be having exceptional difficulty obtaining or supplying this set to customers, but let there be no doubt: it was released in the UK & Europe November 14,2005, and widely advertised in UK music magazines by the manufacturer (BMG/Sony), whose advertisements specifically stated a Nov.14,2005 release date. If you can't get it here, then try record stores in England (as I did). The set is worth your extra effort to obtain it. Amazon was asking me to approve a second shipping postponement (until late January 2006). I declined, and obtained the set quite easily elsewhere. Amazon did some strange things, pretending that the set hadn't been released, temporarily removing customer reviews of the set, and stopping the marketplace merchants from offering the set (as they had been). \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW ('Boxed')\nNice but something is missing, January 6, 2006 \nBy Danielik (Paris, France)\nThe box is very nice and I agree with other positive comments on Amazon. However, I want to stress my deception in seeing that "1984 - For the love of big brother" is NOT included in the box. It is a wonderful album (released under a different label) and certainly I expected to find it in such a collection. \n\nAnother missing point is: lyrics. At the time, all vynil LPs included printed lyrics, while now in the CD jacket there is just a leaflet with photos and historical comments. \n\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart \n\nAlbum Notes\nEurythmics: Annie Lennox (vocals); Dave Stewart (guitar).\n\nAdditional personnel includes: Chris Sharrock (strings); Andy Wright (keyboards, percussion, programming); Chucho Merchan, Dave Catlin-Birch (bass); Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson (drums); Pro Arte Orchestra Of London.\n\nAfter releasing 1989's WE TOO ARE ONE, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox took a break from Eurythmics in order to pursue outside projects. During their time apart in the '90s, Lennox released two solo albums while Stewart wrote songs and produced other people, composed scores, and fronted the Spiritual Cowboys. On their first record in a decade, Eurythmics return with a collection of lush pop tracks caressed by Annie Lennox's sultry vocals flowing over Dave Stewart's enthralling studio arrangements.\nThe mood struck on the Eurythmics' ninth studio album is one of warm, organic ambiance akin to William Orbit's work with Madonna. Songs such as the airy "17 Again" (which finds Lennox cleverly referencing their hit "Sweet Dreams") and the Burt Bacharach-flavored "I Saved the World Today" are sophisticated, unpretentious pop compositions light years beyond the band's early synth-pop work. Balancing out PEACE's sedate moments are such up-tempo tracks as the wah-wah guitar-driven "Power to the Meek" and the equally rocking "I Want It All," a track punctuated by Lennox's exuberant whoops. One of the most triumphant moments on PEACE is "Forever," a sweeping number wrapped in a George Martin-inspired orchestral arrangement straight off a late-period Beatles album.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n...delicate pop, guitar-fueled rock, waves of backing vocals, even horns and strings. These [are] dreamy, sophisticated songs... - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (10/22/1999)\n\n3 stars out of 5 - ...Lyrical echoes of their failed romance and hugely successful partnership resonate throughout PEACE....[It] charms with repeated listenings...\nQ (11/99, p.120)\n\n4 stars out of 5 - ...all the drive and energy of a new band....a consistently strong set that can be bought with confidence. Mojo (11/99, p.109)\n\n...reveals subtle and canny tweaking; guitars...indicative of a smart appraisal of the marketplace that;s not only post Britpop/indie rock...but also post-Natalie Imbruglia....Best here is 'Seventeen Again'...it's the pathos of this...that cuts deepest. Entertainment Weekly (10/22/99, p.88)\n\n...delicate pop, guitar-fueled rock, waves of backing vocals, even horns and strings. These [are] dreamy, sophisticated songs... - Rating: B+ CMJ (11/22/99, p.28)\n\n...Lennox's powerfully expressive voice and Stewart's production brilliance still carry the duo on PEACE....[their] ability to write interesting, uncommonly heartfelt songs is re-ignited... Rolling Stone (11/25/1999)\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nBy definition, pop reunions are all about togetherness. But on the first new Eurythmics recording in ten years, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart practically turn their recommitment into a concept album. The opening cut and first single, "17 Again," traces the circle that runs from the meeting of these former lovers to where they are today, even quoting their immortal first hit, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Like Lennox's vocal, it's atypically strained but still affecting: "You and all your jewelry and my bleeding heart/Who couldn't be together and who could not be apart." \n\nLyrical echoes of their failed romance and hugely successful partnership resonate throughout Peace. Yet for a duo that broke through on a hook-happy synth-pop wave, Peace is low on the catchy choruses and instant-gratification electronics that defined Eurythmics, instead favoring ornate orchestral arrangements. Despite the presence of Stewart's trad-rock guitars on the Stones-y "Power to the Meek" and the grungy dud "I Want It All," the album's multiple stately symphonic ballads remain closer to Lennox's somber solo work than to the spunky spirit of the pair's peak-era delights. Peace charms with repeated listenings, but its well-crafted down-tempo musings lack the old urgency. This is Eurythmics without the rhythm. (RS 826 -- Nov 25, 1999) -- BARRY WALTERS\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSolo or reunion? Get it anyway., June 14, 2004 \nBy Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States)\nThe first time I heard that Eurythmics were planning a reunion album, I was more than a little suspect. After all, Annie's solo career didn't necessarily need to be "rescued." Originally I didn't even buy the "Peace" CD when it was released, and there was a time when I was at the door of the shops the day a new Eurythmics' disc hit the shelves.\nBut then came two rather unconventional events. One was an episode of "The Sopranos." At the end of one show, after Tony Soprano decides that he didn't need to resort to violence to solve a problem, the fabulous and haunting "I Saved The World Today" played below the credits. I instantly recognized Annie's voice but not the song. A few days later, the A&E network played the Eurythmics' reunion concert show featuring a few of the songs from the new CD, "Peace," and the classics from their past. I was astounded that all the new songs didn't sound like throw-aways and bought the new CD that week.\n\nI'm glad I did, because unlike most reunion albums that come across as desperate attempts to snare a few extra nostalgia bucks, "Peace" sounds like Dave and Annie never had the fights that split them after "We Too Are One." The tongue in cheek "17 Again" even teases the listener with references to "Sweet Dreams." Yet the remainder of the songs, especially the title track, follow in the footsteps of Annie's finest solo material. Dave's rocker instinct comes to the fore in a couple tracks ("I Want It All" and "Power To The Meek"), which could have been from "Savage" or "Be Yourself Tonight."\n\nThere are days I actually like "Peace" better than Annie's "Bare," because here she has an exuberance that "Bare" needed so much. (Not that I would ever say you shouldn't own both!) But "Peace" certainly builds on the Eurythmics' legacy of durable albums, and a worthy one off between two artists with undeniable chemistry. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNot A Fan, But Loved This CD!, January 17, 2002 \nBy Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA.)\nAnnie and Dave are a couple of misfits that seem to connect. This CD represents some of the best I have heard from their "sensitive" side yet. A collection geared more towards the 'ballad', it releases some of the potential from this group's talent box. "17 Again" radiates with joy in an upbeat, but pop angled mode. "Beautiful Child" is one of the finest ballads I've heard in years and "Peace..." is just a calming intricate mood piece that let's you 'chill out'. "Power To The Meek" is straight out of the 'B-52's' style and if any song can be labeled as 'more' than borrowing from the Beatles, it is the great song, "Forever". Not only is the entire song Beatlesque, but the chord arrangments are nearly copied from "Across The Universe" and "Let It Be". \nI could do without "I Want It All", a brash, obnoxious hard rock attempt that fails miserably. However, one of the best tracks here, "I Saved The World" is such fairy tale, lighthearted fare, that you can't help but feel all gooey inside - a great pop song. Dave doesn't stretch much, except with the use of some subtle keyboards and light handed guitar, but Annie really lets her vocal range stretch more than usual. A nice set. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPeace At Last, November 8, 1999 \nBy Jenny (Cheshire, UK)\nI queued for this album to be released, and it's even better than I expected. 'Peace' sums it up - it is an emotional album, but not full of conflict or eroticism like earlier work - the overriding feeling is of deep, calm emotion - perhaps of two soulmates, back together despite everything. If you know that feeling, buy it for the first track alone - 'Seventeen again' says it all. (It may refer to the past, but it's also firmly in the present.) There may be a couple of tracks which don't seem a good fit in the album, but there's more than enough to enjoy. Dave's guitar still sounds good, and Annie's voice has, if anything, improved over the missing years. See you in Manchester, Annie and Dave - we'll be right at the front, singing along! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA mature, sophisticated, adventurous album, October 19, 1999 \nBy Eric S. (New York, New York)\n\n"Peace" at last... This album is a wonderful collection of eleven songs -- everything from ballads ("Seventeen Again", "Anything But Strong") to out-and-out rock anthems ("Power to the Meek"). For those who have followed the trajectory of Eurythmics' career, no one will be surprised by the barbed, intelligent lyrics that drip with irony and the lush, inventive production Dave Stewart adds to Annie's vocals. In fact, the first European single, "I Saved the World Today", is so infused with irony that it's almost difficult to know exactly what Dave and Annie are getting at -- a lush Bacharachish track that is as hummable as it is haunting. "17 Again", the first U.S. single, is simply delectable -- a powerful blast of nostalgia that movingly tells of creative rebirth -- it's a to-hell-and-back ditty that takes a very Eurythmical left turn midway and climaxes with an interesting reference to their 1982 smash, "Sweet Dreams". Annie Lennox is at her best here -- her voice, always extraordinary, has never sounded so raw and flexible. "My True Love" is almost unbearingly moving -- some of the lyrics on "Peace" truly find Eurythmics taking risks; this song could easily have been cheesy -- in Eurythmics hands, it is a powerful evocation of love lost. As always, "Peace" finds Annie Lennox singing and writing in two extremes -- supreme disappointment and divine exaltation. There is no middle ground for Eurythmics, and "Peace" is perhaps the culmination of the many fine albums that have preceeded it. "Forever", a Yellow Submarine-ish tribute to the Beatles, is perhaps one of the more perfectly crafted pop songs of the 90s. This is a reunion that has yielded enormous fruits. For Annie fans, if you liked "Diva", you will find much to love on "Peace". It is as lush and sophisticated as anything Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart have ever released, an epic pop album for the end of the millenium. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAll Those Fake Celebrities And All Those Vicious Queens., November 29, 2005 \nBy Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States)\n\nRather unexpectedly, in October of 1999 the Eurythmics reappeared after ten years of silence. By that time, Annie had done two solo albums, "Diva" (1992) and "Medusa" (1995), and Dave had done at least four solo albums, "Dave Stewart And The Spiritual Cowboys" (1990), "Honest" (1991), "Greetings From The Gutter (1994) and "Sly Fi" (1998). So, it was with great anticipation that I bought "Peace". \n\nI was disappointed to a degree. "17 Again" was a decent song that didn't get the airplay it deserved. "I Saved The World Today" was probably the best track on the cd and likewise received no airplay in America. There were a few other gems like "I've Tried Everything" and "Anything But Strong", but the album as a whole did not even come close to their earlier work. What I was hoping for was that this album would mark a regular output of new material, say, every two or three years. Not to be. Instead, us fans were saddled with Annie's depressing "Bare" cd. \n\nLike one other reviewer here has already noted, this remastered version is not the same as the original American version released in October 1999. While I duly note all of the other reviewer's observations, the only one I noticed was the mutilating of "I've Tried Everything". What was Mr. Stewart thinking?? He ruined a great song. On the original it was a more delicate ballad, but now it's sort of hip-hop sounding and uptempo. I didn't like it, and I noticed it right away, so like the other reviewer here said, keep your old copy. \n\nSo, the remastering is solid, though since it was only released six years ago, the audio hadn't aged that much to require remastering anyway. The liner notes and extra photos from the time period are nice, but again, no lyrics included for all the songs. Why Dave, why??!! Missed opportunity since, in my opinion, the Pet Shop Boys are the only ones to get remasters absolutely perfect with liner notes from the duo, all the lyrics, one disc for the remastered album and an extra disc filled with ALL b-sides and extended mixes and remixes from the time period of each album! The unreleased tracks here are acoustic versions of "17 Again", "I Saved The World Today" and "Beautiful Child", all of which sound more like demos and could have been omitted. The best of the lot is the unreleased cover of Thunderclap Newman's minor 1969 hit "Something In The Air". I enjoyed this more than half the songs on the original album! \n\n"Peace" was average work at best, and now that Mr. Stewart saw fit to remix and tinker with certain tracks it made the experience even less satisfying. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n2005 Remaster Is Better Than Original 1999 Master! Yet, The Reissue Still Has Flaws..., August 4, 2007 \nBy Jason W. Bellenger (Wyoming, Michigan, United States)\nMany fans whined about the reissue and remaster of this 1999 Eurythmics reunion album because it had only been 6 years, at the time, since the album had been released. Was it really necessary to go back to the original master tapes and work a new master for 2005?! Will there really be much difference in sound?! What's the point?! Ugh! \n\nWell, first of all, the audio quality on the 2005 remaster is, gasp, much better, in my opinion, than the 1999 original master. Strangely enough, both were mastered by the same mastering engineer -- that is, Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios, London. Some editorial reviews claim that the releases were digitally remastered by Dave Stewart himself. This is not the case. He simply supervised the remastering process. While the 1999 original release is nothing to complain about this 2005 remaster simply shines above the original in terms of punch, sharpness, depth, clarity, and bass. \n\nTake "I Saved The World Today" as an example. I did an A/B comparison between the 1999 release and the 2005 release and the instruments all sound sharper, cleaner, and louder. The stunning track sparkles with brightness! The 2005 remaster allows me to appreciate this gem even more. \n\nOf course, that's only one track. All tracks have benefited from the remastering and sound more crisp than ever. The single, "17 Again', roars with it's bass, and rocker, "I Want It All", rocks louder than ever before! It has even more punch this time around, and the electric guitars have never sounded louder! "Forever" benefits from a cleaner production with not only minor instrumentation additions but also crisper drums and louder bass. \n\nWhile many tracks may have benefited from added instrumentation and changes (i.e. "17 Again", "Peace Is Just A Word", "Forever", etc.), a couple have been totally re-worked. The lovely "I've Tried Everything" has a completely new arrangement with added drums, programming, and keyboards. I'm probably in the minority here, but I find this new mix just as good as the original mix. It sounds like a radio-friendly version of an otherwise non-single/album cut. I actually think this new version would have worked as a single over the original version. It's excellent! But, the problem is that we lose the original 1999 version in favor of this! This new version should have been placed as an exclusive bonus track, not in place of the original version! After all, the remastered disc clocks in at 63 minutes! Surely enough space exists! \n\n"Power To The Meek" suffers from a strange edit in which Annie repeats the first verse again. \n\nThe 2005 remastered version repeats: \n\n"I got my fingers stung \nMy fingers stung yea \nI'm just a girl with my fingers stung \n\nBless these bones \nBless this skin \nAll of me and the mess I'm in \nBut I don't care \nDon't know where I've been \nBut I'll get me there" \n\nInstead of the original 1999 version which features: \n\n"Power to the shine \nIn my worn out shoes yea \nPower to me \nPower to you \n\nYea bless this head \nBless this hair \nBless me to the dirt \nIn my fingernails yea \nBless this day \nBless this night \nGive me something good \nMake me feel alright" \n\nYes, we lose all that in place of a repeated verse! It is mixed totally different as well. The 2005 mix fades with a repeating chorus of "I'm alive..." The 1999 remaster fades with a repeat of the "bless these bones" verse. The 1999 version clocks in at 3:18, whereas the 2005 version clocks in at 3:32. Again, including this 2005 version would worked as a bonus track (there's still room!), just not in place of the original '99 cut! \n\n"Peace Is Just A Word" fades with the strings overtaking the rest of the instrumentation, creating a totally different outro. Again, while it's not a totally different mix, it would have worked better as a bonus track so that the original versions were kept intact. \n\nIncluded as bonus tracks are excellent acoustic versions of "Beautiful Child", "17 Again", and "I Saved The World Today", recorded live at The Church Studios, London. A mediocre cover version of "Something In The Air" is tacked on as well. \n\nSo, those are my major gripes when it comes to the new versions and mixes! Now on to the artwork... \n\nLike the other 2005 remasters, the 'Peace' artwork suffers from the same layout, losing the original album artwork concept on not only the back cover but the spine as well! All remasters use the same font, colors, and generic white background on the back of the album! It doesn't work! While I understand the artwork will differentiate the remasters from the originals it was not necessary since these are presented in digipak not the jewel cases in which the original discs were presented. Therefore, in the case of 'Peace' the shot of the back of Dave Stewart's head is not even here! That completely ruins the original album concept with the back of Annie's head on the front and the back of Dave's head on the back! Dave's shot isn't even included anywhere in the inside booklet or artwork other than in a photo with Annie smiling next to him. \n\nNow on to the inside artwork and booklet. Like the other 2005 remasters, they are striking! They were very well done! Included are a number of previously released and unreleased photographs from the era, including shots of Dave & Annie used for the single sleeves. If the orginal album concept was kept intact with these photos it would have been a nearly flawless overall artwork reissue concept. Unfortunately, it didn't work that way! \n\nInstead of lyrics for the tracks (as included in the original 1999 release) we get an essay instead, which tends to include a few selections of lyrics here and there. Not good enough! \n\nPerhaps the real problem here is that Dave and Annie wanted to put the album out again with differences in order to entice the fans who already owned the original. In that case, this release may have worked, yet the differences with the tracklisting should have been listed on the back sleeve at the very least. Nobody knows that he/she is getting different versions than the originals until actually popping the CD in the player! \n\nI give this release 5 stars for the remastering, 1 star for the tracklisting, and 3 stars for the artwork and overall presentation. Nonetheless, I recommend adding this release to your collection if you wish to hear a number of the original recordings presented with slight to totally different arrangements in addition to superior sound. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNOT the original album, November 28, 2005 \nBy Christian Aviles-Scott (Concord, CA USA)\nFor Eurythmics purists, beware that this re-mastered edition is not the same as the original issue of the album. About half of the tracks have been remixed and sound different than original. Notably, "Power To The Meek" does not include all of the lyrics (the same verse is repeated twice instead of there being two different verses) and "I've Tried Everything" is completely different. Minor variations exist on "Peace Is Just A Word", "My True Love", "Forever", and "Lifted." Long story short -- Don't sell your original CD just yet!
This misc cd contains 15 tracks and runs 63min 35sec.
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