Revenge (Eurythmics album)

Revenge
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	June 30, 1986
Recorded	July 1985 - May 1986
Genre	New wave, pop rock
Length	44:22
Label	RCA Records
Producer	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight (1985) Revenge (1986) Savage (1987)
Singles from Revenge
"When Tomorrow Comes" Released: June 1986 "Thorn in My Side" Released: 13 August 1986 "The Miracle of Love" Released: November 1986 "Missionary Man" Released: February 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Smash Hits	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	(Positive)[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[4]
Rolling Stone	(Not favourable)[5]

Revenge is the sixth album by the British new wave music duo Eurythmics, released in 1986.

Following on from their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight, Revenge continued further in this direction as the duo embraced a more "rock band" style. The album included several hit singles and was a commercial success. Its release was followed by an extensive world tour. A 1987 concert from the Australian leg of this tour was also released on home video (see Eurythmics Live).

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

The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a radically different remake of "Revenge", the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden. A line from the song ("She said revenge can be so sweet") is also heard at the end of "A Little of You".

Track listing

All tracks written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour, and "My Guy" by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Missionary Man"	4:28
2.	"Thorn in My Side"	4:15
3.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	4:28
4.	"The Last Time"	4:10
5.	"The Miracle of Love"	5:04
6.	"Let's Go!"	4:08
7.	"Take Your Pain Away"	4:30
8.	"A Little of You"	3:53
9.	"In This Town"	3:44
10.	"I Remember You"	5:00

2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (Extended Version)	6:36
12.	"Thorn in My Side" (Extended Version)	6:54
13.	"Missionary Man" (Extended Version)	6:50
14.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (Live Acoustic Version)	3:19
15.	"Revenge 2"	5:40
16.	"My Guy"	1:58

Personnel

Eurythmics

• Annie Lennox - percussion, keyboard, vocals
• Dave Stewart - guitar, keyboard, programming, vocals

Additional personnel

• Jon Bavin - Additional keyboards on track 5
• Clem Burke - drums
• Phil Chen - bass guitar on tracks 4 & 10
• Gully - synthesizer noise on track 5
• Joniece Jamison - vocals, background vocals
• Michael Kamen - strings, conductor, orchestration
• John McKenzie - bass guitar on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8
• Patrick Seymour - keyboard
• Jannick Top - bass guitar on track 1 & 6
• Bernita Turner - vocals, background vocals
• Jimmy "Z" Zavala - harmonica, saxophone

Production

• Producer: Dave Stewart
• Engineer: Jon Bavin
• Assistant engineer: Serge Pauchard
• Mixing: Jon Bavin, Manu Guiot
• Orchestration: Michael Kamen

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986–87) Peak position Australian Kent Music Report[6] 2 Austrian Albums Chart[7] 6 Canadian Albums Chart[8] 4 Dutch Albums Chart[9] 3 French SNEP Albums Chart[10] 12 German Media Control Albums Chart[11] 5 Italian Albums Chart[12] 10 Japanese Albums Chart[13] 46 New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 1 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[15] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[16] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[17] 7 UK Albums Chart[18] 3 U.S. Billboard 200 [19] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Australian Albums Chart[6] 5 Austrian Albums Chart[20] 25 Canadian Albums Chart[21] 14 Dutch Albums Chart[22] 34 French Albums Chart[23] 25 Italian Albums Chart[12] 35 Swiss Albums Chart[24] 11 UK Albums Chart[25] 9 Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums Chart[6] 7 Decade-end charts Chart (1980–89) Position Australian Albums Chart[6] 13

All-time charts

Chart (1967–present)	Position
Norwegian Albums Chart[26]	93

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[28]	Gold	250,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[31]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1986	"Missionary Man"	Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal[32]

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