Eurythmics were at the peak of their popularity when they released 1986's Revenge. The album was a continued venture into a more full band rock style, which they established with 1985's Be Yourself Tonight. The latter would pave the way for Revenge to become the duo's best selling studio album.
Following its release, they departed for a massive world tour, which kicked off in June at The Roxy in Hollywood, California, and ended in December at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. However, album sales and a successful world tour didn't translate to the charts. The single, Missionary Man, would peak at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second single, Thorn In My Side, would only be a minor hit, peaking at number sixty-eight.
Another unique aspect I found enjoyable was the very present backing vocals of David A. Stewart. I don't recall in previous albums him contributing to any of the singing, and it work great. His deeper voice has a good contrast to Lennox's contralto range.
Revenge is definitely not my favorite from Eurythmics. It's fairly lackluster in terms of what it follows, but it's not a bad album. I don't know that I'm necessarily ready to dive into another from them just yet, so I may take a break, and venture into something else before coming back to their final 80's releases. I'll make that decision by tomorrow.
What I will say is that I'm glad I dove headlong in, and picked up all of their albums. So far, while they haven't been perfect, there has been something enjoyable to hear. I'm not mad at that.
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