In the Garden (Eurythmics album)
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| Released | 2 October 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1981 | |||
| Studio | Conny's Studio, Wolperath, Cologne | |||
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| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Singles from In the Garden | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[5] |
In the Garden is the debut studio album by the British new wave duo Eurythmics.[6] It was released on 2 October 1981 by RCA Records.
It was co-produced with krautrock producer Conny Plank at his studio in Cologne, and features numerous guest musicians including Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft drummer Robert Görl, and Can duo Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit. Plank had previously worked with the duo whilst they were in their previous band the Tourists.
Two singles were released from the album in the UK, "Never Gonna Cry Again" and "Belinda". Neither the album nor the singles achieved much commercial success, although "Never Gonna Cry Again" charted at number 63 in the UK singles chart.[7]
On 14 November 2005, RCA repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues". The re-issue of In the Garden added the B-sides from the album's two singles, plus three tracks recorded live on the accompanying tour.
Background
[edit]Stewart first met Lennox in 1977 at the health food restaurant Pippins, where the latter was employed as a waitress. During that time, Lennox was studying at Royal Academy of Music and Stewart was performing in the band Longdancer with Peet Coombes. The three formed the Tourists, a folk band, with Coombs serving as the primary songwriter and Lennox playing a Vox keyboard that once belonged to John Lennon. However, the band collapsed in part due to Coombe's drug dependency.[8][9] Stewart, who became romantically and musically involved with Lennox upon hearing her playing a song on the harmonium, had ended their romantic relationship around the time the Tourists dissolved, although the two still remained on amicable terms and formed Eurythmics in 1980.[9][10]
During the recording of In the Garden, Stewart was encouraged by Plank and several session members to incorporate a variety of sonic textures into the songs. Stewart first developed an interest in field recordings as a child and had experimented with recording sounds from a bakery adjacent to his house.
On In the Garden, Conny Plank and Holger Czukay from CAN and Jaki [Liebezeit] would teach me to just record all different kind of sounds and mix them into the actual track—and even if you can't identify them, the whole track comes alive. I've always done that ever since, and it all goes back to being a kid and making a recording in the baking shop.[11]
Reception
[edit]In a favourable review in Smash Hits magazine, Tim de Lisle commented "The ex-Tourists pack their bags and leave the safe pastures of pure English pop for the electronic delights of Cologne and superstar producer Connie Plank. On the way, they mug up on their Ultravox, Bowie, and Joy Division without forgetting their own roots, and the result is an intelligent, accessible first album."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "English Summer" and "Caveman Head" co-written by Roger Pomphrey
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "English Summer" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Belinda" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Take Me to Your Heart" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "She's Invisible Now" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Your Time Will Come" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Caveman Head" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Never Gonna Cry Again" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "All the Young (People of Today)" | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Sing-Sing" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Revenge" | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Le Sinestre" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Heartbeat Heartbeat" | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Never Gonna Cry Again" (Live) | 4:36 |
| 14. | "4/4 in Leather" (Live) | 3:05 |
| 15. | "Take Me to Your Heart" (Live) | 4:57 |
Personnel
[edit]- Eurythmics
- Annie Lennox - keyboards, synthesizer, flute, percussion, vocals
- David A. Stewart - keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Guest musicians
- Clem Burke (of Blondie) - drums
- Holger Czukay (of Can) - French horn on "Belinda" and "Never Gonna Cry Again", brass on "Your Time Will Come", Thai stringed instrument, walking
- Crista Fast (wife of Conny Plank) - backing vocals on "Revenge", laughs
- Robert Görl (of D.A.F.) - drums on "Belinda"
- Jaki Liebezeit (of Can) - drums on "Take Me to Your Heart", "Never Gonna Cry Again" and "All the Young (People of Today)"; brass on "Your Time Will Come"
- Roger Pomphrey - guitar and backing vocals on "English Summer", "Your Time Will Come", "Caveman Head" and "Sing-Sing", shouts
- Markus Stockhausen (son of Karlheinz Stockhausen) - brass on "Your Time Will Come"
- Tim Wheater - saxophone on "Never Gonna Cry Again"
- Technical
- Dave Hutchins - engineering
- Rocking Russian - design
- Peter Ashworth - sleeve photography
References
[edit]- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). Music Week. 3 October 1981. p. 31. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Deggans, Eric (1 January 1998). "Eurythmics". In Graff, Gary; du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (eds.). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 205–206.
- ^ "In the Garden - Eurythmics | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 233.
- ^ a b De Lisle, Tim (15 October 1981). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. 3 (21). EMAP Metro: 25.
- ^ "Eurythmics | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Official Charts > Eurythmics". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Mewborn, Brant (25 October 1985). "Eurythmics Unmasked". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b Farber, Jim (13 February 2016). "Dave Stewart: 'What Annie Lennox and I went through was insane'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1186. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Eurythmics' Dave Stewart finds an unlikely partnership in Stewart Lindsey". RIFF Magazine. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
