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To coincide with the release of digitally remastered and expanded versions of all eight of their studio albums, the legendary 80s synthpop duo present this updated greatest hits collection. Daring and provocative, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart sold millions of records with their sophisticated, adult-oriented pop. This CD contains all their finest tunes as well as the new single 'I've Got A Life' and is also available as a DVD. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | November 08, 2005 | | Studio: | Arista | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 54 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | I've Got a Life | | 2. | Love Is a Stranger | | 3. | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | | 4. | Who's That Girl? | | 5. | Right by Your Side | | 6. | Here Comes the Rain Again | | 7. | Would I Lie To You? | | 8. | There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) | | 9. | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | | 10. | It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) | | 11. | When Tomorrow Comes | | 12. | Thorn in My Side | | 13. | The Miracle of Love | | 14. | Missionary Man | | 15. | You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart | | 16. | I Need a Man | | 17. | I Saved the World Today | | 18. | 17 Again | | 19. | Was It Just Another Love Affair? | |
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53 of 60 found the following review helpful:
 Smart Pop Nov 08, 2005
By Thomas Magnum
The Eurythmics singles were always much better than the complete albums they came from and The Ultimate Collection gathers together their greatest hits plus two new songs. "Here Comes The Rain Again" is their finest moment and one of the best singles from the 80's. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was their lone number one single and is a great synth-pop song while "Would I Lie To You?" has a crunching guitar riff and blazing horn section. "I Saved The World Today" from their late 90's comeback album is a beautiful track. The two new songs open and close the album. The upbeat "I Got A Life" is the opener and better of the two songs with a downcast "Was It Just Another Affair" closing out the album. The Eurythmics made some of the 80's most intelligent and best produced songs and they still hold up twenty years later.
48 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 I Was Thinking Of Something Sleek To Wrap Around My Tender Throat. Nov 29, 2005
By Jason Stein
Okay, the best part about this second hits collection is that all the songs are digitally remastered, that it includes "17 Again" and "I Saved The World Today" from their last cd "Peace" and that it includes two new tracks, "I've Got A Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?", Dave and Annie's first music together in six years. Also, on one disc you have 19 songs and 80 minutes of music for good value, plus the lyrics to all the songs are included.
Now the bad part. There really should be an ESSENTIAL Eurythmics compilation consisting of two discs, so as to cover all the hits plus all the great album cuts. For example, this compilation left out "Never Gonna Cry Again", "Take Me To Your Heart" and "Belinda" from their 1981 debut "In The Garden". Take your pick of songs from their 1982 sophomore effort "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)". The only tracks included here are the title track and "Love Is A Stranger". Same could be said of their third album "Touch". There were other great songs on that album. There are no tracks from their soundtrack album to "1984 For The Love Of Big Brother". They ought to include "Sexcrime (1984)", "Julia", "For The Love Of Big Brother" and "Doubleplusgood".
There were other solid tracks from 1985's "Be Yourself Tonight" such as "Conditioned Soul" and "I Love You Like A Ball And Chain". 1986's "Revenge" is sufficiently covered. "Savage" is woefully under-represented leaving out "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)", "I've Got A Lover (Back In Japan)", "Shame" and "Brand New Day". For some strange reason there are NO songs from 1989's "We Too Are One" album. They should include "The King And Queen Of America", "Don't Ask Me Why", "Angel" and then there's "My My Baby's Gonna Cry", "How Long?" and "When The Day Goes Down".
While we're at it, why not include some solo work like the Annie Lennox/Al Green 1988 cover of "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" or "Love Song For A Vampire" from 1992's "Dracula". There are some good Dave Stewart solo tracks as well from his four solo albums. Why not include Annie's "Why", "Walking On Broken Glass", "Little Bird", "No More 'I Love You's'" and "Pavement Cracks".
All I'm saying is that this could have been better for fans and for casual listeners. There are no extensive liner notes or chart information included in the booklet. As it stands, "I've Got A Life" is great, but too bad it won't get the radio play it deserves, and "Was It Just Another Love Affair" is good retro-seventies r&b fodder. So, let me be clear, the Eurythmics get five stars, but whoever put this compilation together receives three stars for lack of effort grade. I should give an F grade to lack of research and conciseness. With all the fad being two disc, career spanning hits collections these days, this was a great error.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Not Ultimate But Great Nevertheless Jan 06, 2006
By R. Saldana
"rmsaldana"
Had this superbly remastered and attractively packaged greatest hits CD from Eurythmics included at least "Don't Ask Me Why" or "Angel" from their album "We Too Are One" (from which no songs were included), I would have rated this 5 stars. Other than that, no complaints about this compilation of fantastic, cutting-edge pop classics. The two new tracks "I've Got A Life" and "Was It Just Another Love Affair?" only show how time has strengthened Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox's somgwriting prowess. Buy this CD and check out all their remastered album CDs as well, all containing exclusive bonus tracks.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A quick, but enjoyable look at their U.S. & U.K. hits respectively... Nov 16, 2005
By Neptunian Spirit
"Q"
I've always been a fan of Annie Lennox's voice, so as I got older I not only enjoyed her solo work, but the work she'd done with Dave Stewart (excellent producer!). Seeing as how there has been a resurgence in 1980's music, the Eurythmics finally got onto the train, reissuing all eight of their studio albums from 1981 through 1999. Along with that, they reissued their hits package.
Originally there were two hits compilations: the U.S. version of 1991's "Greatest Hits" focusing exclusively on their U.S. singles & the U.K. version of that same set, which included the notable well-known hits, as well as the U.K. hits they racked up when their popularity declined in the late 1980's in the States.
The new reissue succeeds on it's merit of offering a much more meatier (in theory) hits package. It is the first domestic States release to feature all of their well-known singles, as well as singles that were well known in the U.K.. Add in two brilliant new tracks ("I've Got A Life" & "Was It Just Another Love Affair") along with both singles from their last full-length album "Peace"; you've got the complete singles collection for the Eurythmics. Right? Wrong.
Like Kylie, the Eurythmics titled their hits set "ultimate", & it slights several singles. While their very first record "In the Garden" once again is unrepresented, "Sexcrime (Nineteen-Eighty-Four)" from the "1984" Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)" from "Savage" (which as an album had no hit U.S. singles really), & the singles "Angel", "King & Queen of America", & "Don't Aask Me Why" from "We Too Are One" are left off.
I can't complain too much though, because I do have the original hits set, I just wish that when artists do hits sets that they live up to the title of that set. With that said, this is clearly the best buy, unless you own all of their albums. Also, the booklet features the lyrics with excellent full-color & black & white photos of Dave & Annie!
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
One reason it's not 5 stars Apr 05, 2006
By Jackiesmackie
"Independently Different"
The majority of items on this disc are the exact same as the
Eurythmics collection previously released and already a part of many Annie fan's collections.
The tracks are crisp and clear and the re-mastering is evident, Annie's voice front and centre, as it always was.
'I've got a life' - was new to me, I didn't find it as good as anything on the album 'Bare' and whilst powerfully sung I didn't feel it wasn't any new tack for the group.
'I saved the world today' - again, not as good as anything on 'Bare', you get the sense of a message perhaps lost, we know her music does have a lot of saving graces but the world?
Maybe I missed something there.
Some classic items here, 'Thorn in my side', 'Sweet dreams', 'Miracle of love' - to be fair though any fans already have these in their collections.
Only buy if you don't have the first collection or if you are a die hard fan.
I did and don't regret it, I just didn't feel as though I got anything really 'new'.
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