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In the Garden (Eurythmics album)

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Released
  
October 16, 1981

Length
  
39:10

Release date
  
16 October 1981

Label
  
RCA Records

Recorded
  
January – May 1981

Artist
  
Eurythmics

Producer
  
Conny Plank

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In the Garden (1981)
  
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)

Genres
  
Pop music, Rock music, New wave, Post-punk

Similar
  
We Too Are One, Be Yourself Tonight, Peace, Touch, 1984 (For the Love of Big Broth

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In the Garden is the debut studio album by the British new wave duo Eurythmics, released in October 1981.

Contents

It was co-produced with 'krautrock' producer Conny Plank, at his studio in Cologne, and featured numerous guest musicians including Blondie drummer Clem Burke 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 #63 in the UK singles chart.

On 14 November 2005, RCA repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog 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.

Reception

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 Foxx, Bowie, and Joy Division without forgetting their own roots, and the result is an intelligent, accessible first album."

Track listing

All tracks written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "English Summer" and "Caveman Head" co-written by Roger Pomphrey.

Eurythmics

  • Annie Lennox - keyboards, synthesizer, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Dave Stewart - keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, background vocals
  • Guest musicians

  • Clem Burke (of Blondie) - drums
  • Holger Czukay (of Can) - french horn, brass, thai stringed instrument, walking
  • Krista Fast (wife of Conny Plank) - background vocals, laughs
  • Robert Görl (of D.A.F.) - drums
  • Jaki Liebezeit (of Can) - drums, horn, brass
  • Roger Pomphrey - guitar, background vocals, shouts
  • Markus Stockhausen (son of Karlheinz Stockhausen) - horn, brass
  • Tim Wheater - saxophone
  • Dave Hutchins - engineering
  • Design: Rocking Russian
  • Photography: Pete Ashworth
  • Songs

    1English Summer4:03
    2Belinda3:59
    3Take Me to Your Heart3:35

    References

    In the Garden (Eurythmics album) Wikipedia