Be Yourself Tonight

Be Yourself Tonight
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released April 29, 1985
Recorded January 1985
Genre New wave, pop rock, R&B
Length 43:15
Label RCA Records
Producer David A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
(1984)		 Be Yourself Tonight
(1985)		 Revenge
(1986)
Singles from Be Yourself Tonight
  1. "Would I Lie to You?"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
    Released: June 1985
  3. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
    Released: October 1985
  4. "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
    Released: December 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
DžuboksFavorable[3]

Be Yourself Tonight is the fifth album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in 1985.

Album background

Largely recorded in Paris, with additional recording in Detroit and Los Angeles, this album saw Eurythmics move away from their previous more experimental, synthesizer-based songs, to a more commercial pop/rock sound. Combining elements of Motown and rock music, the album incorporates a more traditional band line-up/instrumentation. Nonetheless, the recordings still possessed an atmospheric and cutting edge sound, winning Stewart awards for his production work on the album. The release of the album also coincided with a new look for singer Annie Lennox, who ditched the androgynous look of the previous albums and became, in biographer Lucy O'Brien's words, "a bleach-blonde rock 'n' roller." Be Yourself Tonight included guest appearances by notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Elvis Costello.

Chart performance

Be Yourself Tonight is Eurythmics' best-selling studio album. It reached the top 3 in the UK and top 10 in the US, as well as spawning several hit singles. The album included the duo's first (and only) UK number-one "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" and the American Top 5 and Australian number-one hit "Would I Lie to You?".

No tour followed the album's release, due to Lennox's recuperation from vocal fold nodules (which also caused her to miss 1985's Live Aid concert).

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Would I Lie to You?"   4:25
2. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"   5:22
3. "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"   4:04
4. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) 5:54
5. "Conditioned Soul"   4:30
6. "Adrian"   4:29
7. "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"   3:45
8. "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling"   5:40
9. "Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)" (Incorrectly labelled (Then Never to Have Loved at All) on 2005 remaster packaging) 5:06
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
10. "Grown Up Girls"   4:13
11. "Tous les garçons et les filles" (Françoise Hardy, Roger Samyn) 3:25
12. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) (ET Mix) 7:48
13. "Would I Lie to You?" (listed as 'ET Mix' but it is actually the "Extended Version" taken from the "Would I Lie to You?" 12" single) 4:55
14. "Conditioned Soul" (Live) 5:08
15. "Hello, I Love You" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) 2:51

Credits

Eurythmics
Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 25
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 3
French Albums Chart[8] 20
German Albums Chart[9] 8
Italian Albums Chart[10] 18
Japanese Albums Chart[11] 44
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[14] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 9
UK Albums Chart[16] 3
US Billboard 200[17] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 5
Canadian Albums Chart[19] 17
Dutch Albums Chart[20] 16
French Albums Chart[21] 51
Italian Albums Chart[10] 88
US Billboard 200[22] 50
Chart (1986) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 75

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25] Gold 27,170[25]
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 250,000^
Sweden (GLF)[28] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". Džuboks (in Serbian). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (193 (second series)): 15. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help);
  4. ↑ "Chartifacts". ariacharts.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1985" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  15. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". Chart Stats. 28 February 1987. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  17. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301929/eurythmics/chart?f=305
  18. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1985". RPM. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  20. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1985" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1985 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1985". billboard.biz. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  23. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1986" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". Music Canada.
  25. 1 2 "Eurythmics" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  26. ↑ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eurythmics; 'Be Yourself Tonight')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  28. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  29. ↑ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Be Yourself Tonight in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  30. ↑ "American album certifications – Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
1 July 1985 – 28 July 1985 		Succeeded by
Listen Like Thieves by INXS
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