Revenge (Eurythmics album)

Revenge
Studio album by
Released30 June 1986
RecordedJuly 1985 – May 1986
Studio
  • Conny's Studio (Cologne, West Germany)
  • Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris, France)
Genre
Length43:44
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Be Yourself Tonight
(1985)
Revenge
(1986)
Savage
(1987)
Singles from Revenge
  1. "When Tomorrow Comes"
    Released: 2 June 1986 (UK)
  2. "Missionary Man"
    Released: July 1986 (US)
    Released: 16 February 1987 (UK)
  3. "Thorn in My Side"
    Released: 26 August 1986
  4. "The Miracle of Love"
    Released: 17 November 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Los Angeles TimesPositive
Record Mirror
Rolling StoneUnfavourable
Smash Hits8/10
Sounds

Revenge is the fifth studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 29 June 1986 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom and on 14 July in the United States. Building on the sound of their previous album, Be Yourself Tonight (1985), Revenge saw the duo further embrace a more "rock band" style. The album spawned four singles and was a commercial success. The fourth and final single, "Missionary Man", won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The album's release was supported by an extensive world tour; a 1987 concert from the Australian leg of the tour was later released on home video as Eurythmics Live.

On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG released remastered versions of each of Eurythmics' eight studio albums, containing bonus tracks and remixes. The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a radically different remake of "Revenge", the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden. A line from the song ("She said revenge can be so sweet") is also heard at the end of "A Little of You".