Peace (Eurythmics album)

Peace is the eighth and final studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was released on 19 October 1999 by RCA Records and was the band's first album of new material in 10 years, following 1989's We Too Are One.

Peace
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	19 October 1999 (1999-10-19)
Recorded	1998–1999
Studio	The Church, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	48:59
Label	RCA
Producer	Eurythmics Andy Wright
Eurythmics chronology
Live 1983–1989 (1993) Peace (1999) Ultimate Collection (2005)
Singles from Peace
"I Saved the World Today" Released: 4 October 1999 "17 Again" Released: 1 January 2000 "Peace Is Just a Word" Released: May 2000

Release and reception

Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party in 1998, Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart began writing and recording together for the first time since 1989. The album's title was designed to reflect the duo's ongoing concern with global conflict and world peace. It was promoted with a concert on the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior II, where they played a mixture of old and new songs. A 24-date world tour, titled the Peacetour, followed soon after, with all profits donated to Amnesty International and Greenpeace. The final show of the tour, on 6 December 1999 at the London Docklands Arena, was filmed and released on VHS and DVD.

Singles

"I Saved the World Today" served as the lead single from the album, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart—their highest-charting single since 1986. The second single, "17 Again", was released in January 2000. It reached the UK top 30 and topped the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. In May 2000, "Peace Is Just a Word" was released as a single in the United Kingdom with "Beautiful Child" as its B-side.

2005 re-release

On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "Deluxe Edition Reissues". Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes. For unknown reasons, many songs on the 2005 reissue of Peace are alternate mixes compared to the original 1999 release. The most dramatically different mix is "I've Tried Everything", which is more upbeat with additional drums. Other songs with mix differences include "17 Again", "I Saved the World Today", "Forever" and "Power to the Meek" (missing a verse from the original version), and live tracks were substituted for the original studio versions of "I Want It All" and "Peace Is Just a Word".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Houston Chronicle	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Slant Magazine	(2005 reissue)[6]

Critics were generally impressed with the album, although NME commented that it "lacked the power" of their previous releases. Q magazine opined that the release of the album "quietly acknowledged that their solo careers had failed", despite the fact that both of Lennox's solo albums topped the UK Albums Chart, with Diva going four-times platinum in the United Kingdom and three-times platinum in the United States (Q magazine themselves placing it in their top 50 albums of 1992) and Medusa going double platinum in both countries, respectively.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "Something in the Air" by Speedy Keen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"17 Again"	4:55
2.	"I Saved the World Today"	4:53
3.	"Power to the Meek"	3:18
4.	"Beautiful Child"	3:27
5.	"Anything but Strong"	5:04
6.	"Peace Is Just a Word"	5:51
7.	"I've Tried Everything"	4:17
8.	"I Want It All"	3:32
9.	"My True Love"	4:45
10.	"Forever"	4:08
11.	"Lifted"	4:49

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Beautiful Child" (live at The Church)	3:29

2005 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Beautiful Child" (acoustic version)	3:31
13.	"17 Again" (acoustic version)	4:46
14.	"I Saved the World Today" (acoustic version)	2:44
15.	"Something in the Air"	3:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Peace.[7]

Eurythmics

• Dave Stewart – guitars
• Annie Lennox – vocals

Additional musicians

• Andy Wright – programming, keyboards, live percussion
• Chucho Merchán – bass (tracks 2, 6)
• Dave Catlin-Birch – bass (tracks 4, 9–11)
• Steve Lewinson – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8)
• Pete Lewinson – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5–8)
• Chris Sharrock – drums (tracks 2, 4, 9–11)
• David Whitaker – strings orchestration (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–11)
• Pro Arte Orchestra of London – orchestra
• Colin Sheen – orchestra coordination

Technical

• Eurythmics – production
• Andy Wright – additional production
• Nick Addison – engineering
• Graham Dominy – engineering assistance
• Ash Howes – mixing at Whitfield Street Studios, London
• David Russell – mixing assistance
• Gary McGovern – technical supervisor
• Ian Cooper – mastering at Metropolis Mastering, London
• Stephen McLaughlin – strings engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–11)

Artwork

• Richard Avedon – sleeve photography
• Laurence Stevens – sleeve design, graphics

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 8 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 9 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 9 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] 7 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 22 European Albums (Music & Media)[16] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 22 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 2 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20] 33 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[21] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 62 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 22 Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 9 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[25] 32 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 4 US Billboard 200[29] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 77 European Albums (Music & Media)[31] 46 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 67 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 97 UK Albums (OCC)[34] 75

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[35]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[36]	Platinum	100,000^^
France (SNEP)[37]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[38]	Gold	150,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[39]	2× Platinum	200,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[40]	Gold	40,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[43]	Gold	500,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[44]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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