1985 Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight
Be Yourself Tonight is the fourth studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 29 April 1985 by RCA Records. It spawned four singles – “Would I Lie to You?”, “There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)”, “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” (a duet with Aretha Franklin) and “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”. The album has been described as their most commercially successful album, and has been pitched as “one of the greatest pop and rock albums of the 1980s”. A notable departure from both the musical composition and image of their previous albums, Be Yourself Tonight was widely regarded as an example of their finest work due to their continued “innovation” of their music.
Tracks
1 Would I Lie To You? (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 04:28
2 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 05:24
3 I Love You Like A Ball And Chain (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 04:05
4 Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 05:58
5 Conditioned Soul (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 04:28
6 Adrian (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 04:34
7 It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back) (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 03:49
8 Here Comes That Sinking Feeling (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 05:40
9 Better To Have Lost In Love (Than Never To Have Loved At All) (Annie Lennox; David A Stewart) 05:05
Musicians
1 Would I Lie To You?
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Organ | Benmont Tench |
| Sequencer | David A Stewart |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Trumpet | Dave Plews |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
2 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Harmonica | Stevie Wonder |
| Strings | Michael Kamen |
| Background Vocals | Angel Cross |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
3 I Love You Like A Ball And Chain
| Drums (programming) | Adam Williams |
| Drums (programming) | David A Stewart |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Sequencer | David A Stewart |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
4 Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Stan Lynch |
| Guitar | Mike Campbell |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Organ | Benmont Tench |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
5 Conditioned Soul
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Slide Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Sequencer | David A Stewart |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
6 Adrian
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | Mike Campbell |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Celeste | Michael Kamen |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Background Vocals | Elvis Costello |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
7 It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Sequencer | David A Stewart |
| Sequencer | Annie Lennox |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Trumpet | Dave Plews |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
8 Here Comes That Sinking Feeling
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Michael Kamen |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Strings | Michael Kamen |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
9 Better To Have Lost In Love (Than Never To Have Loved At All)
| Bass | Dean Garcia |
| Drums | Olle Romo |
| Guitar | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | David A Stewart |
| Keyboards | Annie Lennox |
| Strings | Michael Kamen |
| Vocals | Annie Lennox |
Other Musicians
The Charles Williams Singers (Tracks 3, 4)
Liner Notes
Producer – David A Stewart
Engineer – Adam Williams
Engineer – Don Smith (Tracks 2, 4)
Engineer (Additional) – Don Smith (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jay Willis (Tracka 2, 3, 4)
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – David A Stewart (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Mixed By – Adam Williams (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
Mixed By – Don Smith (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Recorded By (Drums) – Shelly Yakus (Track 4)
Photography – Paul Fortune
Artwork, Design – Laurence Stevens
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Phonographic Copyright RCA Ltd
Copyright RCA Ltd