Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
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Robert Christgau's rating of this album (B).
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
| Type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| Cover = TheEurythmicsSweetDreams%28AreMadeofThis%29.jpg
| Released = [[January 21]] [[1983]]
| Recorded = 1982
| Genre = [[New wave music|New Wave]], [[Electronica]], [[synth pop|Synth Pop]], [[Dance-pop|Dance-Pop]]
| Length = 41:59
| Label = [[RCA Records]]
| Producer = [[David A. Stewart]], [[Robert Crash]], [[Adam Williams]]
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:p7qvad6kv8wn link]
*[[Robert Christgau]] (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Eurythmics link]
| Last album = ''[[In the Garden (album)|In the Garden]]''<br/>(1981)
| This album = '''''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'''''<br/>(1983)
| Next album = ''[[Touch (album)|Touch]]''<br/>(1983)
}}
'''''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)''''' is the second album by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[synth pop]] duo [[Eurythmics]].
After two years of initial commercial failure for the Eurythmics project, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic, with the title track being especially popular: it remains one of Eurythmics' most recognizable songs, and its [[music video]], popular on [[MTV]] in the [[United States]], is memorable for [[Annie Lennox]]'s gender-bending psycho-sexual imagery. In the wake of this success, the single "Love is a Stranger," previously a flop, achieved hit status as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video, which featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman.
Stewart, together with Robert Crash and ex-The Selector bassist Adam Williams, produced the album in Eurythmics' own relatively primitive 8-track studio, winning awards for the quality of the end-result which belied its low-budget origins. ''Sweet Dreams'' saw the duo move away from the psychedelic, guitar-tinged band-orientated sound of ''[[In the Garden (album)|In the Garden]]'', instead focusing on raw analogue synthesizers (including the [[Oberheim]] OB1 and [[EDP Wasp]]) and drum machines (particularly the [[Movement Systems Drum Computer]], which featured a graphic visual display of the drum patterns). Whilst the "[[synth pop]]" genre had grown in popularity in the preceding years, it was often associated with all male groups and somewhat clinical, emotionless music. Eurythmics (particularly with Lennox's vocal stylings) brought a soul music twist to the electronic sound, which proved popular with broader audiences. However in the UK they were beaten by Yazoo to be the first electronic duo with a female, soul vocalist.
==Track listing==
All tracks written by [[Annie Lennox]] and [[David A. Stewart]] unless otherwise indicated.
# "[[Love Is a Stranger]]" – 3:43
# "I've Got an Angel" – 2:45
# "Wrap It Up" ([[Isaac Hayes]], [[David Porter]]) performed by [[Eurythmics]] & Green (of [[Scritti Politti]]) – 3:33
# "I Could Give You (A Mirror)" – 3:51
# "[[The Walk (Eurythmics song)|The Walk]]" – 4:40
# "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" – 3:36
# "Jennifer" – 5:06
# "[[This Is the House]]" – 4:56
# "Somebody Told Me" – 3:29
# "This City Never Sleeps" – 6:20
===Bonus tracks (2005 reissue) ===
#"Home Is Where the Heart Is" – 2:28 <small>''(Taken from "[[This Is the House]]" 7-inch single)''</small>
#"Monkey Monkey" – 4:14 <small>''(Taken from "Love Is a Stranger" 7-inch single)''</small>
#"Baby's Gone Blue" – 5:15 <small>''Taken from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" 12-inch single)''</small>
#"Sweet Dreams (Hot Remix)" – 5:17 <small>''(Taken from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 1991" 12-inch single)''</small>
#"Love Is a Stranger (Coldcut Remix)" – 7:18 <small>''(Taken from "Love Is a Stranger 1991" 12-inch single)''</small>
#"[[Satellite of Love]]" ([[Lou Reed]]) – 4:37 <small>''(originally released on a free cassette with "Right by Your Side" singles, 1983)''</small>
==Personnel==
*[[Annie Lennox]] – [[vocals]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer|synthesisers]], [[flute]]
*[[David A. Stewart]] – [[guitar]], keyboards, synthesisers, [[backing vocals]]
===Additional personnel===
*[[Robert Crash]] - [[Guitar/ E-Drums/ Synth/ Robotic Vocals]]
*[[Green Gartside]] (of [[Scritti Politti]]) – guest vocal duet on "Wrap it Up"
*[[Dick Cuthell]] – [[trumpet]]
*[[Adam Williams (British musician)|Adam Williams]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], synthesiser
*[[Andy Brown (British musician)|Andy Brown]] – bass
*[[Reynard Falconer]] – synthesisers
*[[John Turnbull]] – guitar
''Note: musician credits are not printed on the album sleeve, however some additional info can be gained from the sleeves of the ''Touch'' album and "This is the House" single.''
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1983)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard 200]]
|align="center"|15
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top R&B Albums
|align="center"|36
|-
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|Sweden
|align="center"|14
|-
|}
==Certifications==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
!align="left"|Organization
!align="left"|Level
!align="left"|Date
|-
|align="left"|BPI – UK
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|[[March 22]] [[1983]]
|-
|align="left"|CRIA – Canada
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|[[September 1]] [[1983]]
|-
|align="left"|CRIA – Canada
|align="left"|Platinum
|align="left"|[[December 1]] [[1983]]
|-
|align="left"|RIAA – United States
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|[[November 11]] [[1983]]
|-
|align="left"|BPI – UK
|align="left"|Platinum
|align="left"|[[January 16]] [[1984]]
|-
|align="left"|CRIA – Canada
|align="left"|Double Platinum
|align="left"|[[December 1]] [[1986]]
|-
|}
==External links==
* [http://viddigger.blogspot.com/2007/05/eurythmics-sweet-dreams-are-made-of.html "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" music video with lyrics]
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