In the Garden
Eurythmics
℗ 1981 RCA Records 5061
Eurythmics' debut album, In the Garden, is the missing link between the work of the Tourists, who included both Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox, and 1983's commercial breakthrough, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Co-produced by Kraftwerk producer Conny Plank at his studio in Cologne, Germany, it has some of the distant, mechanistic feel of the European electronic music movement, but less of the pop sensibility of later Eurythmics. The chief difference is in Lennox's singing; even when the musical bed is appealing, Lennox floats ethereally over it, and the listener doesn't focus on her. As a result, In the Garden wasn't much of a success, though when Eurythmics streamlined their sound and emphasized Lennox's dominating voice on subsequent releases, they found mass popularity. — William Ruhlmann. |
- 1. English Summer (Lennox — Pomphrey — Stewart) [04:02]
- 2. Belinda (Lennox — Stewart) [03:58]
- 3. Take Me to Your Heart (Lennox — Stewart) [03:35]
- 4. She's Invisible Now (Lennox — Stewart) [03:30]
- 5. Your Time Will Come (Lennox — Stewart) [04:34]
- 6. Caveman Head (Lennox — Pomphrey — Stewart) [03:58]
- 7. Never Gonna Cry Again (Lennox — Stewart) [03:05]
- 8. All the Young (People of Today) (Lennox — Stewart) [04:14]
- 9. Sing-Sing (Lennox — Stewart) [04:05]
- 10. Revenge (Lennox — Stewart ) [04:30]
Тексты:
English Summer
(Lennox — Pomphrey — Stewart)
Child in the distance A memory untamed Family connections There's a mess in the kitchen All messages received Always a quick reply The mood the afternoon Another change of light There's nothing like an English summer The telephone is good So wonderful and true We need the time to think Everyone's listening Another change of light The underlying truth Request to pack it in No solutions
Belinda
(Lennox — Stewart)
Belinda the rain is falling Belinda your love is calling Belinda he'd never leave you Belinda he won't deceive you Belinda your mind is dreaming Belinda it's so misleading Belinda he'd never leave you Belinda he won't deceive you How the rain still falls Belinda your eyes have spoken Belinda your heart is broken Belinda he'd never leave you Belinda he won't deceive you Dry your tears… Close your eyes…
Take Me to Your Heart
(Lennox — Stewart)
Take me to your heart Time after time I try to contact you Time after time I try to talk to you But you don't take me to your heart When I'm alone I think you're near me It's good to pretend That you're with me Why don't you take me to your heart
She's Invisible Now
(Lennox — Stewart)
Takes a step back From the vacant chair Looking in the mirror While she's combing her hair Wipes the dust from a cup While she's cleaning up Wonders very slightly What she's doing there A simple reflection Can be too revealing Years are for counting Years are for stealing She's a mathematician Calculator Counting daily Counting forever… Cold clean glass and a razor blade Fly on the table and a passing car Closes the curtain to keep in the shade Closes her head and now she's counting down Dust is collecting But she doesn't notice Counting for ever She's a calculator No-one can see her She's invisible now No-one can see her And the dust is collecting
Your Time Will Come
(Lennox — Stewart)
She is but a shadow Of her former self You can't recognise her She is someone else Your time will come She is not the same person She just keeps changing She is but a shadow of her former self Your time will come In the garden… In the stillness of morning Your time will come
Caveman Head
(Lennox — Pomphrey — Stewart)
Feel my body breathing in Touch the softness of my skin… I am very beautiful I can be so beautiful… I am very beautiful I could be successful… My hands are moving My feet are tied Watch the way my hair falls down See the way my hair falls down I am very beautiful I can be so beautiful Touch the softness of my skin Feel my body breathing in My hands are moving My feet are tied My eyes are closing My mouth is wide I will let you touch me If you want to touch me
Never Gonna Cry Again
(Lennox — Stewart)
I'm never gonna cry again I'm never gonna die again I shed some tears for you I shed more tears for you than the ocean I didn't wanna let you know I didn't wanna take your time I didn't wanna bring you down I didn't want to hang around you So we're living in desperate times Oh such an unfortunate time I can't relate to you I just can't find a place to be near you
All the Young (People of Today)
(Lennox — Stewart)
Young girls Not so innocent Will give you wide eyes Will show you knowing smiles Young men An air of independence Will take you at their leisure They live for pleasure All the young people of today Young girls An air of mystery Are dreaming from their towers They smell of flowers Young men They can do anything They are set to win With unmatched power All the young people of today