Diva (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Diva
Type = Album
Artist = Annie Lennox


Released = 28 April 1992
Recorded = Mayfair Studios, London
Genre = Adult Alternative
Pop
Length = 50:05
Label = Arista
Producer = Steve Lipson
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lhjb7iojg7or~T0 link]
* "Q" Rating|4|5 (5/92, p.79)
* Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Annie+Lennox link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 (6/25/92, p.41)
* Slant Magazine Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=491 link]
Last album =
This album = "Diva"
(1992)
Next album = "Medusa"
(1995)

"Diva" is the first solo album by Annie Lennox, released in 1992. The album entered the UK album chart at no.1 and has since sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK alone, being certified quadruple platinum [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk The Bpi ] ] . It was also a success in the U.S. where it was a top 30 hit and has sold in excess of 3 million copies there [ [http://www.riaa.com RIAA ] ] .

A special video album was also released at the same time, directed by Sophie Muller who had worked with Lennox during her years with Eurythmics. The video album featured promotional videos for nine of the album's eleven tracks (the video for the single "Little Bird" had not yet been made at this time, and no video was made for the album track "Stay By Me"). Anton Corbijn created the album photography.

In 1993 the album was included in "Q magazine"'s list of the "50 Best Albums Of 1992". "Rolling Stone" magazine (6/25/92, p.41) described the album as "...state-of-the-art soul pop..." and it is included in Rolling Stone's (5/13/99, p.56) "Essential Recordings of the 90's" list. Several songs from the album were released as singles with "Why", "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Little Bird" being the most successful.

A bonus track "Step by Step" appeared on the Mexican and Japanese editions of the album and was also included as the B-Side on the "Precious" single. The song was later recorded by Whitney Houston for the 1996 film soundtrack "The Preacher's Wife" and subsequently became a hit single.

Track listing

All songs written by Annie Lennox except where noted.

#"Why" (Lennox, Peter-John Vettese) – 4:53
#"Walking on Broken Glass" – 4:12
#"Precious" – 5:08
#"Legend in My Living Room" (Lennox, Peter-John Vettese) – 3:45
#"Cold" – 4:20
#"Money Can't Buy It" – 4:58
#"Little Bird" – 4:58
#"Primitive" – 4:16
#"Stay by Me" – 6:26
#"The Gift" (Robert Bell, Paul Buchanan, Lennox, Paul Joseph Moore) – 4:52
#"Keep Young and Beautiful" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:17

ingles

References

succession box
before = "Adrenalize" by Def Leppard
"Walthamstow" by East 17
title = UK number one album
years = April 18, 1992 – April 24, 1992
March 6, 1993 – March 12, 1993
after = "Up" by Right Said Fred
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz