Songs of Mass Destruction

Infobox Album
Name=Songs of Mass Destruction
Type=studio
Artist=Annie Lennox


Released=1 October 2007
Recorded=September 2006—February 2007 in Los Angeles, California
Genre=Funk rock, Soul, Blues Rock
Length=46:51
Label=Sony BMG
Producer=Glen Ballard
Reviews=*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dnfpxzugldae~T1 2007]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/annielennox/albums/album/16551077/review/16589803/songs_of_mass_destruction 2007]
Last album="Bare"
(2003)
This album="Songs of Mass Destruction"
(2007)
Next album="The Annie Lennox Collection"
(2008)
Misc=Singles
Name=Songs of Mass Destruction
Type=studio
Single 1=Dark Road
Single 1 date=24 September 2007
Single 2=Sing
Single 2 date=1 December 2008

"Songs of Mass Destruction" is the title of the fourth studio album by Annie Lennox, released on October 1, 2007 in the UK and October 2, 2007, in the U.S. [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UCEJEQ "Amazon.com site for Songs of Mass Destruction"] ] . The album debuted at number 7 in the UK, and number 9 in the U.S. where it sold 78,000 copies its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003656214 "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'"] , Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.]

ingles

The first single, "Dark Road", first appeared on Lennox's MySpace page [ [http://www.myspace.com/annielennox "Annie Lennox Official MySpace Site"] ] on 15 August 2007. It was subsequently released as a single on 24 September 2007 and charted at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.

The second single, "Sing," was released digitally on 1 December 2007 and it had a physical release as a single on 17 March 2008. "Sing" is a collaboration between Lennox and 23 other prominent female acts and artists and is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign".

Tour

On 13 September 2007, Lennox announced a primarily North American tour for "Songs of Mass Destruction" called "Annie Lennox Sings," which is only the third solo tour of her career. Lasting throughout October and November, 2007, the tour included 18 stops: London, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boulder, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New York City (two dates), Philadelphia, and Boston. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York City, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at Wall Street restaurant Cipriani.

Artist Carina Round accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, "Slow Motion Addict".

Track listing

All songs written by Lennox, except rap on "Womankind" written and performed by Nadirah X.
#"Dark Road" – 3:47
#"Love Is Blind" – 4:18
#"Smithereens" – 5:17
#"Ghosts in My Machine" – 3:30
#"Womankind" – 4:28
#"Through the Glass Darkly" – 3:29
#"Lost" – 3:41
#"Coloured Bedspread" – 4:29
#"Sing" – 4:48 †
#"Big Sky" – 4:02
#"Fingernail Moon" – 5:02

† features vocals by Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Mariah Carey, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angélique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Bonnie Raitt, Rihanna, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall and Martha Wainwright

Deluxe Edition

The deluxe edition contained a bonus enhanced CD featuring an interview with Lennox, a track by track commentary and the "Dark Road" music video.

Charts

Release history

Notes