The Annie Lennox Collection

Performer: Annie Lennox
Artist: Fergie; Shingai Shoniwa; Dido; Faith Hill; Isobel Campbell; Joss Stone; K.D. Lang; Madonna; Martha Wainwright; Melissa Etheridge; Anastacia; Angelique Kidjo; Pink; Sarah McLachlan; Shakira; Sugarbabes; Beth Gibbons; Beth Orton; Beverley Knight; Gladys Knight; KT Tunstall; Bonnie Raitt; Celine Dion
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: If Annie Lennox had only her time in Eurythmics to claim, she'd still be recognized as one of the greatest modern pop and soul singers. In addition however, she has enjoyed massive success as a solo artist. THE ANNIE LENNOX COLLECTION is the first compiled retrospective of this influential Scottish artist's solo hits. It features songs from DIVA, MEDUSA, BARE, SONGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, even one from the BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA soundtrack ("Love Song for a Vampire"), along with two brand-new tracks. Even the most casual radio listener will recall "Walking on Broken Glass" and "No More I Love Yous," but the often more ambitious and angry songs from DESTRUCTION hold up just as well in contrast. October of 2008 already saw a Best of Annie Lennox hit the streets in Europe, and in early 2009 those of us Stateside get the Annie Lennox Collection, which boasts enough hit singles to keep the punters happy, as well as a few keen B-sides to make the late-coming collectors to Lennox's work pick this up as well. While ubiquitous hits such as "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Sing" are included here, it's great that the set's compilers thought to add non-full-length selections such as "Love Song for a Vampire" to this mix. Her stellar covers such as the reading of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and the Freeman-Hughes standard "No More "I Love You's" are in the mix as well, making this a very well-rounded collection. ~ Thom Jurek

Q (Magazine) (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he headspinning 'Walking On Broken Glass' is the very point where keening intelligence meets gloriously fizzy pop." Record Collector (magazine) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] half dozen tracks that you'll come to afresh, including a cover of Ash's 'Shining Light'....Well worth a listen..."

During her early career, the androgynous, smoky-voiced diva was best known as one half of the hugely successful pop duo the Eurythmics. However, after parting ways with her collaborator Dave Stewart in 1991, Lennox emerged as a successful and critically acclaimed solo artist. Mixing crisp, slick production with songs that borrowed heavily from classic soul, traditional pop, and the singer-songwriter tradition, Lennox released several albums of sophisticated adult-alternative pop. Her inimitable aesthetic, stunning voice, and tasteful songwriting make Lennox a unique and beloved performer.

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