In the Garden (Eurythmics album)

In the Garden is the debut studio album by the British new wave duo Eurythmics. It was released on 16 October 1981 by RCA Records.

In the Garden
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	16 October 1981
Recorded	January–May 1981
Genre	New wave post-punk
Length	39:10
Label	RCA
Producer	Eurythmics Conny Plank
Eurythmics chronology
In the Garden (1981) Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
Singles from In the Garden
"Never Gonna Cry Again" Released: May 1981 "Belinda" Released: August 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Smash Hits	7½/10[1]

It was co-produced with krautrock producer Conny Plank at his studio in Cologne, and features numerous guest musicians including Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft drummer Robert Görl, and Can duo Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit. Plank had previously worked with the duo whilst they were in their previous band The Tourists.

Two singles were released from the album in the UK, "Never Gonna Cry Again" and "Belinda". Neither the album nor the singles achieved much commercial success, although "Never Gonna Cry Again" charted at number 63 in the UK singles chart.[2]

On 14 November 2005, RCA repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues". The re-issue of In the Garden added the B-sides from the album's two singles, plus three tracks recorded live on the accompanying tour.

Reception

In a favourable review in Smash Hits magazine, Tim de Lisle commented "The ex-Tourists pack their bags and leave the safe pastures of pure English pop for the electronic delights of Cologne and superstar producer Connie Plank. On the way, they mug up on their Foxx, Bowie, and Joy Division without forgetting their own roots, and the result is an intelligent, accessible first album."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "English Summer" and "Caveman Head" co-written by Roger Pomphrey.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"English Summer"	4:02
2.	"Belinda"	3:58
3.	"Take Me to Your Heart"	3:35
4.	"She's Invisible Now"	3:30
5.	"Your Time Will Come"	4:34
6.	"Caveman Head"	3:59
7.	"Never Gonna Cry Again"	3:05
8.	"All the Young (People of Today)"	4:14
9.	"Sing-Sing"	4:05
10.	"Revenge"	4:31

2005 Special edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Le Sinestre"	2:44
12.	"Heartbeat Heartbeat"	2:02
13.	"Never Gonna Cry Again" (Live)	4:36
14.	"4/4 in Leather" (Live)	3:05
15.	"Take Me to Your Heart" (Live)	4:57

Personnel

Eurythmics

• Annie Lennox - keyboards, synthesizer, flute, percussion, vocals
• David A. Stewart - keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, background vocals

Guest musicians

• Clem Burke (of Blondie) - drums
• Holger Czukay (of Can) - French horn, brass, thai stringed instrument, walking
• Krista Fast (wife of Conny Plank) - background vocals, laughs
• Robert Görl (of D.A.F.) - drums
• Jaki Liebezeit (of Can) - drums, horn, brass
• Roger Pomphrey - guitar, background vocals, shouts
• Markus Stockhausen (son of Karlheinz Stockhausen) - horn, brass
• Tim Wheater - saxophone
• Dave Hutchins - engineering
• Rocking Russian - Design
• Peter Ashworth - sleeve photography

Charts

The album did not chart in any country upon its initial release. The 2005 special edition, however, registered on the Australian chart.

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	521

References

1. De Lisle, Tim (15 October 1981). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro. 3 (21): 25.
2. "Official Charts > Eurythmics". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
3. "Eurythmics ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 27 February 2020". Imgur.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart. This history only contains chart data from the ARIA-produced chart era (13 June 1988 onwards).