Bare - Lennox, Annie (CD 2003)

Most will think of Annie Lennox and her glory days as the other half of the eccentric duo of Eurhythmics. When she struck out on her own solo career, two excellent albums, Diva and Medusa appeared. Then there was a long silence. A very long silence. Last week, Bare was released. Full of angst, self-doubt, and lyrics that break your heart to listen to, this is not for the timid or young, I might add. These are sad, melancholy torch songs, singing of lost loves, lost lives, lost opportunities, lost hope. These songs cut down to the bone, revealing the aching soul underneath in the aftermath of..

Despite the glamour we attribute to actors "of the stage", and the romantic notions we associate with the "star-on-the-door" dressing room, the diva's inner sanctum, the womb of theatrical meditation, the magical cocoon from which she emerges the magnificent performer - despite all this, anyone who's ever been an actor will tell you that dressing rooms are dirty things. When an actor (or actors, since most have to share) moves into a dressing room, it is dim and empty, the spare furniture cheap and worn - tables full of scratches, mirrors with cracks along the edges, grimy cinderblock walls...

This Is Mine To Remember Every Day I Write A List Of Reasons Why I Still Believe They Do Exist (A Thousand Beautiful Things) And Even Though It s Hard To See The Glass Is Full And Not Half Empty (A Thousand Beautiful Things) Annie Lennox A Thousand Beautiful Things 01. A Thousand Beautiful Things 02. Pavement Cracks 03. The Hurting Time 04. Honestly 05. Wonderful 06. Bitter Pill 07. Loneliness 08. The Saddest Song I've Got 09. Erased 10. Twisted 11. Oh God (Prayer) *Bold signifies every song worth listening to. I am not a young artist in their early twenties. I am a mature woman facing up to.

After an 11 year break, Annie Lennox is back, with the release of her third solo album Bare . Annie, now an amazing 48, started her career way back in 1976, when she was a member of The Catch, together with Dave Stewart, her partner. They then formed The Tourists, and had a hit with I only wanna be with you . Dave and Annie went on to form The Eurythmics, and after the release of Sweet Dreams they became one of the most successful bands of the Eighties. In 1988, Annie married for the second time, but this marriage, as her first, was doomed to failure, despite giving Annie the joy of two...