![]() The label didn't think it was gonna be successful at all either. “We just thought the songs were interesting and potent and meant something to us. “We never thought in a million years it was gonna be a successful thing,” says Stewart. “We experimented and came up with an interesting thing,” he says. Despite its futuristic, cutting-edge sound and production, the album was actually recorded on an eight-track in a warehouse. While In the Garden didn't make a considerable dent on the charts, the follow-up album, 1983’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) dramatically changed the fortunes for the duo. We wanted to get away from being in a sort of pop bag.” “But the songwriting was very unusual and off-kilter, and everything was really in a way not commercial music. ![]() ![]() “It was a kind of slow transition because In the Garden was basically guitar, bass, drums and a keyboard,” Stewart remembers. Recorded in Germany with producer Conny Plank, the record marked Lennox and Stewart's switch from the New Wave rock sound of the Tourists to the burgeoning synthpop movement. Most Americans in 1983 who became acquainted with Eurythmics for the first time via the “Sweet Dreams” song and video probably didn't know that the duo had previously released their debut album in 1981, the experimental-sounding In the Garden. at Hammersmith Odeon on November 19th, 1983 in London, England, United Kingdom. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox of Eurythmics perform on stage. It's been interesting since it was announced to go through all of that.” You kind of go back and go, 'God, how did I do that? That was all like a blur.' It's great having somebody to talk to that was also there to remind each other of things. “Now that it's been announced, we're both going, 'Oh, let's think about this.' About every time we talk on the phone, we talk all the way back to the beginning and go through some of the craziest times we've had. “Annie and I just completely not expected it,” he says of his reaction to the nod. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Getty Imagesįor Stewart-who in addition to Eurythmics, has also built his reputation as a solo singer-songwriter and in-demand producer-the announcement of the band's nomination on February 2 came out of the blue and prompted memories for himself and Lennox. British musician and songwriter Dave Stewart), against a grey background, 1984. Studio portrait of British pop duo The Eurythmics (British singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and.
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