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Live 1983–1989

{{Short description|Live album by Eurythmics}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Live 1983–1989

| type = live

| artist = Eurythmics

| cover = Eurythmics - Live 1983-1989.jpg

| alt =

| released = 15 November 1993

| recorded = March 1983 – October 1989

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 106:27

| label = RCA

| producer = David A. Stewart

| prev_title = Greatest Hits

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Peace

| next_year = 1999

}}

Live 1983–1989 is a compilation album of live performances by British pop duo Eurythmics, recorded throughout the 1980s, encompassing the years of their greatest commercial success. It was released in November 1993 by RCA Records.

The songs are presented chronologically across two discs, with most of the performances recorded close to the time of the original studio recording. For example, the performances of "Love Is a Stranger" and "Who's That Girl?", both from 1983 albums, are drawn from 1983 concerts and sound very similar to the studio versions.

{{Album reviews

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Demalon |first=Tom |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-1983-1989-2-disc-mw0000105207 |title=Live 1983–1989 [2 Disc] – Eurythmics |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=12 August 2021}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2score = (favorable){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-05.pdf|title=Album Reviews: Spotlight|magazine=Billboard|date=5 February 1994|page=70|access-date=7 May 2025}}

| rev3 = Calgary Herald

| rev3score = BMcEwen, Mary-Lynn (12 December 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.

| rev4 = Music Week

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums — Pick of the Week|work=Music Week|date=20 November 1993|page=15|accessdate=3 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}}

| rev5 = Select

| rev5score = {{rating|1|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Higginbotham|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/02/newoldalbums6.jpg|title=New Old Albums|work=Select|date=January 1994|page=80|access-date=15 December 2024|author-link=Adam Higginbotham}}

}}

Track listing

All songs written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes", written by Lennox, Stewart and Patrick Seymour.

=Disc one=

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Recorded[http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/eurythmics-sweet-dreams/ Eurythmics Sweet Dreams Tour][http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/eurythmics-touch/ Eurythmics Touch Tour][http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/eurythmics-revenge/ Eurythmics Revenge Tour]

| title1 = Never Gonna Cry Again

| extra1 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = Love Is a Stranger

| extra2 = {{flatlist|

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| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

| extra3 = {{flatlist|

  • Quartier Latin, Berlin
  • 22 March 1983

}}

| length3 = 3:46

| title4 = This City Never Sleeps

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

  • Apollo, Manchester
  • 6 November 1983

}}

| length4 = 5:38

| title5 = Somebody Told Me

| extra5 = {{flatlist|

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| length5 = 3:44

| title6 = Who's That Girl?

| extra6 = {{flatlist|

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| length6 = 4:08

| title7 = Right by Your Side

| extra7 = {{flatlist|

  • City Coliseum, Austin
  • 18 April 1984

}}

| length7 = 4:27

| title8 = Here Comes the Rain Again

| extra8 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length8 = 5:51

| title9 = Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

| extra9 = {{flatlist|

  • Stadthalle, Fürth
  • 28 October 1986

}}

| length9 = 3:47

| title10 = I Love You Like a Ball and Chain

| extra10 = {{flatlist|

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| length10 = 5:06

| title11 = Would I Lie to You?

| extra11 = {{flatlist|

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| length11 = 3:35

}}

=Disc two=

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Recorded[http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/eurythmics-revival/ Eurythmics Revival Tour]

| title1 = There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

| extra1 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length1 = 6:58

| title2 = Thorn in My Side

| extra2 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length2 = 4:35

| title3 = Let's Go

| extra3 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length3 = 4:56

| title4 = Missionary Man

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

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| length4 = 5:04

| title5 = The Last Time

| extra5 = {{flatlist|

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| length5 = 3:44

| title6 = The Miracle of Love

| extra6 = {{flatlist|

  • Entertainment Centre, Sydney
  • 14 February 1987

}}

| length6 = 6:23

| title7 = I Need a Man

| extra7 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = We Two Are One

| extra8 = {{flatlist|

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| length8 = 4:20

| title9 = (My My) Baby's Gonna Cry

| extra9 = {{flatlist|

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| length9 = 5:11

| title10 = Don't Ask Me Why

| extra10 = {{flatlist|

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| length10 = 5:06

| title11 = Angel

| extra11 = {{flatlist|

  • Wembley Arena, London
  • 23 September 1989

}}

| length11 = 6:08

}}

=Disc three=

Limited edition bonus acoustic CD. All songs recorded live at Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, 27 October 1989.

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Here Comes the Rain Again

| length2 = 2:46

| title3 = Would I Lie to You?

| length3 = 2:05

| title4 = It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

| length4 = 1:30

| title5 = Right by Your Side

| length5 = 1:22

| title6 = When Tomorrow Comes

| length6 = 3:21

}}

Notes

  • "Would I Lie to You" abridged version that fades out at 3:35. Originally part of a medley that segued into a cover of the Beatles' "Day Tripper".
  • "The Miracle of Love" is incorrectly credited as recorded in Paris, September 1989, though it was actually recorded in Sydney, Australia, on 14 February 1987 and was featured (in full) on the Eurythmics Live video release.

Personnel

The musicians involved are as follows (though no indication is made of the recordings they appear on):

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Live 1983–1989

scope="col"| Chart (1993–1994)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/mD34eps.jpg|title=Eurythmics ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020|via=Imgur}} Note: The "High Point" number in the "NAT" column indicates the release's peak position on the national chart. This chart history only contains chart data from the ARIA-produced chart era (13 June 1988 onwards).

| 102

{{album chart|Austria|40|artist=Eurythmics|album=Live 1983-1989|rowheader=true|access-date=28 February 2012}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|80|artist=Eurythmics|album=Live 1983-1989|rowheader=true|access-date=28 February 2012}}
{{album chart|Germany4|80|id=8308|artist=Eurythmics|album=Live 1983–1989|rowheader=true|access-date=7 January 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|22|date=19931121|rowheader=true|access-date=7 January 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Chart performance for Live 1983–1989 (1995 reissue)

scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UK2|51|date=19950611|rowheader=true|access-date=7 January 2021|refname="uk1995"}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Live 1983–1989}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Eurythmics|title=Eurythmics Live 1983-89|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=2113-73-2|date=1 December 1993|access-date=7 January 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

References

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Category:1993 live albums

Category:1993 compilation albums

Category:Albums produced by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)

Category:Arista Records compilation albums

Category:Arista Records live albums

Category:Eurythmics compilation albums

Category:RCA Records compilation albums

Category:RCA Records live albums