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词条 Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Track listings

     Original LP release  Italian edition  Spanish cassette edition  CD edition 

  3. Personnel

  4. Chart performance

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Certifications 

  5. Release history

  6. References

  7. External links

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| type = studio
| artist = Amanda Lear
| cover = Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded = December 1977–February 1978
| venue =
| studio = Arco Studios, Trixi Studios, Ariola Studios (Munich, Germany)
Sound Studio "N" (Cologne, Germany)
| genre = Euro disco
| length = 35:30
| language = English
| label = Ariola
| producer = Anthony Monn
| prev_title = I Am a Photograph
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Never Trust a Pretty Face
| next_year = 1979
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[1]
| noprose = yes
}}

Sweet Revenge is the second studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in 1978 by West German label Ariola Records. The album turned out a major commercial success, spawning European hit disco singles "Follow Me" and "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)". Sweet Revenge remains Lear's best-selling album. It was released in CD format in 1992.

Background

After the major success of the debut album, Lear teamed up again with Anthony Monn to work on her second LP. Sweet Revenge was recorded between December 1977 and February 1978 between various studios in Munich, and consisted of mainstream disco material, with all lyrics written by Lear herself.[2] The album incorporates elements of cabaret music in "Comics" and rock in "The Stud". All songs from the side A of the original LP release are a lyrically linked non-stop medley, making Sweet Revenge a concept album. The songs tell the story of "a girl who sold her soul to the Devil and won", as Amanda explained in the liner notes. The girl surrenders to the Devil's temptation, who promises her fame and fortune, but eventually runs away and finds real love with a man, which is her "sweet revenge over the Devil's offer".[3] In a 1997 interview, Lear considered Sweet Revenge the album she is the most proud of.[2]

The album's gatefold cover was designed by Amanda Lear.[2] The pictures, taken by Denis Taranto, reference sadomasochism and present Amanda as a dominatrix, holding a whip. Other images depict Lear channeling Marlene Dietrich, sitting on a barrel, wearing stockings and a top hat, what refers to the image of Dietrich in her iconic 1930 film The Blue Angel. Included are also two pictures of Amanda performing in concert as well as a topless photograph from her Playboy shoot.[3] The album came with a big poster of the front cover image, with lyrics printed on the back.

"Follow Me" was released as the lead single and went on to become a Top 10 hit in many European countries, including No. 3 in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The song now remains Lear's signature tune. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" was also met with a commercial success, reaching the Top 10 in certain territories, and "Gold" became a minor hit in Belgium. "Run Baby Run" received a single release, but did not match the chart success of other singles from the album. The 1977 hit single "Queen of Chinatown", previously available on Lear's debut album, was released as a bonus track on Italian editions of Sweet Revenge. In Spain, a cassette version of the album was released as Dulce Venganza (Sweet Revenge).[4]

Sweet Revenge was accompanied by a concert tour, which was bigger and more elaborate than her previous shows. A promotional tournée was also launched in the United States, however, to no success. The publicity campaign again focused around Amanda's scandalous sex symbol image. The album was met with a commercial success, placing in the Top 10 in several European charts, including No. 4 in Germany, her most successful market at that time. It was certified gold in Germany and France, for selling 250,000 and 100,000 copies respectively, and remains Lear's only album known to have received a sales certification. It is also her best-selling album to date, with an estimated 4 million copies shifted around the world.[5]

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Sweet Revenge was re-released on CD in 1992, excluding much of the visual content of the original double cover and syncing all songs from the side A into one CD track. For two decades, Sweet Revenge remained the only original Ariola album by Amanda Lear to have been re-released on compact disc worldwide, until her debut LP, I Am a Photograph, received a CD re-release in 2012 and 2013.

Track listings

Original LP release

Side A
  1. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:50
  2. "Gold" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 3:45
  3. "Mother, Look What They've Done to Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 4:32
  4. "Run Baby Run" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:45
  5. "Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:40
Side B
  1. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 3:40
  2. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 5:08
  3. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 4:02
  4. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 4:31

Italian edition

Side A
  1. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:50
  2. "Gold" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 3:45
  3. "Mother, Look What They've Done to Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 4:32
  4. "Run Baby Run" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:45
  5. "Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 3:40
Side B
  1. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 3:40
  2. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 5:08
  3. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 4:02
  4. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 4:31
  5. "Queen of Chinatown" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 4:15

Spanish cassette edition

Side A
  1. "Sigueme (Follow Me)" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear)
  2. "Gold" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear)
  3. "Mother, Look What They've Done to Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear)
  4. "Run Baby Run" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear)
  5. "Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear)
Side B
  1. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear)
  2. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear)
  3. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear)
  4. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear)
  5. "Comics (Reprise)" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear)

CD edition

  1. "Follow Me"/"Gold"/"Mother, Look What They've Done to Me"/"Run Baby Run"/"Follow Me (Reprise)" (Anthony Monn, Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 19:44
  2. "Comics" (Charly Ricanek, Amanda Lear) – 3:40
  3. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 5:08
  4. "The Stud" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) – 4:02
  5. "Hollywood Flashback" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) – 4:33

Personnel

  • Amanda Lear – lead vocals
  • Mats Björklund – guitar
  • Wolfgang Emperhoff – backing vocals
  • Martin Harrison – drums
  • Herbert Ihle – backing vocals
  • Dave King – bass guitar
  • Peter Lüdemann – engineer
  • Renate Mauerer – backing vocals
  • Anthony Monn – record producer, programming
  • Rainer Pietsch – arranger
  • Edith Prock – backing vocals
  • Charly Ricanek – arranger, keyboards
  • Kristian Schultze – synthesizer
  • Claudia Schwarz – backing vocals
  • Denis Taranto – photography
  • Gary Unwin – bass guitar

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Austria[6]8
France[7]17
Germany[8]4
Italy[9]9
Netherlands[10]9
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Year-end charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Austria[11]14
Germany[12]19
Italy[9]35
Netherlands[13]30

Certifications

CountryCertification
France[14]Gold
Germany[15]Gold
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Release history

YearRegionFormat(s)Label
1978GermanyLP, cassetteAriola Records
Spain
AustriaLP
Benelux
United Kingdom
FranceEurodisc
ItalyPolydor Records
PortugalPolyGram
YugoslaviaPGP-RTB
GreeceEpic Records
Canada
United StatesChrysalis Records
AustraliaRCA Records
1980VenezuelaAriola Records
1992GermanyCDBMG Ariola
23 October 2017[16]ItalyPicture discSony Music, RCA Records

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-revenge-mw0000764188 |title=Sweet Revenge - Amanda Lear |author=Michael Freedberg |accessdate=2009-01-07 |publisher=www.allmusic.com}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.eurodancehits.com/learinterviews.html |title=Amanda Lear - Interviews |accessdate=2013-12-04 |publisher=www.eurodancehits.com}}
3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=103149 |title=Images for Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge |accessdate=2013-12-05 |work=Discogs |publisher=www.discogs.com}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Amanda-Lear-Dulce-Venganza-Sweet-Revenge/release/4629288 |title=Amanda Lear - Dulce Venganza (Sweet Revenge) (Cassette, Album) at Discogs |accessdate=2013-12-17 |work=Discogs |publisher=www.discogs.com}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eurodancehits.com/learbio.html |title=Amanda Lear Biography |accessdate=2013-12-05 |publisher=www.eurodancehits.com}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Amanda+Lear |title=Discographie Amanda Lear |publisher=austriancharts.at |language=German |accessdate=2009-09-23}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=L |title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste |publisher=www.infodisc.fr |language=French |accessdate=2010-05-11}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-7690 |title=Amanda Lear, Sweet Revenge |accessdate=2013-10-05 |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |language=German}}
9. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1978.htm |title=Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1978 |accessdate=2013-10-05 |publisher=www.hitparadeitalia.it |language=Italian}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Amanda+Lear |title=Discografie Amanda Lear |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=2009-09-23}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1978 |title=JAHRESHITPARADE ALBEN 1978 |publisher=austriancharts.at |language=German |accessdate=2017-09-22}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsurfer.de/musik/album-charts-deutschland/jahrescharts/alben-1978-2x1.html |title=Alben 1978 Deutschland Album-Charts Top 100 Auswertung |accessdate=2015-03-24 |publisher=www.chartsurfer.de |language=German}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1978&cat=a |title=JAAROVERZICHTEN - ALBUM 1978 |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=2017-09-22}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Certifications.php |title=InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973 |publisher=www.infodisc.fr |language=French |accessdate=2009-11-23}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/nc/datenbank/ |title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |publisher=www.musikindustrie.de |language=German |accessdate=2009-11-23}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0758J9MGN/ |title=Sweet Revenge : AMANDA LEAR: Amazon.it: Musica |accessdate=2017-12-24 |publisher=www.amazon.it |language=Italian}}

External links

  • Sweet Revenge at Discogs
  • Sweet Revenge at Rate Your Music
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