Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album)

Sweet Revenge
Studio album by
Amanda Lear
Released1978
RecordedDecember 1977–February 1978
StudioArco Studios, Trixi Studios, Ariola Studios (Munich, Germany)
Sound Studio "N" (Cologne, Germany)
GenreEuro disco
Length35:30
LanguageEnglish
LabelAriola
ProducerAnthony Monn
Amanda Lear chronology
I Am a Photograph
(1977) 		Sweet Revenge
(1978) 		Never Trust a Pretty Face
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboardpositive[2]
Cash Boxpositive[3]

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 to be 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.[4] 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".[5] In a 1997 interview, Lear considered Sweet Revenge the album she is the most proud of.[4]

The album's gatefold cover was designed by Amanda Lear.[4] 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.[5] 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).[6]

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[7] and France, for selling 250,000 and 100,000 copies respectively. It is also her best-selling album to date, with an estimated 4 million copies shifted around the world.[8]

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

Chart performance

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[18] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Year Region Format(s) Label
1978 Germany LP, cassette Ariola Records
Spain
Austria LP
Benelux
United Kingdom
France Eurodisc
Italy Polydor Records
Portugal PolyGram
Yugoslavia PGP-RTB
Greece Epic Records
Canada
United States Chrysalis Records
Australia RCA Records
1980 Venezuela Ariola Records
1992 Germany CD BMG Ariola
23 October 2017[19] Italy Picture disc Sony Music, RCA Records

References

  1. ^ Michael Freedberg. "Sweet Revenge - Amanda Lear". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 24 June 1978. p. 106.
  3. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XL, no. 6. New York, NY. 1978-06-24. p. 43. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  4. ^ a b c "Amanda Lear - Interviews". www.eurodancehits.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  5. ^ a b "Images for Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge". Discogs. www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  6. ^ "Amanda Lear - Dulce Venganza (Sweet Revenge) (Cassette, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  7. ^ "Amanda Lear receives German gold" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XL, no. 44. New York, NY. 1979-03-17. p. 45. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  8. ^ "Amanda Lear Biography". www.eurodancehits.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 175. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amanda Lear – Sweet Revenge" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Amanda Lear – Sweet Revenge" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. ^ "International Bestsellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 4 November 1978. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amanda Lear – Sweet Revenge" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). ISBN 978-1094705002.
  15. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1978" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amanda Lear; 'Sweet Revenge')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Sweet Revenge : AMANDA LEAR: Amazon.it: Musica" (in Italian). www.amazon.it. Retrieved 2017-12-24.

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