Revenge is the fifth studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 29 June 1986 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom and on 14 July in the United States. The album's release was supported by an extensive world tour; a 1987 concert from the Australian leg of the tour was later released on home video as Eurythmics Live.
On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG released remastered versions of each of Eurythmics' eight studio albums, containing bonus tracks and remixes. The bonus track "Revenge 2" is a radically different remake of "Revenge", the closing track of the duo's 1981 debut album In the Garden. A line from the song ("She said revenge can be so sweet") is also heard at the end of "A Little of You".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revenge.
Eurythmics
- Annie Lennox – vocals
- David A. Stewart – guitar ; vocals
Additional personnel
- Patrick Seymour – keyboards
- Clem Burke – drums
- Jimmy "Z" Zavala – harmonica ; saxophone
- Jannick Top – bass guitar
- Joniece Jamison – backing vocals
- Michael Kamen – orchestra arrangement, conducting
- John McKenzie – bass guitar
- Bernita Turner – backing vocals
- Phil Chen – bass guitar
- Jon Bavin – additional keyboards
- Gully – synthesiser guitar noise
Technical
- David A. Stewart – production
- Jon Bavin – recording engineering, mixing engineering
- Manu Guiot – mixing engineering
- Fred Defaye – first assistant engineer
- Serge Pauchard – second assistant engineer
Artwork
- Eric Scott – sleeve paintings
- Laurence Stevens – sleeve designs
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Revenge
! scope="col"| Chart (1986–1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 2
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! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 2
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
| 2
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! scope="row"| French Albums (IFOP)
| 12
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! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)
| 2
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)
| 10
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 46
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Year-end charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1986 year-end chart performance for Revenge
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 5
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
| 25
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! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
| 14
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
| 34
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 12
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
| 30
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista)
| 2
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! scope="row"| Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista)
| 1
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! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
| 11
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 10
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1987 year-end chart performance for Revenge
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 7
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 28
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
| 4
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 84
|}
Decade-end charts
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Decade-end chart performance for Revenge
! scope="col"| Chart (1980–1989)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 13
|}