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* Dan Gillen, Neil Conti – drums
* Dan Gillen, Neil Conti – drums
* Doug Wimbish – bass
* Doug Wimbish – bass
* Judd Lander, Mark Feltham - harmonica
* Judd Lander, Mark Feltham – harmonica
* Pandit Dinesh – tablas
* Pandit Dinesh – tablas
* Kirampal Singh – santoor
* Kirampal Singh – santoor
* James McNally – accordion
* James McNally – accordion


* Anne Duddley - orchestral, brass & string arrangements
* Anne Duddley – orchestral, brass and string arrangements


==''Live in Central Park''==
==''Live in Central Park''==

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Medusa is the second solo album by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox, released in March 1995. It consists solely of cover songs, all originally recorded by male artists. It entered the UK album chart at No. 1 and peaked in the US at number 11, spending 60 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. It has since achieved double platinum status in both the UK[1] and the U.S.[2] and sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.

Background and release

The album yielded four U.K. singles: "No More I Love You's" (which entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 2, Lennox's highest ever solo peak), "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Waiting in Vain" and "Something So Right".

The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards of 1996, losing to Turbulent Indigo by Joni Mitchell, however, Lennox took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award for her work on the first single "No More I Love You's." This album was re-released in late 1995 in a double jewel case containing the album Medusa and a nine-track bonus CD featuring the studio version of Paul Simon's "Something So Right" (with Simon guesting on vocals and guitar) and eight tracks recorded live from the concert in Central Park: "Money Can't Buy It", "Legend in My Living Room", her Eurythmics hits "Who's That Girl?", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" and "Here Comes the Rain Again", along with "Why", "Little Bird" and "Walking on Broken Glass".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
The New York Times(Mixed)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Rolling Stone said:

Annie Lennox called her justifiably popular solo debut "Diva," but it's actually on the follow-up effort "Medusa" that she really starts acting like one. This wildly uneven album of cover versions starts with perhaps its highest point—a truly wonderful interpretation of "No More I Love You's", a relatively obscure British hit by The Lover Speaks. Unfortunately, Lennox doesn't work the same magic with more familiar material like Al Green's "Take Me to the River" and Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No More "I Love You's""Joseph Hughes, David Freeman4:51
2."Take Me to the River"Al Green3:31
3."A Whiter Shade of Pale"Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher5:17
4."Don't Let It Bring You Down"Neil Young3:36
5."Train in Vain"Mick Jones, Joe Strummer4:38
6."I Can't Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong3:09
7."Downtown Lights"Paul Buchanan6:42
8."Thin Line Between Love and Hate"Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter, Jackie Members5:53
9."Waiting in Vain"Bob Marley5:40
10."Something So Right"Paul Simon3:54
11."Heaven" (Japanese bonus track)Richard Butler, Tim Butler4:58
Limited edition bonus disc – Live in Central Park
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Money Can't Buy It"Annie Lennox4:45
2."Legend in My Living Room"Lennox, Peter-John Vettese3:48
3."Who's That Girl?"Lennox, David Stewart4:44
4."You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"Lennox, Stewart5:19
5."Little Bird"Lennox5:27
6."Walking on Broken Glass"Lennox4:01
7."Here Comes the Rain Again"Lennox, Stewart5:59
8."Why"Lennox5:17
9."Something So Right" (studio version) (featuring Paul Simon)Simon3:50

B-sides

Title Single(s)
"Ladies of the Canyon" "No More "I Love You's""
"Heaven" "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"

Personnel

  • Produced by Stephen Lipson
  • Engineered and mixed by Heff Moraes
  • Pre-production by Marius De Vries
  • Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards, flute
  • Stephen Lipson – programming, guitarm keyboards, bass
  • Martin De Vries – keyboards and programming
  • Peter-John Vettese, Andy Richards, Mathew Cooper – keyboards
  • Louis Jardim – bass, percussion
  • Tony Pastor – guitar
  • Dan Gillen, Neil Conti – drums
  • Doug Wimbish – bass
  • Judd Lander, Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Pandit Dinesh – tablas
  • Kirampal Singh – santoor
  • James McNally – accordion
  • Anne Duddley – orchestral, brass and string arrangements

Live in Central Park

DVD cover

Although no tour was held to promote this album, Lennox played a one-off concert in Central Park, New York City on September 9, 1995. This was subsequently released on video as Annie Lennox in the Park and on DVD as Annie Lennox Live in Central Park.

Information

  • Director: Joe Dyer
  • Recorded: Live at Central Park, Summerstage, New York City, September 8, 1995
  • Release date: December 1995 (video). December 2000 (DVD)
  • Label: BMG/Arista
  • Run time: 90 minutes

Track listing

  1. "Money Can't Buy It" (Lennox)
  2. "Legend in My Living Room" (Lennox, Vettese)
  3. "Walking on Broken Glass" (Lennox)
  4. "No More "I Love You's"" (Hughes, Freeman)
  5. "Who's That Girl?" (Lennox, Stewart)
  6. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" (Lennox, Stewart)
  7. "Waiting in Vain" (Marley)
  8. "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" (Lennox, Stewart)
  9. "Little Bird" (Lennox)
  10. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Lennox, Stewart)
  11. "Train In Vain" (Jones, Strummer)
  12. "Why" (Lennox)
Promotional video clips
  2. "No More "I Love You's"" (Hughes, Freeman)
  3. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Reid, Brooker, Fisher)
  4. "Waiting in Vain" (Marley)
  5. "Something So Right" (Simon)

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996
[10]		 Medusa Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated
"No More I Love You's"" Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Won

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[14] Gold 188,700[13]
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[16] Gold 25,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[17] Gold 0*
Sweden (GLF)[18] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Charts

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by UK number-one album
18–24 March 1995 		Succeeded by
Canadian RPM 100 number-one album
18–29 March 1995 		Succeeded by

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  2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Database
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  5. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
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