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'''''Bare''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[Annie Lennox]], released in June 2003 on [[RCA Records]]. It peaked at number 3 in the UK and number 4 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album has been certified Gold in both the UK and the U.S. and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Album]] at the [[46th Grammy Awards]]. According to official [[SoundScan]] figures, the album had sold a total of 814,000 copies in the United States by October 2005.<ref name="AskBillboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/ask-billboard-1001181181.story Billboard.com|title= Ask Billboard|accessdate=2011-11-26}}</ref>
'''''Bare''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[Annie Lennox]], released in June 2003 on [[RCA Records]]. It peaked at number 3 in the UK and number 4 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album has been certified Gold in both the UK and the U.S. and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Album]] at the [[46th Grammy Awards]]. According to official [[SoundScan]] figures, the album had sold a total of 826,000 copies in the United States by October 2005.<ref name="AskBillboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56764/ask-billboard|title= Ask Billboard|accessdate=2011}}</ref>


The album was released with a DVD which included interviews and acoustic versions of songs by Lennox. The Japanese edition of the album features a version of Lennox's earlier hit "Cold" recorded live in [[Toronto]]. The cover art shows Lennox with pale makeup on her face and a small dogchain on her neck.
The album was released with a DVD which included interviews and acoustic versions of songs by Lennox. The Japanese edition of the album features a version of Lennox's earlier hit "Cold" recorded live in [[Toronto]]. The cover art shows Lennox with pale makeup on her face and a small dogchain on her neck.
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic68 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment Weekly(B-)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Houston ChronicleA−[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
The New York Timespositive[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]

Bare is the third studio album by Annie Lennox, released in June 2003 on RCA Records. It peaked at number 3 in the UK and number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album has been certified Gold in both the UK and the U.S. and was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 46th Grammy Awards. According to official SoundScan figures, the album had sold a total of 826,000 copies in the United States by October 2005.[12]

The album was released with a DVD which included interviews and acoustic versions of songs by Lennox. The Japanese edition of the album features a version of Lennox's earlier hit "Cold" recorded live in Toronto. The cover art shows Lennox with pale makeup on her face and a small dogchain on her neck.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox

No.TitleLength
1."A Thousand Beautiful Things"3:07
2."Pavement Cracks"5:10
3."The Hurting Time"7:32
4."Honestly"5:01
5."Wonderful"4:17
6."Bitter Pill"4:01
7."Loneliness"4:01
8."The Saddest Song I've Got"4:09
9."Erased"4:40
10."Twisted"4:12
11."Oh God (Prayer)"2:51
12."Cold" (live) (Japanese bonus track) 

Singles

No singles were released from the album in the UK, though "Pavement Cracks" and "Wonderful" were released as a CD Maxi-single and a limited CD Single respectively in the US, while "A Thousand Beautiful Things" was released as a radio single only. No music videos were shot for the songs but all three singles were remixed extensively and all reached the No.1 position on the US Dance chart. However the live versions of "A Thousand Beautiful Things" and "Pavement Cracks" were made as music videos instead and the videos were later included on The Annie Lennox Collection DVD.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 200,000[14]
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 826,000[12]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Charts

References

  1. ^ "'Bare' reviews". metacritic.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ About.com Review
  3. ^ Allmusic Review
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (13 January 2003). "Bare Review". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (6 June 2003). "Bare Review". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. ^ Clark, Michael D. (14 June 2003). "'Bare' by Annie Lennox". Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  7. ^ Hilburn, Robert (8 June 2003). "Record Rack: Another bang-up Metallica job". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Critic's Notebook; Old Songs Revisited By Voices Of Today". 28 November 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  9. ^ PopMatters Review
  10. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  11. ^ Slant Magazine Review
  12. ^ a b "Ask Billboard". Retrieved 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Annie Lennox – Bare". Music Canada.
  14. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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  16. ^ "American album certifications – Annie Lennox – Bare". Recording Industry Association of America.
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  24. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  25. ^ "Album Search: Annie Lennox - Bare" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  26. ^ アニー・レノックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Bare by Annie Lennox". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 26 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "charts.org.nz Annie Lennox - Bare" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  28. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Annie Lennox - Bare" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  29. ^ "swedishcharts.com Annie Lennox - Bare" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  30. ^ "Annie Lennox - Bare - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  31. ^ "Chart Stats - Annie Lennox - Bare" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  32. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 2003" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  33. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart - Year-End - 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  34. ^ "Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 2003". billboard.biz. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
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