Bare (Annie Lennox album)
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Bare is the third studio album by Annie Lennox, released in June 2003. 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. To date [when?] the album has sold a total of 826,000 copies in the United States.
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Annie Lennox.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Thousand Beautiful Things" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Pavement Cracks" | 5:07 |
| 3. | "The Hurting Time" | 7:23 |
| 4. | "Honestly" | 8:37 |
| 5. | "Wonderful" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Bitter Pill" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Loneliness" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "The Saddest Song I've Got" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Erased" | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Twisted" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Oh God (Prayer)" | 2:33 |
| 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 successfully reached the No.1 position on the US Dance charts. It should also be noted: the limited CD single of "Pavement Cracks", as previously referenced, climbed to number 17 on the US Billboard Sales chart and went-on to be the second biggest selling CD Maxi-Single of 2003. [1]
Charts
Album
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 3 |
| Australia ARIA Top Albums | 10 |
| Austria | 17 |
| France | 34 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Italy | 7 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| New Zealand | 20 |
| Norway | 16 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Sweden | 29 |
| Switzerland | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
Singles
| Single | Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
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| "Pavement Cracks" | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 17 | |
| "A Thousand Beautiful Things" | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| "Wonderful" | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
References