| Diva | 
 enlarge | Artist: Annie Lennox
Label: Arista
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 6020
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 18704
UPC: 078221870429
EAN: 0078221870429
ASIN: B000002VMH
Release Date: May 12, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Why | | • | Walking on Broken Glass | | • | Precious | | • | Legend in My Living Room | | • | Cold | | • | Money Can't Buy It | | • | Little Bird | | • | Primitive | | • | Stay by Me | | • | The Gift | | • | Keep Young and Beautiful - Annie Lennox, Dubin, Al |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
Although traces of her synthpop roots certainly showed through, Annie Lennox's solo debut, Diva, made it abundantly clear that her new material would veer away from gender-bending robotics of the early Eurythmics sound and continue toward the more emotionally grounded soul of later releases. On Diva, Lennox infuses each song with tenderly perceptive lyrics, hypnotic rhythms, and irresistibly soulful wailings. Her arrangements are clean and simple, utilizing bare instrumentation and sometimes-languid chord work. The singles "Walking on Broken Glass," "Little Bird," and "Why" became radio mainstays, while gems such as the Eastern-influenced dream ballad "Primitive," the hauntingly autobiographical pop-lament "Legend in My Living Room," and the cheerfully satirical "Keep Young and Beautiful" gave the album a plump maturity. --Sally Weinbach
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The term "diva" is an honorific to be bestowed, not a title to be claimed. That alone gets Annie Lennox's 1992 solo debut off on the wrong foot. Nor does it help that, instead of following the often-daring path of her former outfit, the Eurythmics, Lennox chose instead to wrap her big, emotional voice in aloof, sophisticated settings rendered primarily on synthesized keyboards. "Why" is a gorgeous ballad about a crumbling relationship, but nothing about the pristine "Walking on Broken Glass" comes close to the danger its title implies. "Precious" offers little beyond lite funk, while "Cold" is studiously icy and distant. Only "Why" and the closing number, "The Gift," achieve the sort of richly detailed intimacy she was obviously reaching for here. So hold off on that diva stuff, Annie. We'll let you know when it's time. --Daniel Durchholz
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 If only for Why... September 16, 2008
Annie certainly has a wonderful voice, her genre is not my usual venue, but there is no denying her singing "Why" is one of those songs that becomes timeless, it just flows and wraps itself around you as you listen. All it took was one listen while fiddling around on the radio one day and I had to seek that tune out. Beautiful. Kudos Annie. Thanks.
OUTSTANDING December 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Diva shares every emotion possible in this CD.
Little Bird, Cold, Precious--all awesome!
Annie Lennox October 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Annie Lennox ... thank you for decades of excellent work.
I'm fairly certain I own every CD you ever made. Including everything with The Eurythmics.
DIVA is my favorite. The strength of her voice, never stronger. The lyrics and melodies ... solid.
This is a CD that should be purchased, not downloaded from the internet.
You lose too much in a digital MP3 format.
This is a must own for anyone, any age group that loves music and a quality product.
Like wine...Diva gets better with age! March 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I still enjoy listening to this album 15 years after its release. Annie Lennox really delivered with an outstanding album of 11 tracks. Diva marked the departure from her collaborations with Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and although there's not as much synth-pop on Diva, Lennox's lyrics on her solo work are just as honest and profound (if not more) as they are on her Eurythmics' compositions.
My favourite tracks are "Why" - this has got to be one of the most beautifully written songs of all time. This song is so emotive and one feels Annie's pain, particularly towards the end. Other standouts are "Cold", "Money Can't Buy It", "Precious" and especially, "The Gift".
If the Diva CD doesn't satisfy your hunger for Annie, pick up the Diva DVD, which features a collection of music videos from the album including "Why", "Legend In My Living Room", "Cold", "Money Can't Buy It", "Precious", "The Gift" and "Keep Young and Beautiful". Annie reinvents herself in each video to be consistent with the tone and feelings of each song. It's an absolute must-have for any Annie fan.
she vocalizes heartfelt feelings February 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Annie Lennox never disapoints, almost all of my favs are on this CD from "why" about a disintegrating relationship. "Money can't buy it" a quest for material things & loss of love, to a very intense "cold" about non-reciprocated love, we can all relate to her material at sometime in our lives, she has an incredible gift to express her heartache/passion &/or pain/joy through her awesome voice & lyrics.
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