Songs of Mass Destruction

Songs of Mass Destruction
Studio album by Annie Lennox
Released	October 1, 2007 October 2, 2007 October 4, 2007[1]
Recorded	September 2006 - February 2007
Genre	Soul rock Piano Rock Funk
Length	46:51
Label	Sony BMG, RCA
Producer	Glen Ballard
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link stv.tv link
Annie Lennox chronology
Bare (2003) Songs of Mass Destruction (2007)

Songs of Mass Destruction is the title of the fourth studio album by Annie Lennox, released on October 1, 2007 in the UK and October 2, 2007, in the U.S.^[2]. The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 selling 78,000 copies its first week.^[3] Despite its high debut, it fell quickly, only selling 187,901 as of November 30, 2007.

Contents 1 Singles 2 Tour 3 Track listing 4 Singles 5 Charts 5.1 Album 6 References

Singles

The first single, "Dark Road", first appeared on Annie Lennox's MySpace page^[4] on August 15, 2007. It subsequently was released on its own on September 24, 2007, and charted outside the Top 40, at number 58, on September 30. The second single, "Sing," will be released digitally on December 1, 2007, and physically on December 03. "Sing" is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign." It is a collaboration between Annie Lennox and 23 other prominent female acts and artists.

Tour

On September 13, 2007, Lennox announced a primarily North American tour for Songs of Mass Destruction called "Annie Lennox Sings," which is only the third solo tour of her career. Lasting throughout October and November, 2007, the tour included 18 stops: London, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boulder, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New York City (two dates), Philadelphia, and Boston. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at Wall Street restaurant Cipriani. Artist Carina Round accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, Slow Motion Addict.

Track listing

All songs written by Annie Lennox. Rap on "Womankind" written and performed by Nadirah X.

1. "Dark Road" – 3:47
2. "Love Is Blind" – 4:18
3. "Smithereens" – 5:17
4. "Ghosts in My Machine" – 3:30
5. "Womankind" – 4:28
6. "Through the Glass Darkly" – 3:29
7. "Lost" – 3:41
8. "Coloured Bedspread" – 4:29
9. "Sing" – 4:48 featuring Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright
10. "Big Sky" – 4:02
11. "Fingernail Moon" – 5:02

Deluxe Edition The enhanced CD includes: Bonus Material:

• Interview with Annie Lennox
• Track by track commentary
• Dark Road video
• Link to website

Singles

1. "Dark Road" (released September 24, 2007)
2. "Sing" (released December 3, 2007)

Charts

Album

Chart (2007)	Peak Position	Certifications	Sales
Australian Albums Chart	41
Austria Albums Chart	25
French Albums Chart	28		+/- 3000
German Albums Chart	29
Ireland Albums Chart	21
Poland Albums Chart	27
Italy Albums Chart	3
Netherlands Albums Chart	45
Swedish Albums Chart	26
Switzerland Albums Chart	7
UK Albums Chart	7
U.S. Billboard 200	9		201,000[5]
United World Chart	10		500,000

References

1. ^ http://www.sonybmg.co.th/album/pop/viewans.asp?id=1273
2. ^ Amazon.com site for Songs of Mass Destruction
3. ^ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'", Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.
4. ^ Annie Lennox Official MySpace Site
5. ^ Billboard 200