The Annie Lennox Collection
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| Greatest hits album by Annie Lennox | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock, soul, R&B, synthpop | |||
| Length | 62:39 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Annie Lennox, Glen Ballard, Stephen Lipson, Mike Stevens, Andy Wright | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| BBC Music | positive |
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| PopMatters | 9/10 |
The Annie Lennox Collection is the first greatest hits album by the Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. It was released on 9 March 2009 and contains two brand-new songs, "Shining Light", originally a song by Ash, and a cover version of Keane's B-side "Closer Now", retitled "Pattern of My Life". The artwork was shot by the rock singer Bryan Adams.
About the album, Lennox said, "It seems like the time has come to release the Collection this year. The songs are timeless, and have become "classics" in their own right."
Finishing her contract with Sony BMG, Lennox released the compilation album The Annie Lennox Collection. Initially intended for release in September 2008, the release date was pushed back several months to allow her to recuperate from a back injury. It was eventually released in the US on 17 February 2009 and in the UK and Europe on 9 March 2009. Included on the album are songs from her four solo albums, one from the Bram Stoker's Dracula soundtrack and two new songs. One of these is a cover version of the Northern Irish band Ash's 2001 song "Shining Light", which became Lennox's first UK top forty solo hit since 1995, peaking at number 39. The other is a cover version of the English band Keane's song "Closer Now" (originally the B-side to their 2000 single "Call Me What You Like"), retitled "Pattern of My Life". The track was released digitally in the UK on 24 May 2009 as the album's second single.
A limited three-disc edition of the album was released only in the UK on the same day, containing a second CD with rare songs such as a live cover version of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" with Alicia Keys and Lennox's Academy Award-winning song "Into the West" from the 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, as well as a DVD compilation containing most of Lennox's solo videos since 1992 and two live performances.
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