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 7 in the UK, and number 9 in the U.S. where it sold 78,000 copies its first week.^[3] A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Soul rock is a musical genre designated to label primarily musicians of Anglo-Saxon descent who verge from having a sound that not only relies heavily on the guitar, bass, and drums, but also the smooth vocal harmonies that are typically attributed to soul singers generally of African descent. ... Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of rock music that is based around the piano, and sometimes around piano-related instruments, such as the Fender Rhodes, the Wurlitzer electric piano, and keyboard-based synthesizers, rather than the guitar as is the case... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... This article is about the former RCA Corporation. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ... Bare is the third studio album by Annie Lennox, released in June 2003. ... Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Singles

The first single, "Dark Road", first appeared on Annie Lennox's MySpace page^[4] on August 15, 2007. It was subsequently released as a single on September 24, 2007 and charted at number 58 in the UK. Dark Road is a song by Annie Lennox, schedule to be released on September 24, 2007, as the first single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. UK television network Channel 4 aired the world television premiere of the music video exclusively on... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The second single, "Sing," was released digitally on December 1, 2007 and it had a physical release as a single on 17 March 2008. "Sing" is a collaboration between Annie Lennox and 23 other prominent female acts and artists and is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign". Sing is a song by Annie Lennox, with an expected release on December 03, 2007, as the second single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. The song is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-three prominent female acts and artists. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 City, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at Wall Street restaurant Cipriani. is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... San Diego redirects here. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States. ... Minneapolis redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Detroit redirects here. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Nashville redirects here. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Miami redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Boston redirects here. ... UN redirects here. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...

Artist Carina Round accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, Slow Motion Addict. Carina Round is a British singer/songwriter who hails from Wolverhampton. ... Slow Motion Addict is the third album by Carina Round. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Annie Lennox. Rap on "Womankind" written and performed by Nadirah X. Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ... Nadirah X is a Jamaican rap/hip-hop singer. ...

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 Various Artists
10. "Big Sky" – 4:02
11. "Fingernail Moon" – 5:02

Deluxe Edition Dark Road is a song by Annie Lennox, schedule to be released on September 24, 2007, as the first single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. UK television network Channel 4 aired the world television premiere of the music video exclusively on... Sing is a song by Annie Lennox, with an expected release on December 03, 2007, as the second single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. The song is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-three prominent female acts and artists. ... The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ...

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" (digital release December 3, 2007, physical release March 17, 2008)

Dark Road is a song by Annie Lennox, schedule to be released on September 24, 2007, as the first single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. UK television network Channel 4 aired the world television premiere of the music video exclusively on... Sing is a song by Annie Lennox, with an expected release on December 03, 2007, as the second single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. The song is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-three prominent female acts and artists. ...

Charts

Album

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles worldwide. ...

References

1. ^ Annie Lennox – Songs Of Mass Destruction
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