Annie Lennox Live in Central Park Complete Concert

1 Money Can't Buy It
2 Legend In My Living Room (3:53)
3 Walking On Broken Glass (7:38)
4 No More I Love You's (11:30)
5 Who's That Girl (16:36)
6 You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart (20:40)
7 Waiting In Vain (25:56)
8 I Love You Like A Ball And Chain (29:36)
9 Little Bird (35:10)
10 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (40:34)
11 Train In Vain (43:55)
12 Why (49:45)

Review: Annie Lennox recorded live at Central Park Summerstage, New York City, September 8, 1995 comes from her only significant appearance to promote the album Medusa. The full DVD has a nice sampling of material from that show. Not surprisingly, her solo songs dominate the package. Medusa provides three of the 12 songs, as we hear versions of “No More ‘I Love You’s”, “Waiting In Vain”, and “Train In Vain”. For the record, Medusa consisted of covers of others’ songs; these three originally came from the Lover Speaks, Bob Marley, and The Clash, respectively.

Diva offers another five tunes, as that album’s “Money Can’t Buy It”, “Legend In My Living Room”, “Walking On Broken Glass”, “Little Bird” and “Why” also make appearances. It does seem odd that the older record featured more material, but since she toured behind neither Diva nor Medusa, I can’t quibble; both albums received essentially their first live renditions here.

Lastly, the other four songs on Central Park come from Annie’s career as a Eurythmic. We discover the band’s signature tune, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), which comes from the 1983 album of the same name. 1983 also offers Touch’s “Who’s That Girl?” From 1985, we get Be Yourself Tonight’s “I Love You Like a Ball and Chain”, while “You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart” emanates from 1987’s Savage.

She never appears to falter or waver, as her singing seems clear and vibrant at all times. The backing band is very competent, though they lack much panache or style. Nonetheless, they represent the material nicely and help make the show very positive musically. When Central Park remains on stage, it provides a competent and watchable concert. Otherwise, the director largely resists the urge to spice up the program with excessive cuts and flashy effects. Nonetheless, Annie Lennox Live In Central Park provides a generally winning night of fine music. - Colin Jacobson

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