On April 6, 1992, “RCA Records” label released “Diva”, the debut Annie Lennox album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Mayfair” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Stephen Lipson. In 1993 “Brit Awards”, “Diva” won the “British Album of the Year”. It was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards
- Stephen Lipson – guitars, keyboards, programming
- Kenji Suzuki – guitar
- Ed Shearmur – piano
- Paul Moore – keyboards
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, recorder
- Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
- Doug Wimbish – bass
- Keith LeBlanc – drums
- Luís Jardim – percussion
- Steve Jansen – drum programming
- Dave DeFries – trumpet
- Gavyn Wright – violin
- Heff Moraes – engineer, MIDI management
- William O’Donovan – mixing assistance
- Ian Silvester – digital technician
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Laurence Stevens – designs
- Satoshi – photography (front cover)
- Anton Corbijn – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Annie Lennox, except where noted.
- Why
- Walking on Broken Glass
- Precious
- Legend in My Living Room – Annie Lennox, Peter John Vettese
- Cold
- Money Can’t Buy It
- Little Bird
- Primitive
- Stay By Me
- The Gift – Annie Lennox, The Blue Nile
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