Annie Lennox on U.S. singles chart after 13 years
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Annie Lennox's performance on last week's "Perfection Gives Back" special has propelled the former Eurhythmy singer onto the Hoarding Hot century singles chart for the first gear clip in about 13 days.
Lennox entered the graph at No. 80 on Thursday with her version of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff's 1969 song "Many Rivers to Baffle."
While the tune has been covered by many artists over the old age, including Linda Ronstadt, UB40 and Cher, it has never appeared on the Hot 100 until now.
"Many Rivers to Span" marks Lennox's sixth non-Eurythmics appearance on the Hot hundred. Troika of those have been covers, starting in 1989 with a duet with Al Green on Jackie DeShannon's "Invest a Little Love in Your Substance," which went to No. 9. In 1995, Lennox went to No. 23 with a remake of the Lover Speaks' "No More 'I Erotic love You's'."
Her 1992 solo album "Diva" yielded deuce hits that year, "Wherefore" (No. 34) and "Walking on Broken Glass" (No. 14), and one in 1993, "Little Razz" (No. 49).
Eurhythmy appeared 15 times on the Hot one C, get-go with the duo's 1983 chart-topper "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (No. 1) and end with 1989's "Don't Ask Me Wherefore" (No. 40).
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