Reality Effect
Reality Effect is the second album by the British band the Tourists, released in 1979.
For the literary concept by Roland Barthes, see Effect of Reality.Reality Effect
October 1979
August 1979
Olympic Studios and DJM Studios, London
Logo Records
Epic Records (US/Canada)
This album received much more favourable reviews than the band's first album, with catchier songs and a stronger reliance on the vocals of singer Annie Lennox. The album contained two hit singles, "So Good to Be Back Home Again" (UK #8) and a cover of the 1964 Dusty Springfield song "I Only Want to Be With You" (UK #4).
Although the band featured Lennox and her future Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart on guitar, the bulk of the songs were written by singer/guitarist Peet Coombes. The album peaked at #23 on the UK Album Chart, and spent a total of sixteen weeks in the Top 100.
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