Biography Part 7 Even though they never officially announced their split, it would be 10 years before Annie and Dave would reform their musical partnership.
It seems they just grew tired of each other and needed some time apart. At the same awards ceremony in which she picked up her award in 1990, Annie said that she would be taking two years off to concentrate on her family life, to try for another baby, and to work for Shelter - an organisation devoted to the homeless.
True to her word, Annie gave birth to daughter Lola on December 16th 1990. Soon after, in 1991, RCA released a Greatest Hits Package which remains one of the top selling albums of the 1990's. It reached #1 in the UK and stayed in the album charts for an impressive 40 weeks.
With her private life in order, Annie turned her attentions to her solo project, which she had begun prior to giving birth. Dave had already found success working with his own band The Spiritual Cowboys as well as working and producing for other artists.
Annie's solo career came with a change of image.In April 1992, Annie released Diva - her first solo outing and which, for the most part, garnered critical acclaim. It reached #1 in the UK charts and stayed in the charts for 70 weeks. In the US it reached #23 and stayed around for over 70 weeks! The album included such hits as Why (which won an Ivor Norvello for music and lyrics), the upbeat Little Bird, and Walking On Broken Glass - all of which went Top 10.
In the same month she attended The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert which helped raise millions for the Aids campaign. Others who attended included Lisa Stansfield and George Michael.
The awards continued to come in 1993, including another Brit Award for 'Best Female' and a prestigious Grammy award for 'Best Video' which also had a lot to do with the directing capabilities of Sophie Muller.
Around this time, Annie also contributed music for the soundtrack to Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Gary Oldman, with the song Love Song For A Vampire. She also recorded an MTV Unplugged session - the live songs of which, can be found on the Cold, Colder and Coldest Boxed Set.
In the same year, Annie gave birth to her second daughter Tali, and Eurythmics Live 1983-89 album was released - thought by many to be the last official Eurythmics release by RCA...
