![]() ![]() ![]() Stewart also released a new solo track, Let's Do It Again, in 2008. Also included is the song " American Prayer" written by Stewart with Bono of U2, for which Dave Stewart shot a video clip in support of the campaign of US presidential candidate Barack Obama, featuring various film and music stars, which premiered on YouTube on 23 August 2008. On the project, The Dave Stewart Songbook, he wrote a large coffee table-size book full of stories and photographs and also re-recorded 21 hit songs which have been co-written or co-produced by him during the past decades and were originally released by artists such as No Doubt, Shakespears Sister, Bryan Ferry, Celine Dion, Bob Geldof, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jon Bon Jovi and Eurythmics. Additionally, Stewart has stated that for the first time in many years, he has been writing new songs on his guitar, although he had no plans at that time for a new solo album. According to the announcement, he was to be accompanied by various guest musicians as well as a 30-piece orchestra. In 2007, Stewart announced on his MySpace page that he would be playing live concerts showcasing his entire career. ![]() He then began organising the 46664 campaign and series of concerts in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Stewart came up with the idea of turning Mandela's prison number into a telephone number then wrote and recorded songs with Paul McCartney, Bono and Edge and various others that you could only hear if you dialled this number and whilst listening you were donating. In November 2002, Stewart worked with former South African president Nelson Mandela. In 1999, he produced a second album, Female Icon. In 1997, Stewart released an album Come Alive with the actress and singer Rhona Mitra. In 1995, Stewart appeared in an advert for BT in which he sang the track 'Secrets' which was made specifically for BT to be used in the advert. ![]() He then released another album, Sly-Fi, first on the internet. The album was not a commercial success, though Stewart scored a minor UK hit with the single "Heart Of Stone" which reached number 36. In 1994, Stewart released a solo album, Greetings from the Gutter. He also had a small cameo as a computer hacker in the 1995 film Hackers. advertisement for the Power Macintosh in which he riffed on the word "power". In 1993, Stewart appeared in an Apple Inc. The duo released one self-titled album but this was commercially unsuccessful, though one of the singles from the album ("Possessed") made the UK Top 40. In 1992, Stewart collaborated with singer Terry Hall (formerly of The Specials, The Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield) on the project Vegas. Both records went Gold in France, where Stewart concentrated his efforts. The song "Party Town" was featured in the 1990 film Flatliners. When Eurythmics dissolved in 1990, Stewart moved to France and immediately released an album with his new band, The Spiritual Cowboys. You can help by converting this section, if appropriate. This section is in list format but may read better as prose. The band then developed into The Tourists who enjoyed modest success, including a hit in 1979 with a cover of the Dusty Springfield hit " I Only Want to Be with You". By 1977, the pair had teamed up with Sunderland musician Peet Coombes, releasing a single on Logo Records as The Catch. Soon, Stewart and Lennox became romantically involved. In late 1976, he was introduced to Annie Lennox by Paul Jacobs. After leaving Wearside Stewart spent several years living in squats in London. He also collaborated with Brian Harrison to produce an EP on the Sunderland Multicord label (label number MULT-SH-1, producer Ken McKenzie), recording two songs ("Girl" and "Green She Said") from a school musical production written by teacher Dick Bradshaw, one traditional number ("A Blacksmith Courted Me") and a song written by Dave and Brian ("Deep December"). Despite being signed to Elton John's record label, The Rocket Record Company, they did not achieve commercial success. Whilst still in his teens, he secured a record deal as part of folk-rock band Longdancer. Stewart was born in Sunderland, England, in 1952 and he attended Barnes Infants and Junior School and Bede Grammar School for Boys. Outside of Eurythmics, Stewart has written and produced songs for artists such as Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger and Tom Petty. Stewart (along with Lennox) was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 and the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Stewart, he won Best British Producer at the 1986, 19 Brit Awards. David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. ![]()
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