Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
~ Recording by Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight (Matrix / Runout: PD 70 711 2895 588 01 *) | Eurythmics | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 70711 | |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight (Price Code (F:): RC 275) | Eurythmics | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PL 70711, PL 70711-8, PL70711-7B | |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight (Price Code (F:): RC 270) | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PL 70711 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | RPL-8290 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 70711 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:54 | Eurythmics | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PK 70711 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | AJL1-5429 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PCD1-5429 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | ND 74602 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 70711 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:58 | Eurythmics with Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PCD1-5429 |
| 1.1 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:52 | Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin | Single |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | PW-14243 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:51 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | 259 053 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:51 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (printed in Western Germany by TOPAC) | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | 610 456-222 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:53 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | 207 202 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:51 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (printed in Holland) | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | 610 456 - 222 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:53 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | AL 8-8286 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ND 74602 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:53 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Arista | ARCD-8286 |
| 1.6 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits (Columbia House edition) | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | ARCD-8680 |
| 1.6 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits (BMG club edition) | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), BMG International | ARCD-8680, D 120611 |
| 1.6 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | ARCD-8680 |
| 1.9 | Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves | 5:57 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | So Long, Baby! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CTVMC 112 | |
| 1.9 | Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves | 5:57 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | So Long, Baby! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CTVCD 112 | |
| 1.7 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:53 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | The First Wives Club: Music from the Motion Picture …And Then Some | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Work (US Sony/Epic subsiduary) | OK 67814 |
| 2.1 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:57 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Les voix en or, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use) | 9548 34311-2 |
| 2.1 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:56 | Aretha Franklin with the Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD110 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ND 74602 |
| 1.1 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 6:00 | Eurythmics | Bitchin' Hits (Fantastic Femmes) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets | 72435-21421-2-5 |
| 1.1 | Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves | 5:54 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | The Power of Love: All Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL629/23 |
| 1.1 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:58 | Eurythmics feat. Aretha Franklin | Audio’s Audiophile, Volume 14: Power Voices (Gold-CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Audio (German hi-fi magazine), Zounds | 2700000075 D |
| 2.18 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:49 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | The All Time Greatest Duets of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 500540 9 |
| 2.1 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:56 | Aretha Franklin with the Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321 89668 2 |
| 2.19 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:49 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | The All Time Greatest Duets of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 500540 2 |
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:58 | Aretha Franklin | United Together: Greatest Hits 80's & 90's | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 2700020121 B, 2700020121B |
| 3.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Sweet Dreams / Be Yourself Tonight / Touch | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola München GmbH | 74321 87984 2 |
| 1.10 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:56 | Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin | Platinum & Gold Collection | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 82876 50897 2 |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight (special edition) | Eurythmics | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 561172, 82876561172 | |
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight (Remastered, Special Edition) | Eurythmics | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876 56117 2 |
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves (remastered version) | 5:53 | Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics | Jewels in the Crown: All‐Star Duets With the Queen | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves (remastered version) | 5:53 | Eurythmics | Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets With the Queen | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | |
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:56 | Aretha Franklin with Eurythmics | Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets With the Queen | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | BVPCP-21578 |
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:56 | Aretha Franklin with Eurythmics | Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets With the Queen | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 82876 78668-2 |
| 4.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:52 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | 80 was prachtig! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697488012 |
| 1.20 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:49 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | De Grote Schoonmaakhits, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Belgium | 50999 6292972 1 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:54 | Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Funky Town Grooves | FTG 282 |
| 1.6 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves | 5:50 | Aretha Franklin | Who's Zoomin' Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Funky Town Grooves | FTG 282/2 |
| 1.6 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Greatest Hits: Eurythmics | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation | S160006 | ||
| 1.7 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:55 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Mastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 130: Hen Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CC130 |
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:58 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Sweet Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:51 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (expanded edition) | Aretha Franklin | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ||
| 1.5 | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | 5:54 | Aretha Franklin | Who’s Zoomin’ Who? | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves | ?:?? | Eurythmics with Aretha Franklin | Be Yourself Tonight | Eurythmics | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | RPL-8290 |
| 1.1 | Sisters Are Doin' for Themselves | 5:59 | Eurythmics (with Aretha Franklin) | Top Ten 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hobby & Work | GRH001 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Sisters Are Do It for Themselves | 5:53 | Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics | Y Compañia (Duetos) | Aretha Franklin | Other + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | 5:53 | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | Collection 2000 | Eurythmics | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| additional recording engineer: | Shelly Yakus |
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| recording engineer: | Shelley Yakes |
| assistant engineer: | Jay Willis |
| engineer: | Dr. Dave Frazer Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer) Adam Williams |
| executive producer: | Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) |
| producer: | Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
| mixer: | Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer) Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
| bass and bass guitar: | Nathan East |
| drums (drum set): | Stan Lynch |
| guitar: | Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
| guitar and keyboard: | Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
| keyboard: | Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
| organ: | Benmont Tench |
| choir vocals: | The Charles Williams Singers |
| lead vocals: | Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) |
| vocals: | Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1985) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1985) |
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| remasters: | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves by Eurythmics |
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| recording of: | Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves |
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Related works
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
| writer: | Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) |
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| publisher: | Blue Network Music Inc. BMG Music Publishing Ltd. BMG Songs, Inc. D’n’A Ltd. RCA Music Universal Music Publishing MGB France ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 |
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