The Annie Lennox Collection

Annie Lennox’s solo hits reaffirm what a singular presence she is in pop. Her voice—informed by soul and folk, but with the passion of gospel—is as light and soulful as it is stern and dramatic, and most often set as a fiery phoenix against icy synth-pop. She swoops from the jittery recrimination of “Walking On Broken Glass” to the icy beatitudes of “Love Song for a Vampire” and the utter heartbreak of “Why” with the same emotional commitment.