You_Could_Have_Been_With_Me
You Could Have Been with Me
Album by Sheena Easton
You Could Have Been with Me is the second studio album by the Scottish singer Sheena Easton. It was released on 21 September 1981 by EMI.[2]
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| Released | 21 September 1981 (1981-09-21) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 35:05 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Christopher Neil | |||
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| Singles from You Could Have Been with Me | ||||
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The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the United States, it peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The title track was the best-performing single from the album, reaching number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 54 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, the lead single, "Just Another Broken Heart", peaked at number 33, while third single "A Little Tenderness" failed to chart in early 1982. In the US, a track from her first album was included, "When He Shines", which was released as a single and peaked at number 30.
You Could Have Been With Me became a top-10 album in Japan, following the use of the track "A Little Tenderness" in a television advertising campaign for Noevir Cosmetics. The album also reached number two in Sweden and number seven in Norway.
A CD reissue in 2000 added the track "For Your Eyes Only" (number four in the US and number eight in the UK), one of Easton's most successful singles.
On 23 February 2013, British record label Edsel Records reissued Easton's You Could Have Been with Me and Madness, Money & Music in two-disc packages remastered with bonus tracks.
On 24 November 2014, the album was included in an Original Album Series box set in the UK with all of her first five albums with EMI through Warner Music Group.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Little Tenderness" |
| 3:44 |
| 2. | "Savoir Faire" |
| 3:10 |
| 3. | "Just Another Broken Heart" |
| 3:29 |
| 4. | "I'm Not Worth the Hurt" |
| 3:00 |
| 5. | "You Could Have Been with Me" | Lea Maalfrid | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 35:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "A Letter from Joey" |
| 3:44 |
| 7. | "Telephone Lines" | 3:22 | |
| 8. | "Johnny" | Donovan McKitty | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Trouble in the Shadows" | Lea Maalfrid | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Isn't It So" | Kathleen Floyd | 2:50 |
US and Canadian edition
North American editions of the album replaced "Isn't It So" with "When He Shines", and switched the order of tracks 2 and 5 ("You Could Have Been with Me" and "Savoir Faire".)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Little Tenderness" |
| 3:44 |
| 2. | "You Could Have Been with Me" | Lea Maalfrid | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Just Another Broken Heart" |
| 3:29 |
| 4. | "I'm Not Worth the Hurt" |
| 3:00 |
| 5. | "Savoir Faire" |
| 3:10 |
| Total length: | 36:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "A Letter from Joey" |
| 3:44 |
| 7. | "Telephone Lines" |
| 3:22 |
| 8. | "Johnny" | Donovan McKitty | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Trouble in the Shadows" | Lea Maalfrid | 3:12 |
| 10. | "When He Shines" |
| 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Isn't It So" | Kathleen Floyd | 2:51 |
| 12. | "For Your Eyes Only" |
| 3:00 |
| 13. | "No One Ever Knows" |
| 3:51 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Could Have Been with Me.[3]
Musicians
- Sheena Easton – lead vocals
- Ian Lynn – keyboards, synthesizers (all tracks); string arrangements (track 10)
- Phil Palmer – guitars
- Andy Brown – bass
- Peter Van Hooke – drums
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Alan Carvell – backing vocals
- Christopher Neil – backing vocals
- Tony Rivers – backing vocals
Technical
- Nick Ryan – engineering
- Greg Edward – engineering assistance
- Christopher Neil – production
Artwork
- Brian Aris – photography
- Cream – sleeve design
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
- Kantor, Justin. You Could Have Been with Me at AllMusic
- You Could Have Been with Me (liner notes). Sheena Easton. EMI. 1981. EMC 3378.
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- Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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