We Too Are One

We Too Are One
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released	11 September 1989 (1989-09-11)
Recorded	August 1988 – May 1989
Studio	Power Station (New York City) Grande Armée (Paris)
Genre	Synth-pop pop rock
Length	47:00
Label	RCA
Producer	David A. Stewart Jimmy Iovine
Eurythmics chronology
Savage (1987) We Too Are One (1989) Greatest Hits (1991)
Singles from We Too Are One
"Revival" Released: 14 August 1989 "Don't Ask Me Why" Released: 23 October 1989 "The King and Queen of America" Released: 22 January 1990 "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" Released: February 1990 (US) "Angel" Released: 23 April 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	C+ [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The New York Times	Positive [5]
NME	7/10 [6]
Q	[7]
Record Mirror	[8]
Smash Hits	8.5/10 [9]

We Too Are One is the seventh studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 11 September 1989 by RCA Records. It would be the duo's last studio release until 1999's Peace .

Background and release

When it was released in 1989, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, where it has since been certified double platinum. It spawned four singles, all of which reached the UK top 30: "Revival", "Don't Ask Me Why", "The King and Queen of America", and "Angel". In North America, "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" was also released as a single; it charted at number 58 in Canada, while failing to chart in the United States.

On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as Deluxe Edition reissues, including We Too Are One. The original track listing was supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

Home media

A companion home video, We Two Are One Too , was released in 1990, featuring the music videos for the five singles from the album and footage of the band performing the album's other tracks. This is the only commercial release of the promotional video for the 1989 single "Revival", which has never been included on any subsequent video compilations from the band.

Critical reception

In their review for New Musical Express , Terry Staunton thought that We Too Are One was a "very good pop record" that was a step down in quality from their previous album, Savage . Staunton concluded the review by saying that We Too Are One "may be regarded by some as a therapeutic exercise for the emotionally battered Annie Lennox, but it's also a lovingly-crafted record. Not quite a step forward after Savage, but more than a time-buying sidestep. Let's say they've gone diagonally." ^[6] Writing for Smash Hits , Sian Pattenden felt that the album was "a fine LP filled with 'crashing' anthems", citing "Revival" and the title track as examples. ^[9] Record Mirror was more critical of the album and lamented that the band had "found it necessary to not only resort to traditional instrumentation but also to ransacking the past." ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Two Are One"		4:32
2.	"The King and Queen of America"		4:31
3.	"(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry"		4:54
4.	"Don't Ask Me Why"		4:21
5.	"Angel"		5:10
6.	"Revival"	Lennox Stewart Charlie Wilson Patrick Seymour	4:06
7.	"You Hurt Me (And I Hate You)"	Lennox Stewart Chucho Merchán	4:23
8.	"Sylvia"		4:25
9.	"How Long?"		4:41
10.	"When the Day Goes Down"		5:57
Total length:			47:00

2005 remastered CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Precious"	Lennox Stewart Wilson Seymour	3:36
12.	"See No Evil"		4:06
13.	"The King and Queen of America" (dance remix)		6:11
14.	"Angel" (choir version)		5:47
15.	"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"	Johnny Marr Morrissey	3:24
Total length:			70:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of We Too Are One. ^[10]

Eurythmics

• Annie Lennox – vocals
• David A. Stewart – guitars, vocals

Additional musicians

• Pat Seymour – keyboards
• Olle Romo – drums
• Charlie Wilson – backing vocals
• Chucho Merchán – programming

Technical

• David A. Stewart – production
• Jimmy Iovine – production
• Bruce Lampcov – recording engineering, mixing engineering
• Don Smith – recording engineering, mixing engineering
• Manu Guiot – additional engineering
• Rob Jaczko, Serge Pauchard, Lee Manning – engineering assistance
• Tony Quinn, Eileen Gregory, Greg McCarty – production assistance

Artwork

• Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography
• Laurence Stevens – design, artwork

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for We Too Are One Chart (1989) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 20 Belgian Albums (IFPI) [13] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] 12 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [15] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 18 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [17] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] 7 French Albums (IFOP) [19] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 4 Greek Albums (IFPI) [13] 3 Irish Albums (IFPI) [21] 2 Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [22] 6 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] 51 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [24] 8 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [25] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 2 UK Albums (OCC) [28] 1 US Billboard 200 [29] 34

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for We Too Are One Chart (1989) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [30] 58 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [31] 60 European Albums (Music & Media) [32] 42 Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista) [33] 12 UK Albums (Gallup) [34] 26

Certifications

Certifications for We Too Are One

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [35]	Platinum	70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [36]	Platinum	100,000^
France (SNEP) [37]	Platinum	300,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [38]	Gold	50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [39]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [40]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41]	2× Platinum	600,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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