You Could Have Been with Me

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You Could Have Been with Me
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Studio album by
Released21 September 1981 (1981-09-21)
Recorded1981
Studio Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
Genre Pop rock
Length35:05
Label EMI
Producer Christopher Neil
Sheena Easton chronology
Take My Time
(1981)
You Could Have Been with Me
(1981)
Madness, Money & Music
(1982)
Singles from You Could Have Been with Me
  1. "Just Another Broken Heart"
    Released: 1 September 1981 [1]
  2. "You Could Have Been with Me"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "A Little Tenderness"
    Released: 1982 (EU)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [3]

Contents

Background

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Little Tenderness"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:44
2."Savoir Faire"
3:10
3."Just Another Broken Heart"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:29
4."I'm Not Worth the Hurt"
3:00
5."You Could Have Been with Me"Lea Maalfrid3:48
Total length:35:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."A Letter from Joey"
3:44
7."Telephone Lines"3:22
8."Johnny"Donovan McKitty3:33
9."Trouble in the Shadows"Lea Maalfrid3:12
10."Isn't It So"Kathleen Floyd2:50

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".)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Little Tenderness"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:44
2."You Could Have Been with Me"Lea Maalfrid3:48
3."Just Another Broken Heart"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:29
4."I'm Not Worth the Hurt"
  • Rafe Van Hoy
  • Deborah Allen
  • Eddie Struzick
3:00
5."Savoir Faire"
  • Phil Palmer
  • Peter Vale
3:10
Total length:36:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."A Letter from Joey"
  • Dominic Bugatti
  • Frank Musker
3:44
7."Telephone Lines"
  • Steve Kipner
  • Chris Christian
3:22
8."Johnny"Donovan McKitty3:33
9."Trouble in the Shadows"Lea Maalfrid3:12
10."When He Shines"
  • Frank Bugatti
  • Florrie Palmer
3:52
2000 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Isn't It So"Kathleen Floyd2:51
12."For Your Eyes Only"
3:00
13."No One Ever Knows"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Could Have Been with Me. [4]

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for You Could Have Been with Me
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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