You Could Have Been with Me

You Could Have Been with Me
Studio album by Sheena Easton
Released 21 September 1981
Recorded 1981
Genre Pop rock
Length 35.05
36.10 (US)
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: 1981
  2. "You Could Have Been with Me"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "A Little Tenderness"
    Released: 1982
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You Could Have Been with Me is Sheena Easton's third album, released in 1981 on EMI.

Background

Released in late 1981, the album peaked at #47 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums, spending a whole year on the chart, eventually certified Gold by the RIAA, and also peaked at UK #33 (Certified Silver). The biggest hit from the album was "You Could Have Been with Me" (US #15, UK #54). In the UK, the lead single, "Just Another Broken Heart" peaked at #33, while a 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 #30.

You Could Have Been With Me became a Top Ten album in Japan, the use of the track "A Little Tenderness" in a television advertising campaign for Noevir Cosmetics boosting the album to a #3 peak, and also Sweden (#2) and Norway (#7).

A CD reissue in 2000 added the track "For Your Eyes Only" (US #4, UK #8), one of Easton's most successful chart singles.

On Feb 23, 2013, Edsel Records (UK) reissued Easton's "You Could Have Been with Me" & "Madness, Money and Music" in 2 compact discs packages remastered with bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "A Little Tenderness" (Peter Vale) 3.49
  2. "You Could Have Been with Me" (Lea Maalfrid) 3.48
  3. "Just Another Broken Heart" (Peter Vale) 3.30
  4. "I'm Not Worth the Hurt" (Deborah Allen, Eddie Struzick, Rafe Van Hoy) 3.05
  5. "(He's Got) Savoir Faire" (Phil Palmer, Peter Vale) 3.08

Side Two

  1. "A Letter from Joey" (Dominic Bugatti) 3.44
  2. "Telephone Lines" (Chris Christian, Stephen Kipner) 3.23
  3. "Johnny" (Donovan McKitty) 3.33
  4. "Trouble in the Shadows" (Lea Maalfrid) 3.14
  5. "Isn't it So" (K. Floyd) 2.51

US Track listing

Side One

  1. "A Little Tenderness"
  2. "You Could Have Been with Me"
  3. "Just Another Broken Heart"
  4. "I'm Not Worth the Hurt"
  5. "(He's Got) Savoir Faire"

Side Two

  1. "A Letter from Joey"
  2. "Telephone Lines"
  3. "Johnny"
  4. "Trouble in The Shadows"
  5. "When He Shines" (Dominic Bugatti, Freddie Palmer) 3.56

CD Bonus tracks:

  1. "Isn't It So"
  2. "For Your Eyes Only" (Bill Conti, Michael Leeson) 3.00
  3. "No-one Ever Knows" (Peter Vale) 3.51

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Kantor, Justin. You Could Have Been with Me at AllMusic