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
"Just Another Broken Heart" Released: 1981 "You Could Have Been with Me" Released: November 1981 "A Little Tenderness" Released: 1982

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You Could Have Been with Me is Sheena Easton's second 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.

On November 24, 2014 the album was included in an Original Album Series box set in the UK with all of her first 5 albums with EMI through Warner Music Group, who now owns the rights to all of EMI's back catalogs.

Track listing

Side One

1. "A Little Tenderness" (Peter Vale) 3.49
2. "(He's Got) Savoir Faire" (Phil Palmer, Peter Vale) 3.08
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. "You Could Have Been with Me" (Lea Maalfrid) 3.48

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

• Sheena Easton - vocals
• Phil Palmer - guitar
• Andy Brown - bass
• Ian Lynn - keyboards, synthesizers
• Peter Van Hooke - drums
• Frank Ricotti - percussion
• Alan Carvell, Christopher Neil, Tony Rivers - background vocals

References

Sheena Easton
Studio albums	Take My Time You Could Have Been with Me Madness, Money & Music Best Kept Secret A Private Heaven Todo Me Recuerda a Ti Do You No Sound But a Heart The Lover in Me What Comes Naturally No Strings My Cherie Freedom Home Fabulous
Singles	"Modern Girl" "9 to 5" "One Man Woman" "Kisses" "For Your Eyes Only" "You Could Have Been with Me" "We've Got Tonight" "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" "Strut" "Sugar Walls" "Swear" "Jimmy Mack" "U Got the Look" "The Lover in Me" "101" "The Arms of Orion" "What Comes Naturally"
Related articles	Discography
Book:Sheena Easton