We Too Are One

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We Too Are One
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 11 September 1989
Recorded 1988–1989
Genre Synthpop, pop rock, adult contemporary
Length 47:19
Label RCA, Arista (US)
Producer David A. Stewart, Jimmy Iovine
Eurythmics chronology
Savage
(1987)		 We Too Are One
(1989)		 Greatest Hits
(1991)
Singles from We Too Are One
  1. "Revival"
    Released: August 1989
  2. "Don't Ask Me Why"
    Released: October 1989
  3. "The King and Queen of America"
    Released: January 1990
  4. "Angel"
    Released: May 1990
  5. "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry"
    Released: June 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune 2/4 stars[2]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/5 stars[3]
The New York Times (Positive)[4]
Robert Christgau C+[5]

We Too Are One is the seventh studio album by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, released in September 1989. It would be the duo's last studio release for a decade until 1999's Peace.

Contents

Background and release [edit]

When it was released in 1989, the album went straight to number one in the UK, 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 the United States, "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" was also released as a single but failed to chart.

On 14 November 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog as Deluxe Edition reissues, including We Too Are One. The original track listing was supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes (see below).

Despite the four main singles being reasonably successful, none of them were included on the duo's 2005 "Ultimate Collection" album.

Home video release [edit]

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

Track listing [edit]

All songs written and composed by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted. 

No. Title 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 Merchan) 4:23
8. "Sylvia"   4:44
9. "How Long?"   4:41
10. "When the Day Goes Down"   5:57
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Precious"   3:36
12. "See No Evil"   4:14
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, Steven Morrissey) 3:24

Personnel [edit]

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Production [edit]

  • Producers: Dave Stewart, Jimmy Iovine
  • Assistant producer: Tony Quinn
  • Engineers: Manu Guiot, Bruce Lampcov, Don Smith
  • Assistant engineers: Rob Jaczko, Lee Manning, Serge Pauchard
  • Mixing: Bruce Lampcov, Don Smith
  • Programming: Chucho Merchán
  • Design: Laurence Stevens
  • Photography: Jean Baptiste Mondino
  • Artwork: Laurence Stevens

Charts [edit]

Peak positions [edit]

Chart (1989) Position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 7
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 20
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 12
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 18
French Albums Chart[10] 11
German Albums Chart[11] 4
Italian Albums Chart[12] 6
Japanese Albums Chart[13] 51
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 8
Norwegian Albums Chart[15] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[16] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 2
UK Albums Chart[18] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[19] 34

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (1989) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 60
French Albums Chart[21] 71
Italian Albums Chart[12] 24
UK Albums Chart[22] 26

Certifications [edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 135,900[25]
Sweden (GLF)[26] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References [edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (November 23, 1989). "Eurythmics We Too Are One (Arista)". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2013. 
  3. ^ McKenna, Kristine (September 17, 1989). "EURYTHMICS "We Too Are One." Arista". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2013. 
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (September 17, 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: AND KEEP IN MIND". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2013. 
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews:". Retrieved February 20, 2013. 
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  8. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  10. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  11. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  12. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1989". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  13. ^ ユーリズミックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of We Too Are One by Eurythmics". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  14. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - We Too Are One". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  18. ^ "ChartArchive - Eurythmics - We Too Are One". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23. 
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301929/eurythmics/chart?f=305
  20. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  21. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1989 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-03-04. 
  22. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 2012-01-10. 
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – We Too Are One". Music Canada. 
  24. ^ "French album certifications – Eurythmics – We Too Are One" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 
  25. ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  26. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 
  27. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eurythmics; 'We Too Are One')". Hung Medien. 
  28. ^ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – We Too Are One". British Phonographic Industry.  Enter We Too Are One in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
Preceded by
Aspects of Love by London Stage Cast		 UK number one album
September 23, 1989 – September 29, 1989		 Succeeded by
Foreign Affair by Tina Turner
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