We Too Are One

We Too Are One
Studio album by Eurythmics
Released 11 September 1989
Recorded August 1988– May 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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The New York Times(Positive)[4]
Robert ChristgauC+[5]

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

Background and release

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 catalogue 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

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

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

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1989) Peak
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
US Billboard 200[19] 34

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 135,900[25]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 50,000
Sweden (GLF)[27] Platinum 100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] 2× Platinum 600,000

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (23 November 1989). "Eurythmics We Too Are One (Arista)". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ↑ McKenna, Kristine (17 September 1989). "EURYTHMICS "We Too Are One." Arista". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Holden, Stephen (17 September 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: AND KEEP IN MIND". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews:". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – ALBUM 1989". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  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" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  15. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  17. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics – We Too Are One". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  18. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/eurythmics/
  19. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301929/eurythmics/chart?f=305
  20. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1989 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  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 11 January 2012.
  26. ↑ "Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979–1990". Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  27. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  28. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eurythmics; 'We Too Are One')". Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "British album certifications – Eurythmics – We Too Are One". British Phonographic Industry. Enter We Too Are One in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
Preceded by
Aspects of Love by London Stage Cast		 UK number one album
23 September 1989 – 29 September 1989 		Succeeded by
Foreign Affair by Tina Turner
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