You Could Have Been with Me

You Could Have Been with Me
Studio album by
Sheena Easton
Released21 September 1981 (1981-09-21)
Recorded1981
StudioCaribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
GenrePop rock
Length35:05
LabelEMI
ProducerChristopher 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
  2. "You Could Have Been with Me"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "A Little Tenderness"
    Released: 1982 (EU)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
Record MirrorStarStarStarHalf star
Smash Hits5/10

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.

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 the album together with Madness, Money & Music in a two-disc package remastered with bonus tracks. Here the album retains the UK running order but adds “When He Shines” as an eleventh track before the bonus tracks proper.

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".)

On the 2013 CD, though not on the original UK release “When He Shines” is listed as track 11 of the album, not as a bonus track.

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


Edsel Records 2013 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."When He Shines"
3:55
12."For Your Eyes Only"
3:00
13."No One Ever Knows"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
3:46
14."Family Of One"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
2:51
15."Right Or Wrong"Phil Palmer3:12

Personnel

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

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for You Could Have Been with Me
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Kantor, Justin. You Could Have Been with Me at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Soave, Daniela (26 September 1981). "Albums: Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Bush, Steve (1 October 1981). "Albums: Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me (EMI)" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 20. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 19. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "BPI".
  6. ↑ You Could Have Been with Me (liner notes). Sheena Easton. EMI. 1981. EMC 3378.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 36, Issue 12 (1982-05-01)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 4/10/1981 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Music Canada. 1 April 1982. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". British Phonographic Industry. 26 October 1981. Retrieved 6 May 2020. Select albums in the Formats field. Type You Could Have Been with Me Sheena Easton in the "Search:" field.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 October 1984. Retrieved 6 May 2020.