We Too Are One

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We Too Are One
File:Eurythmics - We Too Are One.jpg
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)Savage1987		 We Too Are One
(1989)		 Greatest Hits
(1991)Greatest Hits1991
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 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

  • 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

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
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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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