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
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.
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Could Have Been with Me.
Musicians
Sheena Easton – vocals Ian Lynn – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements Phil Palmer – guitars Andy Brown – bass Peter Van Hooke – drums Frank Ricotti – percussion Alan Carvell – backing vocals Christopher Neil – backing vocals Tony Rivers – backing vocals
Technical Nick Ryan – engineering Greg Edward – engineering assistance Christopher Neil – production
Artwork Brian Aris – photography Cream – sleeve design Sue Mann – make-up Nikki – hair stylist D & J Arlon Enterprises, Ltd. – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1981–82) Peakposition Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 12 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 7
Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position US Billboard 200 53
Certifications
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