You Could Have Been with Me

You Could Have Been with Me
You Could Have Been with Me
Studio album by Sheena Easton
Released	21 September 1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	35:05
Label	EMI
Producer	Christopher Neil
Sheena Easton chronology
Singles from You Could Have Been with Me
	"Just Another Broken Heart"; Released: 1 September 1981; "You Could Have Been with Me"; Released: November 1981; "A Little Tenderness"; Released: 1982 (EU);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Record Mirror	^[3]
Smash Hits	5/10^[4]

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.^[5]

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 Easton's You Could Have Been with Me and Madness, Money & Music in two-disc packages remastered with bonus tracks.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Little Tenderness"	Mick Leeson Peter Vale	3:44
2.	"Savoir Faire"	Phil Palmer Peter Vale	3:10
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.	"You Could Have Been with Me"	Lea Maalfrid	3:48
Total length:			35:05

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(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 McKitty	3:33
9.	"Trouble in the Shadows"	Lea Maalfrid	3:12
10.	"Isn't It So"	Kathleen Floyd	2:50

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".)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Little Tenderness"	Mick Leeson Peter Vale	3:44
2.	"You Could Have Been with Me"	Lea Maalfrid	3:48
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.	Title	Writer(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 McKitty	3:33
9.	"Trouble in the Shadows"	Lea Maalfrid	3:12
10.	"When He Shines"	Frank Bugatti Florrie Palmer	3:52

2000 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Isn't It So"	Kathleen Floyd	2:51
12.	"For Your Eyes Only"	Bill Conti Mick Leeson	3:00
13.	"No One Ever Knows"	Mick Leeson Peter Vale	3:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Could Have Been with Me.^[6]

Musicians

Sheena Easton – vocals
Ian Lynn – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements (10)
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)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[7]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	52
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[11]	7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[12]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	33
US Billboard 200^[15]	47

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Billboard 200^[16]	53

Certifications

Certifications for *You Could Have Been with Me*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[19]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF).
^ Kantor, Justin. You Could Have Been with Me at AllMusic
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "BPI".
^ 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)
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4148". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Music Canada. 1 April 1982. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". British Phonographic Industry. 26 October 1981. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 October 1984. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[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.

[Bush-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)

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4148". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Sheena_Easton-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.

[ac_Germany4_Sheena_Easton-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.

[ac_Norway_Sheena_Easton-12] "Norwegiancharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Sheena_Easton-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Sheena_Easton-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.

[CanadaSheena_EastonYou_Could_Have_Been_with_MealbumCertRef-17] "Canadian album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Music Canada. 1 April 1982. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[United_KingdomSheena_EastonYou_Could_Have_Been_with_MealbumCertRef-18] "British album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". British Phonographic Industry. 26 October 1981. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[United_StatesSheena_EastonYou_Could_Have_Been_with_MealbumCertRef-19] "American album certifications – Sheena Easton – You Could Have Been with Me". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 October 1984. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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Sheena Easton
Studio albums	Take My Time Madness, Money & Music Best Kept Secret Todo Me Recuerda a Ti A Private Heaven Do You No Sound But a Heart The Lover in Me What Comes Naturally No Strings My Cherie Freedom Home Fabulous
Singles	"Modern Girl" "9 to 5" "One Man Woman" "For Your Eyes Only" "You Could Have Been with Me" "We've Got Tonite" "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" "Almost Over You" "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" "Strut" "Sugar Walls" "Swear" "Jimmy Mack" "U Got the Look" "The Lover in Me" "101" "The Arms of Orion" "What Comes Naturally"
Related articles	Discography