''All That We Needed'' is the third studio album by American
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band
Plain White T's
Plain White T's are an American Rock music, rock band from Lombard, Illinois, formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, and Ken Fletcher, and joined a short time later by Steve Mast. The group had a mostly underground music, ...
, released on January 25, 2005. This is Plain White T's second
album
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with
Fearless Records
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.
In July 2007, after the release of ''
Every Second Counts'' (2006), the song "
Hey There Delilah" was re-issued as a single and sold unexpectedly well, reaching number one on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA).
Commercial performance
''All That We Needed'' missed the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, but still managed to appear on the US
Heatseekers Albums
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chart.
The album peaked at number 26 on the chart.
On July 31, 2017, the album was certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for combined sales and
album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel
* Tom Higgenson –
lead vocals
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,
acoustic guitar
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* Tim G. Lopez –
lead guitar
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,
backing vocals
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* Dave Tirio –
rhythm guitar
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* Mike Retondo –
bass guitar
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,
backing vocals
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* De'Mar Hamilton –
drums
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,
percussion
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Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Euphonia Online interview about the album
2005 albums
Plain White T's albums
Fearless Records albums
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