''We Too Are One'' is the seventh studio album by British
pop duo
Eurythmics, released on 11 September 1989 by
RCA Records
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. It would be the duo's last studio release until 1999's ''
Peace
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''.
Background and release
When it was released in 1989, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, 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 North America, "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" was also released as a single; it charted at number 58 in Canada, while failing to chart in the United States.
On 14 November 2005,
Sony BMG 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.
Home media
A companion home video, ''
We Two Are One Too
''We Two Are One Too'' is a music compilation video by the British pop group Eurythmics released in April 1990 on VHS and LaserDisc (Europe and Japan).
It features the promo videos for the five singles taken from their platinum-selling 1989 ...
'', was released in 1990, featuring the music videos for the five singles from the album and footage of the band performing the album's other tracks. This is the only commercial release of the promotional video for the 1989 single "
Revival", which has never been included on any subsequent video compilations from the band.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''We Too Are One''.
Eurythmics
*
Annie Lennox – vocals
*
David A. Stewart
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– guitars, vocals
Additional musicians
*
Pat Seymour – keyboards
*
Olle Romo
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Romo rehearsed with Swedish progressive rock group Kaipa in early 1982, however he left the group after a few weeks to join Eurythmics, and he was a drummer for them from the mid-to ...
– drums
*
Charlie Wilson – backing vocals
*
Chucho Merchán
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– programming
Technical
* David A. Stewart – production
*
Jimmy Iovine
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– production
* Bruce Lampcov – recording engineering, mixing engineering
* Don Smith – recording engineering, mixing engineering
* Manu Guiot – additional engineering
* Rob Jaczko, Serge Pauchard, Lee Manning – engineering assistance
* Tony Quinn, Eileen Gregory, Greg McCarty – production assistance
Artwork
*
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
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– photography
*
Laurence Stevens – design, artwork
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1989 albums
Albums produced by David A. Stewart
Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine
Eurythmics albums
RCA Records albums