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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"We'll Be Together"'''</big>
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"We'll Be Together"'''</big>
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:45rpm.png|thumb|center|If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.]]
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Sting-album-nothinglikethesun.jpg|thumb|center|[[...Nothing Like The Sun]] LP cover]]
 
|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 
|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]]
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released:</b>
 
| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1987]]
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| [[1987-10-26]] (UK)
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| RECORDED TIME PERIOD
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| [[1987]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Length:</b>
 
| <b>Length:</b>
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| SONG LENGTH
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| 4:28 ([[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] "previous version")
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3:51 ([[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] [[1994]] version)
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4:52 ([[Larrabee Sound Studios]] version)
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Album(s):</b>
 
| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[...Nothing Like The Sun]]
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| [[...Nothing Like The Sun]] ([[Larrabee Sound Studios]] version)
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[[Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 (album) | Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994]] ([[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] version)
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Label(s):</b>
 
| <b>Label(s):</b>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[PRODUCER NAME(S)]]
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| Neil Dorfsman ([[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]])
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Bryan Loren & [[Sting]] ([[Larrabee Sound Studios]])
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
| [[AIR Studios]]
 
| [[AIR Studios]]
 +
[[Larrabee Sound Studios]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released as single?</b>
 
| <b>Released as single?</b>
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=About the song=
 
=About the song=
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''This section needs more information.''
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[[Sting]] wrote the song in October [[1986]]. In mid-January [[1987]] he recorded a first version with [[Branford Marsalis]] and [[Dolette McDonald]] in New York - for the Kirin Can Beer commercials.
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The song was then recorded for [[...Nothing Like The Sun]] at [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] - with [[Eric Clapton]] on guitar.
 +
 
 +
As it was chosen to be the album's first single release, the masters were sent to producer Bryan Loren at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] in West Hollywood for a remix. But when listening to the song, Bryan decided the 64 tracks of tape were not something he could remix, so he would build his version from scratch.
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 +
For the drum sequence's main back-beat he used a [[Stewart Copeland]] snare sound straight from a [[The Police]] CD (from [[Every Breath You Take]]). He re-recorded the backing vocals with René Gayer and Vesta Williams as he felt the original backing vocals lacked energy.
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 +
[[Sting]] requested to keep the [[Eric Clapton]] guitar parts from the original recording. But again producer Bryan Loren felt that those were too tame for the new version of this song. So he re-corded guitar, bass and keyboards himself. About the only thing he did keep from the original version were [[Branford Marsalis]]' saxophone parts.
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 +
[[Sting]] also re-recorded his vocals.
 +
 
 +
The original [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] version was used as a b-side on 12" singles and a CD-single - it was called "previous version" and lasted 4:28 minutes. It was also released on the [[1994]] Best Of compilation [[Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 (album) | Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994]] - lasting 3:51 minutes.
  
 
=Personnel=
 
=Personnel=
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''This section needs more information.''
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[[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]]
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* [[Sting]] - vocals, bass
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* [[Eric Clapton]] - guitar
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* [[Branford Marsalis]] - saxophone
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 +
 
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[[Larrabee Sound Studios]]
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* [[Sting]] - vocals
 +
* René Gayer and Vesta Williams - backing vocals
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* Bryan Loren - producer, guitar, bass, keyboards
 +
 
 +
* [[Branford Marsalis]] - saxophone ([[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]])
 +
* [[Stewart Copeland]] - snare sound from a [[The Police]] CD
 +
 
 +
* Paul McKenna - engineer
 +
 
 +
mixed by Paul McKenna and John Hegedes
  
 
=Release History=
 
=Release History=
 
==Albums==
 
==Albums==
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[[Song]] appears on the following album releases:
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[[We'll Be Together (song) | We'll Be Together]] appears on the following album releases:
 
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! Cover art
 
! Cover art
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! Release country
 
! Release country
 
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| [[Image:Sting-album-nothinglikethesun.jpg|40px]]
 
| [[...Nothing Like The Sun]]
 
| [[...Nothing Like The Sun]]
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| [[1987-10-13]]
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| Country
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| UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[Image:Sting-album-fieldsofgold.jpg|40px]]
 
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| AM 410
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"  
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| [[1987-10-26]]
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| Country
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| UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM 390 254-7
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| France
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM 390 254-7
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[1987-10-DD]] (before the 13th)
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| Germany
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM 7Y3060 (promo)
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Japan
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM 390 270-7
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Spain
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM-2983 (promo)
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| USA
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Supraphon 11 0135-7311
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"  
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| [[1988-MM-DD]]
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| Czech Republic
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| AM 2801 229
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]"/"[[Fragil]]"/"[[Fragile]]"
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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| Brazil
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| SP-12251
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]" (extended mix)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (instrumental)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (album version)/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (previous version)
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Canada
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AMY 410
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]" (extended version)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (previous version)/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (instrumental version)
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| England
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM 392 254-1
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]" (extended version)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (previous version)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (dub version)/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (edit)
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Germany
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AM C12Y3213 (promo)
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]" (extended mix)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (instrumental version)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (album version)/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (previous version)
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| Japan
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| SP-12251 (promo)
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| "[[We'll Be Together]]" (extended mix)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (instrumental version)/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (album version)/"[[Conversation With A Dog]]"/"[[We'll Be Together]]" (previous version)
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| [[1987-MM-DD]]
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| USA
 
|}
 
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=Lyrics=
 
=Lyrics=
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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This is a sample set of lyrics
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I see me with you and all the things you do
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They should go here
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Keep turning round and round in my mind
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Forget the weather we should always be together
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And any other thought is unkind
 +
To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
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I need you as my guide and my light
 +
My love is a flame that burns in your name
 +
We'll be together, we'll be together tonight
 +
 
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
 
 +
I see you with me and all I want to be
 +
Is dancing here with you in my arms
 +
Forget the weather we should always be together
 +
I'll always be a slave to your charms
 +
 
 +
To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
 +
I need you as my guide in my life
 +
My love is a flame that burns in your name
 +
We'll be together, we'll be together tonight
 +
 
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
We'll be together, yeah
 +
 
 +
Call me baby
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You can call me anything you want
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Call me baby, call me, just call me
  
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If a song is an instrumental
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I see you with me and baby makes three
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Delete the Lyrics header
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I see me with you and all the things you do
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and this section
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Forget the weather we should always be together
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as well
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I need you as my guide and my light
 +
My love is the flame that burns in your name
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We'll be together, we'll be together tonight
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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UK ad:
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[[Image:1987_10_Record_Mirror_ad.jpg|80px]]
  
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
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=External links=
 
=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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* [https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1987/1987-10-10-Billboard-Page-0082.pdf Billboard - October 10, 1987]
  
 
=References=
 
=References=
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''This section needs more information.''
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source: UK single info sheet; POPGEAR - April [[1987]]; discogs.com; Bryan Loren post on facebook - August 11, [[2015]]; Orna Walters; Billboard - October 10, [[1987]] (confirms the recording at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] and the producer / engineer team, also mentions that McKenna and [[Sting]] mixed [[Conversation With A Dog]] there)
  
 
[[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]]
 
[[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 30 September 2021

"We'll Be Together"
...Nothing Like The Sun LP cover
Recorded by Sting
Released: 1987-10-26 (UK)
Recorded: 1987
Length: 4:28 ( AIR Studios "previous version")

3:51 ( AIR Studios 1994 version)

4:52 (Larrabee Sound Studios version)

Album(s): ...Nothing Like The Sun (Larrabee Sound Studios version)

Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 ( AIR Studios version)

Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Neil Dorfsman ( AIR Studios)

Bryan Loren & Sting (Larrabee Sound Studios)

Studio(s): AIR Studios

Larrabee Sound Studios

Released as single? sadly, YES

"We'll Be Together" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1987.

About the song

Sting wrote the song in October 1986. In mid-January 1987 he recorded a first version with Branford Marsalis and Dolette McDonald in New York - for the Kirin Can Beer commercials.

The song was then recorded for ...Nothing Like The Sun at AIR Studios - with Eric Clapton on guitar.

As it was chosen to be the album's first single release, the masters were sent to producer Bryan Loren at Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood for a remix. But when listening to the song, Bryan decided the 64 tracks of tape were not something he could remix, so he would build his version from scratch.

For the drum sequence's main back-beat he used a Stewart Copeland snare sound straight from a The Police CD (from Every Breath You Take). He re-recorded the backing vocals with René Gayer and Vesta Williams as he felt the original backing vocals lacked energy.

Sting requested to keep the Eric Clapton guitar parts from the original recording. But again producer Bryan Loren felt that those were too tame for the new version of this song. So he re-corded guitar, bass and keyboards himself. About the only thing he did keep from the original version were Branford Marsalis' saxophone parts.

Sting also re-recorded his vocals.

The original AIR Studios version was used as a b-side on 12" singles and a CD-single - it was called "previous version" and lasted 4:28 minutes. It was also released on the 1994 Best Of compilation Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 - lasting 3:51 minutes.

Personnel

AIR Studios


Larrabee Sound Studios

  • Sting - vocals
  • René Gayer and Vesta Williams - backing vocals
  • Bryan Loren - producer, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Paul McKenna - engineer

mixed by Paul McKenna and John Hegedes

Release History

Albums

We'll Be Together appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Sting-album-nothinglikethesun.jpg ...Nothing Like The Sun 1987-10-13 UK
Sting-album-fieldsofgold.jpg Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 1994-11-08 Country

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif AM 410 "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-10-26 UK
Stub.gif AM 390 254-7 "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-MM-DD France
Stub.gif AM 390 254-7 "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-10-DD (before the 13th) Germany
Stub.gif AM 7Y3060 (promo) "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-MM-DD Japan
Stub.gif AM 390 270-7 "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-MM-DD Spain
Stub.gif AM-2983 (promo) "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1987-MM-DD USA
Stub.gif Supraphon 11 0135-7311 "We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog" 1988-MM-DD Czech Republic

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif AM 2801 229 "We'll Be Together"/"Fragil"/"Fragile" 1987-MM-DD Brazil
Stub.gif SP-12251 "We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version) 1987-MM-DD Canada
Stub.gif AMY 410 "We'll Be Together" (extended version)/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version) 1987-MM-DD England
Stub.gif AM 392 254-1 "We'll Be Together" (extended version)/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)/"We'll Be Together" (dub version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (edit) 1987-MM-DD Germany
Stub.gif AM C12Y3213 (promo) "We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version) 1987-MM-DD Japan
Stub.gif SP-12251 (promo) "We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version) 1987-MM-DD USA

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

I see me with you and all the things you do
Keep turning round and round in my mind
Forget the weather we should always be together
And any other thought is unkind
To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
I need you as my guide and my light
My love is a flame that burns in your name
We'll be together, we'll be together tonight

We'll be together, yeah
We'll be together, yeah
We'll be together, yeah

I see you with me and all I want to be
Is dancing here with you in my arms
Forget the weather we should always be together
I'll always be a slave to your charms

To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
I need you as my guide in my life
My love is a flame that burns in your name
We'll be together, we'll be together tonight

We'll be together, yeah
We'll be together, yeah
We'll be together, yeah

Call me baby
You can call me anything you want
Call me baby, call me, just call me

I see you with me and baby makes three
I see me with you and all the things you do
Forget the weather we should always be together
I need you as my guide and my light
My love is the flame that burns in your name
We'll be together, we'll be together tonight

Quotations and trivia

UK ad:

1987 10 Record Mirror ad.jpg

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

References

source: UK single info sheet; POPGEAR - April 1987; discogs.com; Bryan Loren post on facebook - August 11, 2015; Orna Walters; Billboard - October 10, 1987 (confirms the recording at Larrabee Sound Studios and the producer / engineer team, also mentions that McKenna and Sting mixed Conversation With A Dog there)

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