We're in This Love Together

"We're in This Love Together" is a 1981 hit song by Al Jarreau. It was the first of three single releases from his fifth studio album, Breakin' Away. The song was his first and biggest chart hit.

"We're in This Love Together"
Single by Al Jarreau
from the album Breakin' Away
B-side	"Alonzo"
Released	July 1981
Genre	Soul, jazz
Length	3:44
Label	Warner Brothers
Songwriter(s)	Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall
Producer(s)	Jay Graydon
Al Jarreau singles chronology
"We're in This Love Together" (1981) "Breakin' Away" (1981)
Music video
"We're in This Love Together" Official Video on YouTube

In the US, the song spent 24 weeks on the pop charts, reaching number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Cash Box Top 100.^[1] It was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number six in the US and number one in Canada.^[2]

Background

Jarreau and the song's producer Jay Graydon were going through songs to record in search of a hit single. Despite being a critically acclaimed jazz vocalist, Graydon felt Jarreau needed a hit to reach a wider audience. "We're In This Love Together" was the last song at the bottom of the box, to which Graydon said "This better be our hit." Although the song was closely associated with Jarreau, the song wasn't written for him in mind. According to the song's co-writer Keith Stegall, "We're In This Love Together" was originally intended for Jarreau's labelmates at Warner Bros. Records, Neil Larsen and Buzz Feiten for their 1980 album The Larsen-Feiten Band. Instead of being given to them, the song was mistakenly given to Jarreau. Stegall also noted the song was first pitched to singer Johnny Mathis, but did not receive a response from him.^[3] Much later, Mathis covered the song in his 2008 album, A Night to Remember.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1981–82) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 42 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 1 New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] 24 UK (Official Charts Company)[6] 55 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 15 US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 6 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[9] 6 US Cash Box Top 100[1] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Rank US Cash Box Top 100[10] 93

References

1. "Cash Box Top 100 10/31/81". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "Item Display - RPM Adult Contemporary - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
3. Paulson, Dave. "How a demo tape mistake created a hit". tennessean.com. USA Today. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
4. "Item Display - RPM 50 Singles - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
5. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". TNztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
6. "Official Charts". Retrieved 2021-05-08.
7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
8. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 125.
9. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
10. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1981". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

External links

• Al Jarreau - We're in This Love Together on YouTube