All That We Needed is the third studio album by American rock band Plain White T's, released on January 25, 2005. This is Plain White T's second album with Fearless Records.[6] 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 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7] It is the first album without Ken Fletcher and Steve Mast who were replaced by Tim Lopez and Mike Retondo and De'mar Hamilton as their new drummer.

All That We Needed
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
RecordedMarch 29, 2004 (2004-03-29) – April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length40:14
LabelFearless
Producer
Plain White T's chronology
Stop
(2003)
All That We Needed
(2005)
Every Second Counts
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(92%)[4]
AllMusic[3]
PopMatters[5]

Commercial performance edit

All That We Needed missed the Billboard 200 chart, but still managed to appear on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.[8] The album peaked at number 26 on the chart.[8] On July 31, 2017, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[7]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Tom Higgenson, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All That We Needed"Higgenson, Shelly Peiken3:41
2."Revenge" 3:26
3."Take Me Away"Higgenson, Danny Wilde2:42
4."My Only One"Higgenson, Mike Retondo3:49
5."Sad Story" 2:57
6."Breakdown" 3:34
7."What More Do You Want?" 2:24
8."Lazy Day Afternoon" 2:15
9."Anything" 2:59
10."Sing My Best" 2:51
11."Faster" 2:51
12."Last Call" 2:53
13."Hey There Delilah" 3:52
Total length:40:14

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart performance for All That We Needed
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 31

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Plain White T's website – Recording journal". 2004-06-07. Archived from the original on 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Justin (April 25, 2005). "Plain White T's - All That We Needed - Review". The Metal Forge. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d All That We Needed at AllMusic
  4. ^ a b AbsolutePunk review
  5. ^ MacNeil, Jason (2005-04-17). "Plain White T's: All That We Needed". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  6. ^ "Euphonia Online". Interview - Plain White T's.
  7. ^ a b "RIAA Certifications - Plain White T's". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Heatseekers Albums Chart - November 26, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart - November 26, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Independent Albums Chart - November 26, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Plain White T's – All That We Needed". Recording Industry Association of America.

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