All That We Needed
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{{Infobox album
| name = All That We Needed
| type = studio
| artist = Plain White T's
| cover = All That We Needed (album cover).JPG
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2005|01|25}}
| recorded = {{start date|2004|03|29}} – {{start date|2004|04|21}}{{Cite web |date=2004-06-07 |title=Plain White T's website – Recording journal |url=http://www.plainwhitets.com/FLJournal.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040607213056/http://www.plainwhitets.com/FLJournal.htm |archive-date=2004-06-07 |access-date=2022-08-14 }}
| venue =
| studio = {{ubl|Hard Drive Studio|(North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)}}
| genre = * Pop punk{{cite web|last1=Donnelly|first1=Justin|title=Plain White T's - All That We Needed - Review|url=http://www.themetalforge.com/reviews/206|website=The Metal Forge|accessdate=September 1, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902012955/http://www.themetalforge.com/reviews/206|archivedate=September 2, 2016|date=April 25, 2005}}
- pop rock{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r727473}}[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=97404 AbsolutePunk review]
- power pop
- emo{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r727473}}
| length = 40:14
| label = Fearless
| producer = * Ariel Rechtshaid
| prev_title = Stop
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Every Second Counts
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AbsolutePunk.net
|rev2 = AllMusic
|rev3 = PopMatters
|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/plainwhitets-allthat-2496029778.html |title=Plain White T's: All That We Needed |last=MacNeil |first=Jason |date=2005-04-17 |website=PopMatters |access-date=2022-12-07}}
|noprose = yes
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Euphonia Online|url=https://www.euphoniaonline.net/PlainWhiteTs.html|work=Interview - Plain White T's}} 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). 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.
Commercial performance
All That We Needed missed the Billboard 200 chart, but still managed to appear on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2005-11-26|title=Heatseekers Albums Chart - November 26, 2005|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 20, 2020}}
The album peaked at number 26 on the chart. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=plain+white&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Plain White T's|website=Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=May 1, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Tom Higgenson, except where noted
| title1 = All That We Needed
| length1 = 3:41
| writer1 = Higgenson, Shelly Peiken
| title2 = Revenge
| length2 = 3:26
| title3 = Take Me Away
| length3 = 2:42
| writer3 = Higgenson, Danny Wilde
| title4 = My Only One
| length4 = 3:49
| writer4 = Higgenson, Mike Retondo
| title5 = Sad Story
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Breakdown
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = What More Do You Want?
| length7 = 2:24
| title8 = Lazy Day Afternoon
| length8 = 2:15
| title9 = Anything
| length9 = 2:59
| title10 = Sing My Best
| length10 = 2:51
| title11 = Faster
| length11 = 2:51
| title12 = Last Call
| length12 = 2:53
| title13 = Hey There Delilah
| length13 = 3:52
| total_length = 40:14
}}
Personnel
- Tom Higgenson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Tim G. Lopez – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Tirio – rhythm guitar
- Mike Retondo – bass guitar, backing vocals
- De'Mar Hamilton – drums, percussion
Charts
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|+Chart performance for All That We Needed |
scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2005-11-26|title=Heatseekers Albums Chart - November 26, 2005|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 20, 2020}}
| 26 |
scope="row"| US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2005-11-26|title=Independent Albums Chart - November 26, 2005|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 20, 2020}}
| 31 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Plain White T's|title=All That We Needed|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2017}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.euphoniaonline.net/PlainWhiteTs.html Euphonia Online interview about the album]
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