These Two Windows
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{{Infobox album
| name = These Two Windows
| type = studio
| artist = Alec Benjamin
| cover = Alec Benjamin - These Two Windows.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2020|05|29}}
| recorded =
| genre = Pop
| length = 27:57
| label = Warner
| producer =
- Alex Hope
- Charlie Handsome
- Jonathan Hoskins
- Sir Nolan
- Johan Lenox
- John Cunningham
- Simon Says
| prev_title = Narrated for You
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = (Un)Commentary
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = These Two Windows
| type = studio
| single1 = Must Have Been the Wind
| single1date = June 13, 2019
| single2 = Jesus in LA
| single2date = July 16, 2019
| single3 = Mind Is a Prison
| single3date = December 12, 2019
| single4 = Demons
| single4date = January 17, 2020
| single5 = Oh My God
| single5date = February 13, 2020
| single6 = The Book of You & I
| single6date = March 5, 2020
| single7 = Match in the Rain
| single7date = May 29, 2020
}}
}}
These Two Windows is the debut studio album by the American singer Alec Benjamin.{{Cite web|title=ALEC BENJAMIN'S DEBUT ALBUM 'THESE TWO WINDOWS' IS HERE|url=https://www.warnermusic.co.nz/news/alec-benjamin-s-debut-album-these-two-windows-is-here|website=www.warnermusic.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-05-29}}{{Cite web|title=Alec Benjamin Announces Debut Album 'These Two Windows,' Headlining Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/touring/8548561/alec-benjamin-debut-album-these-two-windows-tour|last=|first=|date=2020-01-21|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-29}}{{Cite web|title=Alec Benjamin entregou tudo em seu álbum de estreia, 'These Two Windows', com direito a novo clipe|url=https://febreteen.com.br/2020/05/alec-benjamin-entregou-tudo-em-seu-album-de-estreia-these-two-windows-com-direito-a-novo-clipe/|last=|first=|date=2020-05-29|website=Febre Teen|language=pt-BR|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-29}}{{Cite web|title=Alec Benjamin lança o seu álbum de estreia "These Two Windows"|url=https://www.radioideias.com.pt/radio/alec-benjamin-lanca-o-seu-album-de-estreia-these-two-windows/|last=|first=|date=2020-05-29|website=Radio Ideias|language=pt-PT|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-29}} It was released by Warner Music on May 29, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Sound Selection 101: Alec Benjamin Releases 'These Two Windows'|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2020/05/29/sound-selection-101-alec-benjamin-releases-these-two-windows/|date=2020-05-29|website=Our Culture|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-29}}{{Cite web|title=Alec Benjamin Releases Debut Album 'These Two Windows'|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2020/05/alec-benjamin-releases-debut-album-these-two-windows/|last=Pop|first=Essentially|date=2020-05-29|website=Essentially Pop|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-29}} It reached number 75 on the Billboard 200.
Commercial performance
On the UK Albums Chart, These Two Windows debuted at No. 52 with 1,677 sales units, marking Benjamin's first entry on that chart.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Charts analysis: Lady Gaga outsells rest of Top 10 combined with Chromatica {{!}} Analysis|url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-lady-gaga-outsells-rest-of-top-10-combined-with-chromatica/079993|work=Music Week|access-date=June 6, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = These Two Windows track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Mind Is a Prison
| writer1 = {{hlist|Alec Benjamin|Alex Hope}}
| extra1 = Alex Hope
| length1 = 2:42
| title2 = Demons
| writer2 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Ryan Vojtesak|Jonathan Hoskins}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Charlie Handsome|Hoskins}}
| length2 = 2:42
| title3 = Oh My God
| writer3 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Julie Frost|Nolan Lambroza}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Sir Nolan|Johan Lenox}}
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = The Book of You & I
| writer4 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Hope}}
| extra4 = Hope
| length4 = 3:27
| title5 = Match in the Rain
| writer5 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Scott Friedman|Hope}}
| extra5 = Hope
| length5 = 2:39
| title6 = Jesus in LA
| writer6 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Martin Terefe}}
| extra6 = John Cunningham
| length6 = 2:51
| title7 = I'm Not a Cynic
| writer7 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Hope}}
| extra7 = Hope
| length7 = 2:16
| title8 = Alamo
| writer8 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Friedman|Lambroza|Nathan Fertig|Russell Chell|Simon Rosen|David Biral|Denzel Baptiste}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Sir Nolan|Simon Says|}}
| length8 = 2:25
| title9 = Must Have Been the Wind
| writer9 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Hope}}
| extra9 = Hope
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Just Like You
| writer10 = {{hlist|Benjamin|John Cunningham}}
| extra10 = Cunningham
| length10 = 2:50
| total_length = 27:53
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus track{{cite web|url=https://wmg.jp/alec-benjamin/discography/22725/ |title=Alec Benjamin / アレック・ベンジャミン「These Two Windows / ジーズ・トゥー・ウィンドウズ」 {{!}} Warner Music Japan|work=ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン {{!}} Warner Music Japan|accessdate=1 September 2020|language=ja-JP}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title11 = Six Feet Apart
| writer11 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Dan Wilson}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Benjamin|Nathan Fatig}}
| length11 = 2:54
| total_length = 30:55
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for These Two Windows ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 June 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1579|date=June 8, 2020}}
| 70 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|99|artist=Alec Benjamin|album=These Two Windows|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=Alec Benjamin|album=These Two Windows|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w23/|title=ALBUMŲ TOP100|language=Lithuanian|publisher=AGATA|date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 6, 2020}}
| 80 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|15|date=20200605|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|75|artist=Alec Benjamin|album=These Two Windows|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 10, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|52|date=20200605|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|75|artist=Alec Benjamin|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 10, 2020}} |