You+Me Explained

You+Me
Origin:Los Angeles, United States
Genre:Folk
Years Active:2014–present
Current Members:

You+Me is a Canadian-American folk music duo consisting of singers and songwriters Dallas Green, better known as City and Colour, and Alecia Moore, better known as Pink.[1] [2] [3] Their debut album, entitled Rose Ave., was released on October 14, 2014, by RCA Records. The first promotional single from the album, "You and Me", premiered with a lyric video on their Vevo channel on September 8, 2014.[4]

History

Background

Moore and Green met through mutual friends several years prior to their collaboration in 2014.[5] The first time they sang together Green had asked Moore to sing with him at one of his shows.[6] They remained friends and Green opened several shows for Moore in the U.K.[7] Moore had considered singing acoustic ballads, and as friends the two had considered collaborating for several years. In March 2014, their schedules allowed them to get together and compose original songs.[8] They had written musical nuggets in advance, and their debut album Rose Ave. took shape within a week. The artists attributed their quick progress to the freedom from usual production pressures and the joy of making music together.[9] The name of the duo, You+Me, is based on the two friends wanting to sing together.

Green recalls how the collaboration came about: "Alecia and I had talked about (working together) for a long time — not about making a record, but the idea of singing together and trying to write a song. (...) When we had the time to do it, that really lit a fire of creativity because it was something different. The idea of collaborating with a female voice and a different writer was what I needed, I guess, to create a bunch of new songs."[10]

Rose Ave.

The duo's debut album Rose Ave. was released on October 14, 2014. The work was initiated and produced by Moore and Green. They had considered releasing the music independently; however, in order to reach a large audience and for legal concerns the album was released through Moore's label RCA Records.[11] [12] The album charted at number one in Canada and at number four in the United States, the home countries of the artists.[13] [14]

Possible second album

In an interview from June 2021, Green stated that he had recently written "almost a whole new record" for You+Me.

Discography

Albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
[15] 		AUT
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		GER
[18] 		IRE
[19] 		NLD
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		SWI
[22] 		UK
[23] 		US
[24]
  • Released: October 14, 2014[25]
  • Label: RCA[26]
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
2 7 1 6 12 12 7 7 10 4

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUT
[29] 		CAN
[30] 		GER
[31] 		SWI
[32] 		UK
[33]
"You and Me"201468489164199Rose Ave.
"Break the Cycle"—41———
"Capsized"—57———

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pink teams up with Dallas Green, unveils first track from You+Me project. Digital Spy. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014002943/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a595380/pink-teams-up-with-dallas-green-unveils-first-track-from-youme-project.html. October 14, 2014. live.
  2. Web site: Pink forms duo You+Me, debuts new song. Official Charts Company. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015073946/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pink-forms-duo-youme-debuts-new-song-3105/. October 15, 2014. live.
  3. Web site: P!nk & Dallas Green of City and Colour Form Folk Duo You+Me, New Album 'rose ave.' Due in October. Music Times. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090218/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/9798/20140908/pink-dallas-green-city-and-colour-you-plus-me-new-album-rose-ave-release-date.htm. October 6, 2014. live.
  4. Web site: Alecia Moore (P!nk) & Dallas Green (City and Colour) team up for new album 'rose ave.'. RCA Records. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908201841/http://www.rcarecords.com/news/alecia-moore-pnk-dallas-green-city-and-colour-team-new-album-rose-ave. September 8, 2014. live.
  5. Web site: Pink and Dallas Green talk their new collaboration, 'You + Me'. Entertainment Weekly. October 16, 2014. October 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019235350/http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/10/16/pink-dallas-green-rose-avenue/. October 19, 2014. live.
  6. Web site: A Pop Star And An Indie Folk Singer Intersect At 'Rose Ave.'. NPR.org. October 11, 2014. October 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011152044/http://www.npr.org/2014/10/11/354821424/a-pop-star-and-an-indie-folk-singer-intersect-at-rose-ave. October 11, 2014. live.
  7. Web site: Alecia Moore and Dallas Green on Their Non-Pink Musical Project and the Horrors of Pineapple Beer. Vulture. October 16, 2014. October 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020003356/http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/pink-dallas-green-alecia-moore-you-me.html. October 20, 2014. live.
  8. Web site: 'It Was Meant to Happen': Alecia Moore and Dallas Green Team Up for You+Me . Time magazine . October 13, 2014 . October 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014022453/https://time.com/3486776/you-and-me-alecia-moore-pink-dallas-green/ . October 14, 2014 . live .
  9. News: Not Pink: Alecia Moore's new music is with You+Me . Associated Press. October 14, 2014. November 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107034242/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e8ca00fc91da452299354bd9eb40445e/not-pink-alecia-moores-new-music-youme. November 7, 2014. live.
  10. News: Q&A: City and Colour's Dallas Green on the Hip's influence, working with Pink. Friend. David. June 7, 2016. 680 News. The Canadian Press. June 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608124857/http://www.680news.com/2016/06/07/qa-city-and-colours-dallas-green-on-the-hips-influence-working-with-pink/. June 8, 2016. live.
  11. Web site: Pink on You+Me: why I've ditched the acrobatics and leotards to go country. The Guardian. October 28, 2014. November 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031103942/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/28/pink-alecia-moore-country-duo-you-and-me. October 31, 2014. live.
  12. Web site: Pink, You + Me, and the Trouble with Side Projects. laweekly.com. October 14, 2014. November 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016004845/http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/10/14/you-me-the-trouble-with-side-projects. October 16, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Canadian Albums – November 1, 2014. Billboard Magazine. November 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031011730/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-11-01/canadian-albums. October 31, 2014. live.
  14. Web site: Billboard 200 – November 1, 2014. Billboard Magazine. November 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027051109/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-11-01/billboard-200. October 27, 2014. live.
  15. Web site: YOU+ME – ROSE AVE. (ALBUM) . Australian-charts.com . 19 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141128102559/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=You%2BMe&titel=Rose%2BAve.&cat=a . 28 November 2014 . live .
  16. Web site: YOU+ME – ROSE AVE. (ALBUM) . Austriancharts.at . 19 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204023623/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=You%2BMe&titel=rose%2Bave.&cat=a . 4 December 2014 . live .
  17. Web site: Canadian Albums – November 1, 2014. Billboard Magazine. October 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031011730/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-11-01/canadian-albums. October 31, 2014. live.
  18. Web site: You+Me – rose ave. . charts.de . media control . de . 22 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023051924/http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=You%2BMe&title=Rose%2BAve.&cat=a&country=de . 23 October 2014 . dead .
  19. Web site: GFK Chart-Track. Chart-track.co.uk. 19 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109081941/https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=42. 9 November 2014. dead.
  20. Web site: YOU+ME – ROSE AVE. (ALBUM) . Dutchcharts.nl . 19 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031014612/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=You%2BMe&titel=Rose%2BAve.&cat=a . 31 October 2014 . live .
  21. Web site: YOU+ME – ROSE AVE. (ALBUM) . charts.nz . 19 November 2014 .
  22. Web site: You+Me – rose ave.. Swisscharts.com. October 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109201143/http://www.swisscharts.com/album/YouandMe/Rose-Ave.-254053. November 9, 2014. live.
  23. Web site: Albums Chart Archive – 25 October 2014. Official Charts Company. 22 October 2014.
  24. Web site: Billboard 200 – November 1, 2014. Billboard Magazine. October 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027051109/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-11-01/billboard-200. October 27, 2014. live.
  25. Web site: Hear Pink Go Folk in New Project You & Me With City and Colour's Dallas Green. Billboard Magazine. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012054202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6244017/pink-city-and-colour-you-and-me-dallas-green-rose-ave. October 12, 2014. live.
  26. Web site: Pink Forms Duo You + Me With Dallas Green, Announces Album & Releases New Song: Listen. Idolator.com. September 8, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://archive.today/20140913040208/http://www.idolator.com/7534025/pink-duo-you-me-dallas-green-album-listen. September 13, 2014. live.
  27. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums. ARIA. November 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204024427/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-albums-2014.htm. December 4, 2014. live.
  28. Web site: Music Canada – Gold/Platinum – Rose Ave.. CRIA. November 20, 2014.
  29. Web site: Austerian Charts: You+Me – You and Me (song) . Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . November 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106021504/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=You%2BMe&titel=You%2BAnd%2BMe&cat=s . November 6, 2014 . live .
  30. Web site: You+Me: Billboard Chart History – Canadian Hot 100. Billboard Magazine. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101151315/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6251773/youme/chart. November 1, 2014. live.
  31. Web site: German Charts: You+Me – You and Me (song) . Charts.de . November 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106024716/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=You%2BMe&title=You%2BAnd%2BMe&cat=s&country=de . November 6, 2014 . dead .
  32. Web site: Swiss Charts: You+Me – You and Me (song). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). November 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106024022/http://hitparade.ch/song/YouandMe/You-And-Me-1333364. November 6, 2014. live.
  33. Web site: Chart Log UK: New Entries Update : 20.09.2014 . Zobbel.de . 20 February 2015.

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