If You Were with Me Now

"If You Were with Me Now"
"If You Were with Me Now"
Single by Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington
from the album Let's Get to It
B-side	"I Guess I Like It Like That"
Released	21 October 1991
Recorded	London, England
Length	3:11
Label	Mushroom (Australia); PWL (Europe);
Songwriter(s)	Mike Stock; Kylie Minogue; Pete Waterman; Keith Washington;
Producer(s)	Mike Stock; Pete Waterman;
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
Keith Washington singles chronology
Music video
	"If You Were with Me Now" on YouTube

"If You Were with Me Now" is a song written by British songwriting team Stock and Waterman, Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, and American R&B singer Keith Washington for Minogue's fourth studio album, Let's Get to It (1991). The song was produced by Stock and Waterman. The song was released as the second single in October 1991 and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, as well as the top 10 in Ireland and the top 30 in Australia. The song is Minogue's first hit single to feature her as a co-writer.

Both Minogue and Washington recorded their vocals at separate times at Stock Aitken and Waterman's studio in London. Subsequently, the two had not met until the music video filming. Curiously, at no moment of the video do they appear together, and there are no obvious signs that the scenes of each of them were recorded at the same location.

Critical reception[]

Digital Spy's Nick Levine called the track a "slushy duet".^[2] Writing Minogue's biography for her special on Australian music video programme Rage, they called the song one of the "richly beautiful ballads".^[3]

Track listings[]

Australian and UK CD single^[4]^[5]

"If You Were with Me Now" – 3:10
"I Guess I Like It Like That" – 5:59
"If You Were with Me Now" (extended version) – 5:06

Australian and UK cassette single, UK 7-inch single^[6]^[7]^[8]

"If You Were with Me Now" – 3:10
"I Guess I Like It Like That" – 3:30

UK 12-inch single^[9]

"If You Were with Me Now" – 5:06
"I Guess I Like It Like That" – 5:59

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[11]	31
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	18
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	61
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	56
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1991)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	91

References[]

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 October 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Nick Levine (22 May 2010). "Music The Sound - Kylie: Revisited #4: 'Let's Get To It". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ Staff writer(s) (3 August 2002). "Kylie Minogue Special". Rage. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ If You Were with Me Now (Australian CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Mushroom Records. 1992. D11096.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If You Were with Me Now (UK CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWCD 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If You Were with Me Now (Australian cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Mushroom Records. 1992. C11096.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If You Were with Me Now (UK cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWMC 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If You Were with Me Now (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWL 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If You Were with Me Now (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWLT 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Australian-charts.com – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 47. 23 November 1991. p. 27. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If You Were with Me Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^ "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 11 January 1992. p. 20.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 October 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[DigitalSpy-2] Nick Levine (22 May 2010). "Music The Sound - Kylie: Revisited #4: 'Let's Get To It". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[3] Staff writer(s) (3 August 2002). "Kylie Minogue Special". Rage. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[4] If You Were with Me Now (Australian CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Mushroom Records. 1992. D11096.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] If You Were with Me Now (UK CD single liner notes). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWCD 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] If You Were with Me Now (Australian cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Mushroom Records. 1992. C11096.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] If You Were with Me Now (UK cassette single sleeve). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWMC 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] If You Were with Me Now (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWL 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] If You Were with Me Now (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Kylie Minogue, Keith Washington. Pete Waterman Entertainment. 1991. PWLT 208.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australia_Kylie_Minogue_&_Keith_Washington-10] "Australian-charts.com – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[sc_Flanders_Kylie_Minogue_&_Keith_Washington-11] "Ultratop.be – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[12] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 47. 23 November 1991. p. 27. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[sc_Germany_Kylie_Minogue_&_Keith_Washington-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[sc_Ireland2_Kylie_Minogue_and_Keith_Washington-14] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If You Were with Me Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Kylie_Minogue_&_Keith_Washington-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington – If You Were with Me Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[sc_UK_Kylie_Minogue_&_Keith_Washington-16] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[17] "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 11 January 1992. p. 20.

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