Just Like Us! Explained

Just Like Us!
Type:studio
Artist:Paul Revere & the Raiders
Cover:Paul Revere & the Raiders - Just Like Us!.jpg
Released:January 3, 1966
Recorded:1965
Genre:Rock, R&B
Length:30:17
Label:Columbia
Producer:Terry Melcher
Prev Title:Here They Come!
Prev Year:1965
Year:1966
Next Title:Midnight Ride
Next Year:1966

Just Like Us! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and released on January 3, 1966, by Columbia Records, it featured the U.S. hit single "Just Like Me". Unlike their later albums, on which Mark Lindsay was the primary lead singer, the lead vocal duties on Just Like Us! were split among him and the other band members, guitarist Drake Levin, bassist Phil Volk, and drummer Mike Smith.[1] This was their last album of cover songs, their next album Midnight Ride was mostly self-penned material.

Release and reception

Just Like Us! was the band's first album to be released after they had started appearing regularly on the 1960s television variety show Where the Action Is. The LP peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[2] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 6, 1967.[3] The cover art was taken from a Guy Webster photo session at Clark Gable's ranch in Encino, California.

This album was remastered and rereleased May 19, 1998 by Sundazed Records with extra tracks.

Track listing

All songs sung by Mark Lindsay, except where noted

Side 1

  1. "Steppin' Out" — (Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere) - 2:13
  2. "Doggone" (Marvin Tarplin, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore) — 2:50
  3. "Out of Sight" (Ted Wright)— 2:35 lead vocal: Drake Levin
  4. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) — 2:30 lead vocal: Phil Volk
  5. "I Know" (Barbara George) — 2:30 lead vocal: Mike Smith
  6. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis P. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) — 2:30

Side 2

  1. "Just Like Me" (Richard Dey, Roger Hart) — 2:23
  2. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan Leitch) — 2:00 lead vocal: Drake Levin
  3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) — 3:18
  4. "I'm Crying" (Alan Price, Eric Burdon)— 3:05 lead vocal: Phil Volk
  5. "New Orleans" (Frank Guida, Joseph Royster)— 2:57 lead vocal: Paul Revere
  6. "Action" (Steve Venet, Tommy Boyce) — 1:28 lead vocal: Group

Sundazed Records 1998 Version

  1. "Steppin' Out" — 2:13
  2. "Doggone" — 2:50
  3. "Out of Sight" — 2:35
  4. "Baby, Please Don't Go" — 2:30
  5. "I Know" — 2:30
  6. "Night Train" — 2:30
  7. "Just Like Me" — 2:23
  8. "Catch the Wind" — 2:00
  9. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — 3:18
  10. "I'm Crying" — 3:05
  11. "New Orleans" — 2:57
  12. "Action" — 1:28
  13. "Ride Your Pony" (Naomi Neville) - 2:44 (Bonus track)
  14. "Just Like Me" (R. Dey, R. Brown) - 2:34 (Bonus track)
  15. "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (R. Hart) - 5:07 (Bonus track)

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r367908|pure_url=yes}} ''Just Like Us!'' - Review ]. Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). 2009-01-13.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p118074|pure_url=yes}} Paul Revere & the Raiders - Charts & Awards - ''Billboard'' Albums ]. Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). 2010-01-13.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search Results - Paul Revere & the Raiders . . 2010-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 . 2015-09-24 .

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