Just Like Us!

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Just Like Us!
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Just Like Us!.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Revere & the Raiders
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1966
Recorded1965
GenrePop rock, rock and roll, garage rock, proto-punk[1][2]
LabelColumbia, Sundazed
ProducerTerry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders chronology
Here They Come!
(1965) 		Just Like Us!
(1966) 		Midnight Ride
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[3]

Just Like Us! is the fourth studio album by American pop rock group 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.[2] 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.[2] The LP peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[4] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 6, 1967.[5] 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[]

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
  4. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) — 2:30
  5. "I Know" (Barbara George) — 2:30
  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
  3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) — 3:18
  4. "I'm Crying" (Alan Price, Eric Burdon)— 3:05
  5. "New Orleans" (Frank Guida, Joseph Royster)— 2:57
  6. "Action" (Steve Venet, Tommy Boyce) — 1:28

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[]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 5

References[]

  1. ^ "Paul Revere & the Raiders - Bio". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Just Like Us! - Review". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books (Simon & Schuster). p. 689. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Paul Revere & the Raiders - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results - Paul Revere & the Raiders". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

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