Just Like Us!

Just Like Us!
Studio album by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Released January 3, 1966
Recorded 1965
Genre Pop rock, rock and roll, garage rock, protopunk[1][2]
Label Columbia, Sundazed
Producer Terry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders chronology

Here They Come!
(1965)		 Just Like Us!
(1966)		 Midnight Ride
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone [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]

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 album 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 album 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" — 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

Side 2

  1. "Just Like Me" — 2:23
  2. "Catch the Wind" — 2:00
  3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — 3:18
  4. "I'm Crying" — 3:05
  5. "New Orleans" — 2:57
  6. "Action" — 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" (Bonus track)
  14. "Just Like Me" (Bonus track)
  15. "B.F.D.R.E. Blues" (Bonus track)

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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

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