''Just Like Us!'' is the fourth studio album by American

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Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for including Revolu ...

. Produced by

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and released on January 3, 1966, by

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, it featured the U.S. hit single " Just Like Me". Unlike their later albums, on which

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was the primary lead singer, the

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duties on ''Just Like Us!'' were split among him and the other band members,

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Phil Volk, and

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Mike Smith. 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

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''. The LP peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It was certified gold by the

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(RIAA) on January 6, 1967. The cover art was taken from a Guy Webster photo session at

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's ranch in

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. This album was remastered and rereleased May 19, 1998 by

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with extra tracks.

Track listing

Side 1

# "Steppin' Out" — (

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) - 2:13 # " Doggone" (

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) — 2:30 # "I Know" (

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) — 2:30 # " Night Train" (

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) — 2:30

Side 2

# " Just Like Me" (Richard Dey, Roger Hart) — 2:23 # "

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" ( Donovan Leitch) — 2:00 # "

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) — 3:18 # "

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)— 3:05 # "

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, Joseph Royster)— 2:57 # "Action" (Steve Venet,

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) — 1:28

Sundazed Records 1998 Version

# "Steppin' Out" — 2:13 # "Doggone" — 2:50 # "Out of Sight" — 2:35 # "

" — 2:30 # "I Know" — 2:30 # " Night Train" — 2:30 # " Just Like Me" — 2:23 # "

" — 2:00 # "

" — 3:18 # "

" — 3:05 # "New Orleans" — 2:57 # "Action" — 1:28 # "Ride Your Pony" (

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) - 2:44 (Bonus track) # "Just Like Me" (R. Dey, R. Brown) - 2:34 (Bonus track) # "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (R. Hart) - 5:07 (Bonus track)

Personnel

– vocals, saxophone *

– guitar * Paul Revere – keyboards * Philip "Fang" Volk – bass * Mike "Smitty" Smith – drums

Chart performance

References

External links

* ''Just Like Us!''at

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