Let's Be Us Again is the fifth studio album by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in 2004 on BNA Records, and has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States. The album produced three singles for the group on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: the title track (number 4), "Mr. Mom" (number 1), and "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (number 16). Additionally, "Somebody's Someone" charted at number 53 from unsolicited airplay.
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| Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 50:21 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
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| Singles from Let's Be Us Again | ||||
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| About.com |  link |
| Allmusic |  link |
| BBC Music | (mixed) link |
| People | link |
| Rolling Stone | Archived August 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine |
The song "Let Them Be Little" was also recorded in late 2004 by its co-writer Billy Dean on his 2004 album Let Them Be Little, from which it was released as a single. Dean's rendition of the song reached number 8 on the country charts in early 2005.
Track listing edit
All tracks produced by Dann Huff except "Somebody's Someone" produced by Lonestar.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "County Fair" |
| 4:32 |
| 2. | "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" |
| 4:33 |
| 3. | "Let's Be Us Again" |
| 3:53 |
| 4. | "That Gets Me" |
| 3:53 |
| 5. | "Women Rule the World" |
| 3:53 |
| 6. | "What I Miss the Most" |
| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Let Them Be Little" |
| 4:01 |
| 8. | "T. G. I. F." |
| 2:54 |
| 9. | "Summertime" |
| 3:55 |
| 10. | "Now" | 4:05 | |
| 11. | "Mr. Mom" |
| 3:28 |
| 12. | "From There to Here" (featuring Randy Owen) |
| 3:32 |
| 13. | "Somebody's Someone" | McDonald | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 50:21 | ||
Personnel edit
Compiled from liner notes.[1]
Lonestar edit
- Richie McDonald – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
- Dean Sams – acoustic piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
- Michael Britt – electric lead guitar, acoustic lead guitar, backing vocals
- Keech Rainwater – drums, percussion
Additional musicians edit
- Tim Akers – keyboards
- Jimmy Nichols – keyboards, acoustic piano, strings
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitars
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Keith Horne – bass guitar (13)
- Paul Leim – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin
- Dan Hochhalter – fiddle (13)
- Russell Terrell – backing vocals
- Randy Owen – lead vocals (12)
Technical edit
- Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
Tracks 1-12
- Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
- Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
- Brady Barnett – recording
- Jed Hackett – recording, recording assistant
- Mark Hagen – recording
- Justin Niebank – recording
- David Bryant – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Jesse Amend – recording assistant
- Scott Kidd – mix assistant
- Christopher Rowe – digital editing
- Recorded at Emerald Entertainment and Jane's Place (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Emerald Entertainment
Track 13
- Pat McMakin – recording, mixing
- Paul Hart – recording assistant
- Lowell Reynolds – mix assistant
- Recorded at Sony/Tree Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
Design edit
- Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Melissa Schleicher – grooming
- Trish Townsend – stylist
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Let's Be Us Again (CD booklet). Lonestar. BNA Records. 2004. 59751.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lonestar – Let's Be Us Again". Recording Industry Association of America.