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Just Us (Alabama album)

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Just Us
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1987 (1987-09)
StudioThe Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length41:47
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
The Touch
(1986)
Just Us
(1987)
Alabama Live
(1987)
Singles from Just Us
  1. "Tar Top"
    Released: August 3, 1987
  2. "Face to Face"
    Released: December 1987
  3. "Fallin' Again"
    Released: March 28, 1988

Just Us is the eleventh studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1987. As with most of their albums, the band co-produced with Harold Shedd. The album charted at number 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums, and accounted for three singles. It also charted at number 55 on the Billboard 200.

Content

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The album's three singles all charted on Hot Country Songs: "Tar Top" made number 7, followed by the number 1 singles "Face to Face", which featured K. T. Oslin on guest vocals, and "Fallin' Again". Lead singer Randy Owen wrote or co-wrote all three singles.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tar Top"Randy Owen3:56 (4:55 on CD)
2."I Can't Stop"Robert Byrne, Teddy Gentry3:59
3."I Saw the Time"Owen3:56
4."You're My Explanation for Living"Owen4:19 (6:52 on CD)
5."Face to Face" (featuring K. T. Oslin[3])Owen3:01
6."(I Wish It Could Always Be) '55"Owen4:43
7."Old Man"Gentry, John Jarrard, Lisa Palas3:26
8."If I Could Just See You Now"Jeff Cook, Lynde Darrell-Boles3:14
9."Fallin' Again"Greg Fowler, Gentry, Owen3:58 (7:41 on CD)

Personnel

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From Just Us liner notes.[4]

Alabama

  • Randy Owen – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Jeff Cook – electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (8)
  • Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (7)
  • Mark Herndon – drums

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Alabama – producers
  • Harold Shedd – producer
  • Jim Cotton – engineer
  • Joe Scaife – engineer
  • Paul Goldberg – assistant engineer
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Chuck Khun – photography
  • Bill Brunt – art direction, design
  • Mary Hamilton – art direction

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Joel Whitburn (2017). Top Country Singles 1944-2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ Just Us at AllMusic
  3. ^ Thomas Goldsmith (October 4, 1987). "New Alabama 'Just Us' album takes a sentimental journey". The Tennessean. p. 10. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Just Us (CD booklet). Alabama. RCA Records. 1987. 64592.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Just Us". Recording Industry Association of America.