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.

Let's Be Us Again
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
Genre
Length50:21
LabelBNA
Producer
Lonestar chronology
From There to Here: Greatest Hits
(2003)
Let's Be Us Again
(2004)
Coming Home
(2005)
Singles from Let's Be Us Again
  1. "Let's Be Us Again"
    Released: March 1, 2004
  2. "Mr. Mom"
    Released: July 12, 2004
  3. "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)"
    Released: January 17, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com link
Allmusic link
BBC Music(mixed) link
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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

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All tracks produced by Dann Huff except "Somebody's Someone" produced by Lonestar.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Michael Britt
  • McDonald
  • Myers
3:54
7."Let Them Be Little"
4:01
8."T. G. I. F."
  • Philip Douglas
  • Ron Harbin
  • McDonald
2:54
9."Summertime"3:55
10."Now"4:05
11."Mr. Mom"
  • Harbin
  • McDonald
  • Pfrimmer
3:28
12."From There to Here" (featuring Randy Owen)
  • Harbin
  • McDonald
  • Pfrimmer
3:32
13."Somebody's Someone"McDonald4:20
Total length:50:21

Personnel

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Compiled from liner notes.[1]

Lonestar

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  • 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

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Technical

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  • 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

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  • Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Melissa Schleicher – grooming
  • Trish Townsend – stylist

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Lonestar – Let's Be Us Again". Recording Industry Association of America.