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 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.
Critical reception
Track listing All tracks written by Randy Owen, except where noted.
Personnel From Just Us liner notes.
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 David Briggs – keyboards Costo Davis – synthesizers Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Steve Gibson – electric guitar Josh Leo – electric guitar Brent Rowan – electric guitar John Willis – electric guitar Mark O'Connor – mandolin Larry Paxton – bass guitar Eddie Bayers – drums James Stroud – drums Farrell Morris – percussion Charlie McCoy – harmonica Blaine Sprouse – fiddle Jim Horn – saxophones Mike Haynes – piccolo trumpet Bobby G. Taylor – English horn Sheldon "Butch" Curry – string arrangements The "A Strings" – strings Bobby Jones and New Life – backing vocals (3) K.T. Oslin – backing vocals (5)
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
Weekly charts Chart (1987) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 10
Certifications
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