Let's Be Us Again is the sixth 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.
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 All tracks produced by Dann Huff except "Somebody's Someone" produced by Lonestar.
Personnel Compiled from liner notes.
Lonestar 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 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 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 Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design Russ Harrington – photography Melissa Schleicher – grooming Trish Townsend – stylist
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 41 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 53
Certifications
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