Just Us (Alabama album)

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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References