Let's Be Us Again

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Let's Be Us Again
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ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
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Length50:21
Label BNA
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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
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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.

Contents

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.

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

Compiled from liner notes. [1]

Lonestar

Additional musicians

Technical

Tracks 1-12

Track 13

Design

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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