"Just Like Me" | ||||
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Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | ||||
from the album Just Like Us! | ||||
B-side | "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (Non-LP-track) | |||
Released | November 15, 1965 [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Dey, Rich Brown | |||
Producer(s) | Terry Melcher | |||
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology | ||||
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"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist. It was released on Columbia Records and marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. As their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" reached #11 on the US charts and was one of the first rock records, due to guitarist Drake Levin, to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo. [3] [4]
The tune was written by Rick Dey and Rich Brown of the Longview-based band, The Wilde Knights. The chord changes are ||: C Bb | F G :|| repeated continuously. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them $5,000 for the use of the song. [5]
Chart (1965–66) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 11 |
"Just Like Me" | ||||
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Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | ||||
from the album Just Like Us! | ||||
B-side | "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (Non-LP-track) | |||
Released | November 15, 1965 [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Dey, Rich Brown | |||
Producer(s) | Terry Melcher | |||
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology | ||||
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"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist. It was released on Columbia Records and marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. As their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" reached #11 on the US charts and was one of the first rock records, due to guitarist Drake Levin, to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo. [3] [4]
The tune was written by Rick Dey and Rich Brown of the Longview-based band, The Wilde Knights. The chord changes are ||: C Bb | F G :|| repeated continuously. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them $5,000 for the use of the song. [5]
Chart (1965–66) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 11 |