Just Us Kids

Just Us Kids is an album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry. It was nominated at the 2008 Americana Music Association for Album of the Year, Song of the Year ("Cheney's Toy") and earned McMurtry a nomination for Artist of the Year.^[10][11]

Just Us Kids
Studio album by James McMurtry
Released	April 15, 2008
Recorded	2008, Wire Recording, Austin, TX
Genre	Country
Length	59:28
Label	Lightning Rod Records
Producer	James McMurtry
James McMurtry chronology
Childish Things (2005) Just Us Kids (2008) Live in Europe (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]
Blender	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
Mojo
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A−[7]
PopMatters	8/10[8]
Q
Tom Hull	A–[9]

Track listing

All songs written by James McMurtry unless otherwise noted.

1. "Bayou Tortous" – 4:52
2. "Just Us Kids" – 5:10
3. "God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must Die)" – 5:03
4. "Cheney's Toy" – 5:51
5. "Freeway View" – 3:40
6. "Hurricane Party" – 5:58
7. "Ruby and Carlos" – 6:38
8. "Brief Intermission" (McMurtry, Daren Hess, Ronnie Johnson) – 2:53
9. "Fire Line Road" (McMurtry, Tim Holt) – 5:32
10. "The Governor" – 5:53
11. "Ruins of the Realm" – 4:27
12. "You'd A' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)" – 5:17

Personnel

• James McMurtry: lead vocal, guitars, mandoguitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer,
• Ronnie Johnson: 4 string and 8 string bass guitars, vocals,
• Daren Hess: drums, percussion, tympany, whistle
• Ian McLagan: organ, piano
• Harmoni Kelly: vocals
• Brian Standefer: cello
• Chris Maresh: bass viol
• Jon Dee Graham: lap steel
• Pat MacDonald: harmonicas, vocals,
• Ephraim Owens: trumpet
• Charlie Richards: guitar, lap steel
• Lee Scott: vocals
• John Nelson: percussion
• Curtis McMurtry: baritone saxophone
• C.C. Adcock: guitar