John Cougar (album)

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John Cougar
Studio album by John Cougar
Released	July, 1979
Recorded	Criteria Studios, Miami, 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	43:20
Label	Riva Records
Producer(s)	Ron Albert & Howard Albert; John Punter ("I Need A Lover")
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
John Cougar chronology
A Biography (1978)	John Cougar (1979)	Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (1980)

John Cougar is the fourth album by John Cougar. Released in 1979, following the Australian success of "I Need A Lover" from the previous year's A Biography (which did not receive a U.S. release), the album included the afforementioned track for U.S. audiences, as well as a re-working of A Biography's "Taxi Dancer."

[edit] Track listing

1. "A Little Night Dancin'" (Mellencamp) – 3:43
2. "Small Paradise" (Mellencamp) – 3:40
3. "Miami" (Mellencamp) – 3:53
4. "Great Mid-west" (Mellencamp) – 4:29
5. "Do You Think That's Fair" (Mellencamp) – 4:48
6. "I Need a Lover" (Mellencamp) – 5:35
7. "Chinatown" (Mellencamp) – 3:59
8. "Sugar Marie" (Mellencamp) – 4:16
9. "Pray For Me" (Mellencamp) – 3:30
10. "Taxi Dancer" (Mellencamp) – 5:02

[edit] Personnel

• John Cougar - vocal, guitar
• Larry Crane - guitars, backing vocals
• Mike Wanchic - guitars, backing vocals
• Robert "Ferd" Frank - bass
• Tom Knowles - drums