Scarecrow | ||||
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Studio album by John Cougar Mellencamp | ||||
Released | August 19, 1985 | |||
Recorded | March 20 - April 29, 1985, Belmont, Indiana | |||
Genre | Rock, Americana | |||
Length | 41:07 | |||
Label | Riva | |||
Producer | John Mellencamp, Don Gehman | |||
John Cougar Mellencamp chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
Kerrang! | [4] |
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Scarecrow is the eighth album by John Mellencamp. Released in August 1985 by Mercury Records, it peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts. It was remastered and reissued on Mercury Records on May 24, 2005, with one bonus track.[5]
This album contained three Top 10 hits, a record for a Mellencamp album. They were "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.," which peaked at #2 in the U.S., "Lonely Ol' Night," which peaked at #6, and "Small Town," which also peaked at #6. "Lonely Ol' Night" also peaked at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, his second chart-topping single on this chart.
In 1989, it was ranked #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.
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All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.
^also appears as the B-side to "Lonely Ol' Night"
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1985 | Billboard 200 | 2 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1985 | "Lonely Ol' Night" | Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
1985 | "Small Town" | Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
1985 | "Small Town" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
1986 | "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." | Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
1986 | "Rain on the Scarecrow" | Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
1986 | "Rumbleseat" | Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
Charted album tracks
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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1985 | "Lonely Ol' Night" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 1 |
1985 | "Small Town" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 2 |
1985 | "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 6 |
1985 | "Rain on the Scarecrow" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 16 |
1985 | "Justice and Independence '85" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 28 |
1986 | "Minutes to Memories" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 14 |
1986 | "Rumbleseat" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 4 |
1986 | "Under the Boardwalk" | Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 19 |