John Mellencamp (album)

John Mellencamp
Studio album by John Mellencamp
Released	October 6, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock
Length	45:56
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp chronology
The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 (1997) John Mellencamp (1998) Rough Harvest (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

John Mellencamp is an album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp, released in 1998. It was the first of three albums Mellencamp would record for Columbia Records.

Track listing

1. "Fruit Trader" (Mellencamp) - 3:57
2. "Your Life Is Now" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:59
3. "Positively Crazy" (Mellencamp/Green/York) - 4:09
4. "I'm Not Running Anymore" (Mellencamp) - 3:26
5. "It All Comes True" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:58
6. "Eden Is Burning" (Mellencamp) - 3:50
7. "Where The World Began" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:29
8. "Miss Missy" (Mellencamp) - 3:40
9. "Chance Meeting At The Tarantula" (Mellencamp) - 4:05
10. "Break Me Off Some" (Mellencamp/Moe Z M.D./Green) - 4:10
11. "Summer Of Love" (Mellencamp/York) - 4:01
12. "Days Of Farewell" (Mellencamp/Myers) - 3:12

Personnel

• John Mellencamp - vocals, guitar
• Dane Clark - drums, percussion
• Toby Myers - bass, vocals
• Miriam Sturm - violin, keys, vocals
• Mike Wanchic - guitars, vocals
• Andy York - guitars, Indian instruments, keys, vocals
• Moe Z M.D. - keys, loops, vocals

Troye Kinnett - keys, accordion, vocals

With

• Lisa Germano - violin, harmonica
• Janas Hoyt - vocals
• Killa - vocals
• Stan Lynch - drums
• Pat Peterson - vocals
• Vess "Elvis" Ruhtenberg - bass
• Jimmy Ryser - vocals
• Izzy Stradlin - guitar, vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (America)^[4]

Singles - Billboard (America)^[5]

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
4. ↑ Billboard.com - Discography - John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp
5. ↑ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - John Mellencamp

v t e John Mellencamp Studio albums Chestnut Street Incident (1976) A Biography (1978) John Cougar (1979) Nothin' Matters and What If It Did (1980) American Fool (1982) The Kid Inside (1983) Uh-Huh (1983) Scarecrow (1985) The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) Big Daddy (1989) Whenever We Wanted (1991) Human Wheels (1993) Dance Naked (1994) Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996) John Mellencamp (1998) Rough Harvest (1999) Cuttin' Heads (2001) Trouble No More (2003) Freedom's Road (2007) Life, Death, Love and Freedom (2008) No Better Than This (2010) Live albums Life, Death, Live and Freedom (2009) Compilations The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 (1997) Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Mellencamp (2007) On the Rural Route 7609 (2010) Singles "I Need a Lover" "Hurts So Good" "Jack & Diane" "Crumblin' Down" "Pink Houses" "Lonely Ol' Night" "Small Town" "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." "Paper in Fire" "Check It Out" "Wild Night" "Dance Naked" "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" "Just Another Day" "Peaceful World" "Walk Tall" Other Discography Falling from Grace (1992) Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2010) Book:John Mellencamp