A Biography
A Biography is John Mellencamp's second released album, and last credited to his then-stage name "Johnny Cougar". Recorded in London, it was released in the U.K. and Australia by Riva Records on March 6, 1978.
Due to poor sales of Mellencamp's previous album, A Biography did not receive a US release upon its 1978 debut. Two of its tracks, "Taxi Dancer" and the single "I Need a Lover", were on his 1979 album John Cougar which was released in the US.
In Australia, however, "I Need a Lover" became a huge hit, with the result that Mellencamp's career got its first start. Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine has described "I Need a Lover" as Mellencamp's "first good song."[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Johnny Cougar (a.k.a. John Mellencamp).
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"Born Reckless" |
4:35 |
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"Factory" |
3:02 |
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"Night Slumming" |
4:40 |
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"Taxi Dancer" |
4:05 |
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"I Need a Lover" |
5:37 |
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"Alley of the Angels" |
3:58 |
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"High C Cherrie" |
4:58 |
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"Where the Sidewalk Ends" |
3:56 |
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"Let Them Run Your Lives" |
5:55 |
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"Goodnight" |
2:05 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cougar – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Brian BecVar – keyboards, background vocals
- Larry Crane– guitars, background vocals
- Robert "Ferd" Frank – bass, background vocals
- Tom Knowles – drums, background vocals
- Andy Mackay – saxophones
- Ann O'Dell – string arrangement on "Taxi Dancer"
References
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| Studio albums | |
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| Compilations | |
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| Notable singles | |
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| Other singles | |
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| Related articles | |
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| Book:John Mellencamp |
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