A Biography

A Biography
Studio album by Johnny Cougar
Released March 6, 1978
Recorded 1977–78
Studio Wessex Studios, Basing Street Studios, AIR Studios, London
Genre Rock
Length 42:58
Label Riva
Producer John Punter
Johnny Cougar chronology
Chestnut Street Incident
(1976)Chestnut Street Incident1976		 A Biography
(1978)		 John Cougar
(1979)John Cougar1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

A Biography is John Mellencamp's second released album (third recorded), 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 debut album, Chestnut Street Incident, A Biography did not receive a U.S. release upon its 1978 debut. Two of its tracks, "Taxi Dancer" and the single "I Need a Lover," were also included on his 1979 album John Cougar, which was released in the U.S.

In Australia, however, "I Need a Lover" became Top 10 hit, giving Mellencamp his first taste of success. The song would eventually crack the Top 40 in the U.S. in late 1979 when released as a single from his John Cougar album. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine has described "I Need a Lover" as Mellencamp's "first good song."[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mellencamp.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Born Reckless"4:35
2."Factory"3:02
3."Night Slumming"4:40
4."Taxi Dancer"4:05
5."I Need a Lover"5:37
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Alley of the Angels"3:58
2."High C Cherrie"4:58
3."Where the Sidewalk Ends"3:56
4."Let Them Run Your Lives"5:55
5."Goodnight"2:05

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "A Biography – John Mellencamp". Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
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