John Mellencamp (album)
John Mellencamp | ||||
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Studio album by John Mellencamp | ||||
Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:56 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | John Mellencamp | |||
John Mellencamp chronology | ||||
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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. "On this record, we ended up quite a bit away from where we started," Mellencamp told Guitar World Acoustic in 1998. "Initially, I wanted to make a record that barely had drums on it. Donovan made a record (in 1966), Sunshine Superman, and I wanted to start with that same kind of vibe—Eastern, very grand stories, fairy tales. We ended up with a few Eastern instruments. But everybody prepared to make that record. After the last tour, I gave everybody Sunshine Superman, and I said: 'Listen to this record, because you're going to need to know it.'"
Track listing
- "Fruit Trader" (John Mellencamp) – 3:57
- "Your Life Is Now" (Mellencamp, George Green) – 3:59
- "Positively Crazy" (Mellencamp, Green, Andy York) – 4:09
- "I'm Not Running Anymore" (Mellencamp) – 3:26
- "It All Comes True" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:58
- "Eden Is Burning" (Mellencamp) – 3:50
- "Where The World Began" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:29
- "Miss Missy" (Mellencamp) – 3:40
- "Chance Meeting At The Tarantula" (Mellencamp) – 4:05
- "Break Me Off Some" (Mellencamp, Moe Z M.D., Green) – 4:10
- "Summer Of Love" (Mellencamp, York) – 4:01
- "Days Of Farewell" (Mellencamp, Toby Myers) – 3:12
Personnel
- John Mellencamp – vocals, guitar
Band
- 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
Guests
- Lisa Germano – violin, harmonica on "Miss Missy"
- Janas Hoyt – vocals
- Killa – vocals
- Stan Lynch – drums on "Miss Missy"
- Pat Peterson – vocals on "Miss Missy"
- Vess "Elvis" Ruhtenberg – bass on "It All Comes True"
- Jimmy Ryser – vocals
- Izzy Stradlin – guitar on "Miss Missy"
Charts
Album – Billboard (America)[4]
Year | Chart | Position |
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October 24, 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 41 |
Singles – Billboard (America)[5]
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1998 | "Your Life Is Now" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 15 |
Adult Contemporary | 19 | ||
1999 | "I'm Not Running Anymore" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |
Adult Contemporary | 22 |
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Billboard.com – Discography – John Mellencamp – John Mellencamp
- ↑ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – John Mellencamp