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Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits

John Mellencamp

2004 · Rock

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Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits by John Mellencamp

Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits is a Rock album by John Mellencamp, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.

About

While he reached fame in the 1980s with a string of hits and emphatic concerts that established him as a fellow compatriot and pop-friendly version of Bruce Springsteen, Mellencamp still fought the stereotype (“Pop Singer”). This 37-song collection brings all the aspects together, deliberately juxtaposing and blurring the different eras until everything emerges as one well-paced storyline.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Walk Tall3:43
  2. 2Pink Houses4:44
  3. 3Lonely Ol' Night3:45
  4. 4Jackie Brown4:02
  5. 5Rain On The Scarecrow3:46
  6. 6Love and Happiness3:53
  7. 7Check It Out4:19
  8. 8Peaceful World (feat. India.Arie)4:05
  9. 9Paper In Fire3:50
  10. 10Your Life Is Now3:58
  11. 11Human Wheels5:34
  12. 12When Jesus Left Birmingham5:16
  13. 13Authority Song3:49
  14. 14What If I Came Knocking5:06
  15. 15Crumblin' Down3:34
  16. 16Small Town3:41
  17. 17R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)2:54
  18. 18Cherry Bomb4:47
  19. 19Pop Singer2:46
  20. 2.1Thank You3:37
  21. 2.2Martha Say3:42
  22. 2.3Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)4:53
  23. 2.4Hand To Hold On To3:25
  24. 2.5I Need A Lover5:35
  25. 2.6Hurts So Good3:39
  26. 2.7Get A Leg Up3:47
  27. 2.8Wild Night (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)3:27
  28. 2.9Dance Naked3:00
  29. 2.10Teardrops Will Fall4:17
  30. 2.11Ain't Even Done With The Night4:38
  31. 2.12Just Another Day3:31
  32. 2.13Jack & Diane4:16
  33. 2.14Rumble Seat2:57
  34. 2.15I'm Not Running Anymore3:25
  35. 2.16Again Tonight3:17
  36. 2.17This Time4:18
  37. 2.18Now More Than Ever3:43

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • warm
  • earnest
  • heartland

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks 1-1, 2-1 New Tracks. From the album Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004)
Tracks 1-2, 1-13, 1-15 From the album Uh-Huh (1983)
Tracks 1-3, 1-5, 1-16, 1-17, 2-14 From the album Scarecrow (1985)
Tracks 1-4, 1-19, 2-2 From the album Big Daddy (1989)
Tracks 1-6, 2-7, 2-16, 2-18 From the album Whenever We Wanted (1991)
Tracks 1-7, 1-9, 1-18 From the album The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)
Track 1-8 taken from the album Cuttin' Heads (2001)
Tracks 1-10, 2-15 From the album John Mellencamp (1998)
Tracks 1-11, 1-12, 1-14 From the album Human Wheels (199

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • John Cougar MellencampLEAD VOCALS BACKING VOCALS GUITAR
  • Andy YorkBACKING VOCALS GUITAR ORGAN
  • Brian Bec VarKEYBOARDS
  • Carroll Sue HillBACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
  • Courtney KaiserBACKING VOCALS
  • Crystal TalieferoBACKING VOCALS
  • Dane ClarkDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
  • Dave ParmanBACKING VOCALS
  • David GrissomGUITAR GUITAR, MANDOLIN
  • David WierhakeACCORDION
  • George "Chocolate" PerryBASS
  • Heather HeadleyBACKING VOCALS
  • India.ArieLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
  • Jane McLeodBACKING VOCALS
  • Jay FergusonKEYBOARDS
  • Jeff PedersenORGAN
  • Jenn ChristyBACKING VOCALS
  • John CascellaACCORDION KEYBOARDS ORGAN

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