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(The recent “deluxe” re-issue of John Mellencamp’s classic Scarecrow album reminded me of a Musician magazine-themed Top 5 I penned in that focused in large part on Mellencamp and his song “Minutes to Memories.” I’ve borrowed from that piece for this essay.)
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At the start of his career, John Mellencamp hit a few obstacles, essentially flooring the gas pedal without first opening the garage door. He signed with Tony DeFries, David Bowie’s manager, who insisted on the “Cougar” moniker, released a few slipshod albums—his first, Chestnut Street Incident in , sold a grand total of 12, copies—and earned a reputation of being a Grade A jerk. “I really didn’t have any handle on my career,” Mellencamp explained to Musician magazine in October “I was just insecure enough to listen to anybody who’d been in the business a long time—I figured they knew more.”
He gradually learned that there was more to rock music than looking the part, however. “I Need a Lover” (), “Ain’t Even Done With the Night” () and “Hurts So Good” () were solid stepping stones, serviceable tunes that wouldn’t cause anyone to change the radio station. And then ”Jack and Diane&#; happened. The reaction that the song, imperfect though it was, engendered caused him to rethink his approach to mu
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Scarecrow (John Mellencamp album)
studio album by John Cougar Mellencamp
Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp. Released on July 31, , it peaked at number two on the US Billboard The album contained three top-ten hits: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", which peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot ; "Lonely Ol' Night", which peaked at number six; and "Small Town", which also peaked at number six. "Lonely Ol' Night" also peaked at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, his second chart-topping single on this chart.
In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for the year's best albums, Scarecrow finished at No. 3.[7] In , Rolling Stone magazine ranked Scarecrow number 95 on its list of the greatest albums of the s, saying: "Scarecrow consolidated the band's rugged, roots-rock thrash and the ongoing maturation of Mellencamp's lyrics."[8]
A remastered version was released May 24, , on Mercury/Island/UMe and includes one bonus track.[9] On November 4, , a "deluxe" two-CD remastered and remixed version of the album was released.[10][11]
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