The best that I could do 1978-1988 / John Mellencamp.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: 314 536 738-2 | MercuryPublication details: New York : Mercury, p1997.Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:- performed music
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Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD | Northport Library | CD | POP/ROCK Mellencamp, John | Available | 33111008656569 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Best That I Could Do is an appropriately self-deprecating title for John Mellencamp's greatest-hits collection, considering that the heartland rocker never seemed too convinced of his own worth. Of course, he had to struggle to get any respect after he was saddled with the stage name Johnny Cougar early in his career, but this 14-track collection proves that he was one of the best, unabashed straight-ahead rockers of the '80s. The 14 tracks here actually turn out to be a little too short to contain all of his great singles -- songs like "Rain on the Scarecrow," "Rumbleseat," "Pop Singer," "Again Tonight," and "What If I Came Knocking" are left off the collection (there's nothing from 1988's Big Daddy at all) -- but it's hard to argue with what's here. Over the course of the collection, such classic rock hits as "I Need a Lover," "Hurts So Good," "Jack and Diane," "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town," "Paper in Fire," "Cherry Bomb," and "Check It Out" are chronicled, with a new cover of Terry Reid's "Without Expression" added for good measure. It may fall short of being definitive, but only by a small margin, and it remains an excellent overview and introduction to Mellencamp's remarkably consistent body of work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
John Cougar Mellencamp, vocals and guitar; with instrumental and vocal acc.
Recordings released 1979-1988.
Booklet contains excerpt from "Who's to say the way a man should spend his days: the first two hundred years of the John Mellencamp story" / Timothy White.
Compact disc.
I need a lover (5:38) -- Ain't even done with the night (4:37) -- Hurts so good (3:39) -- Jack and Diane (4:16) -- Crumblin' down (3:36) -- Pink houses (4:45) -- Authority song (3:50)-- Lonely ol' night (3:46) -- Small town (3:41) -- R.O.C.K. in the USA (2:55) -- Paper in fire (3:53) -- Cherry bomb (4:49) -- Check it out (4:20) -- Without expression (5:06).
The album features Mellencamp's greatest hits, including Jack and Diane and Pink Houses. This album is an excellent introduction and overview of his remarkable rock style.