Released October 6, 1998 Genre Rock Label Columbia | Recorded 1998 Length 45:56 Producer John Mellencamp | |
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.'"
Contents
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
Charts
Album - Billboard (America)
Singles - Billboard (America)