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Words and Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits

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Released
  
October 19, 2004

Length
  
2:27:41

Artist
  
John Mellencamp

Label
  
Island Records

Recorded
  
1978–2004

Words & Music John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004)
  
Freedom's Road (2007)

Release date
  
19 October 2004

Genre
  
Rock music

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Producer
  
Malcolm Burn Steve Cropper Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Don Gehman David Leonard Paul Mahern John Mellencamp Paul Mahern John Punter Junior Vasquez Mike Wanchic

Similar
  
John Mellencamp albums, Rock music albums

Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll artist John Mellencamp. This 2-disc set was released October 19, 2004 on the Island and UTV Records labels.

Contents

Initial pressings of the album included a bonus DVD that contained the music videos for "Crumblin' Down," "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Rain on the Scarecrow", "Check It Out" and "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)".

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Walk Tall" – 3:45
  2. (previously unreleased)
  3. "Pink Houses" – 4:45
  4. (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
  5. "Lonely Ol' Night" – 3:46
  6. (from Scarecrow, 1985)
  7. "Jackie Brown" – 4:03
  8. (from Big Daddy, 1989)
  9. "Rain on the Scarecrow" (Mellencamp, George M. Green) – 3:46
  10. (from Scarecrow, 1985)
  11. "Love and Happiness" – 3:54
  12. (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
  13. "Check It Out" – 4:21
  14. (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
  15. "Peaceful World" – 4:06
  16. (from Cuttin' Heads, 2001)
  17. "Paper in Fire" – 3:52
  18. (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
  19. "Your Life Is Now" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:59
  20. (from John Mellencamp, 1998)
  21. "Human Wheels" (Mellencamp, Green) – 5:36
  22. (from Human Wheels, 1993)
  23. "When Jesus Left Birmingham" – 5:16
  24. (from Human Wheels, 1993)
  25. "Authority Song" – 3:50
  26. (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
  27. "What If I Came Knocking" – 5:06
  28. (from Human Wheels, 1993)
  29. "Crumblin' Down" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:36
  30. (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
  31. "Small Town" – 3:42
  32. (from Scarecrow, 1985)
  33. "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." – 2:55
  34. (from Scarecrow, 1985)
  35. "Cherry Bomb" – 4:49
  36. (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
  37. "Pop Singer" – 2:46
  38. (from Big Daddy, 1989)

Disc two

  1. "Thank You" – 3:38
  2. (previously unreleased)
  3. "Martha Say" – 3:43
  4. (from Big Daddy, 1989)
  5. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (Mellencamp, Green) – 4:54
  6. (from Mr. Happy Go Lucky, 1996)
  7. "Hand to Hold On to" – 3:25
  8. (from American Fool, 1982)
  9. "I Need a Lover" – 5:36
  10. (from A Biography, 1978 & John Cougar, 1979)
  11. "Hurts So Good" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:41
  12. (from American Fool, 1982)
  13. "Get a Leg Up" – 3:47
  14. (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
  15. "Wild Night" (Van Morrison) – 3:28
  16. (from Dance Naked, 1994)
  17. "Dance Naked" – 3:01
  18. (from Dance Naked, 1994)
  19. "Teardrops Will Fall" (David Allard, Marion Smith) – 4:20
  20. (from Trouble No More, 2003)
  21. "Ain't Even Done with the Night" – 4:38
  22. (from Nothin' Matters and What If It Did, 1980)
  23. "Just Another Day" – 3:31
  24. (from Mr. Happy Go Lucky, 1996)
  25. "Jack & Diane" – 4:17
  26. (from American Fool, 1982)
  27. "Rumbleseat" – 2:59
  28. (from Scarecrow, 1985)
  29. "I'm Not Running Anymore" – 3:27
  30. (from John Mellencamp, 1998)
  31. "Again Tonight" – 3:18
  32. (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
  33. "This Time" – 4:20
  34. (from Nothin' Matters and What If It Did, 1980)
  35. "Now More Than Ever" – 3:43
  36. (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)

"Walk Tall"

  • John Mellencamp - lead vocals
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds - guitar, background vocals
  • Reggie Hamilton - bass
  • Ricky Lawson - drums
  • Michael Ramos - organ
  • Miriam Sturm - violin
  • Andy York - guitar

    • "Thank You"

  • John Mellencamp - lead vocals
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds - guitar, background vocals
  • Ricky Lawson - drums
  • Michael Ramos - organ, background vocals
  • Miriam Sturm - violin
  • Mike Wanchic - guitar, background vocals
  • Andy York - guitar, background vocals
  • Jane McLeod - background vocals
  • Sonja Rasmussen - background vocals
  • Laurie Robert-Glug - background vocals
  • Susan Swaney - background vocals

    • Songs

    1Walk Tall3:45
    2Pink Houses4:45
    3Lonely Ol' Night3:46

    References

    Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits Wikipedia
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