Scarecrow (John Mellencamp album)

Infobox Album
Name = Scarecrow
Type = Album
Artist = John Cougar Mellencamp


Released = November 4, 1985
Recorded = March-June, 1985, Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana
Genre = Rock
Length = 41:07
Label = Riva Records
Producer = Little Bastard, Don Gehman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9peq97lfkr0t link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmellencamp/albums/album/101103/review/6211512/scarecrow link]
Last album = "Uh-Huh"
(1983)
This album = "Scarecrow"
(1985)
Next album = "The Lonesome Jubilee"
(1987)

"Scarecrow" is the 8th album released by John Mellencamp in November 1985. Released on Mercury Records, it peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts. It was remastered and reissued on Mercury Records on May 24 2005, with one bonus track.

This album contained three Top 10 hits, a record for a Mellencamp album. They were "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.," which peaked at #2 in the U.S., "Lonely Ol' Night," which peaked at #6, and "Small Town," which also peaked at #6.

In 1989, it was ranked #95 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.
# "Rain on the Scarecrow" (Mellencamp/Green) – 3:46
# "Grandma's Theme" (Traditional) – 0:56
# "Small Town" – 3:41
# "Minutes To Memories" (Mellencamp/Green) – 4:11
# "Lonely Ol' Night" – 3:45
# "The Face Of The Nation" – 3:13
# "Justice and Independence '85" – 3:32
# "Between A Laugh And A Tear" – 4:32
# "Rumbleseat" – 2:58
# "You've Got To Stand For Somethin'" – 4:32
# "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To '60s Rock)" – 2:54
# "The Kind Of Fella I Am" (cassette and CD only)^ – 2:55
# "Small Town (Acoustic Version)" (2005 re-issue bonus track) - 4:14

^also appears as the B-side to "Lonely Ol' Night"

Band

*John Cougar Mellencamp - vocal, guitar
*Kenny Aronoff - drums, tambourine, vibes, backing vocals
*Mike Wanchic - electric guitars, cameo shadow vocals
*Toby Myers - electric bass, backing vocals

Guests

*John Cascella - keyboards
*Rickie Lee Jones - vocals on "Between A Laugh And A Tear"
*Sarah Flint - background vocals on "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."
*Laura Mellencamp - lead vocal on "Grandma's Theme"
*Mimi Mapes - backing vocals on "Minutes To Memories"
*A. Jack Wilkins - saxophone on "Justice And Independence '85"
*Richard Fanning - trumpet on "Justice And Independence '85"
*Ry Cooder - slide guitar on "The Kind Of Fella I Am"

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)