Nothin' Matters and What If It Did

Nothin' Matters And What If It Did
Studio album by John Cougar
Released	September 16, 1980 (1980-09-16)
Recorded	1980
Genre	Rock
Length	35:59
Label	Riva
Producer	Steve Cropper
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John Cougar chronology
John Cougar (1979) Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (1980) American Fool (1982)

Nothin' Matters And What If It Did is John Mellencamp's fifth album, under his pseudonym of John Cougar. It includes the moderate hits "Ain't Even Done With The Night," which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "This Time," which reached No. 27.

Mellencamp wrote "To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)" in remembrance of his high school girlfriend, whose name was Margie (aka M.G.)^{[citation needed]}. Edith Massey is the woman on the cover. Of Massey's appearance on the cover, Mellencamp told Rolling Stone in late 1980: "I was looking for a typical heavy woman to convey a lower-middle-class way of living."^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

1. "Hot Night In A Cold Town" (Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Richard Littlefield) - 3:47
2. "Ain't Even Done With The Night" – 4:38
3. "Don't Misunderstand Me" – 3:33
4. "This Time" – 4:18
5. "Make Me Feel" – 4:04
6. "To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)" – 4:50
7. "Tonight" – 3:17
8. "Cry Baby" – 0:25
9. "Wild Angel" – 3:13
10. "Peppermint Twist" – 0:28
11. "Cheap Shot" – 3:00
12. "Latest Game" (2005 re-issue bonus track) – 3:56

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard 200	37

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"This Time"	Billboard Hot 100	27
1981	"Ain't Even Done with the Night"	Billboard Hot 100	17
1981	"Ain't Even Done with the Night"	Billboard Top Tracks	44

Personnel

• John Cougar - vocals, guitar
• Doc Rosser - piano
• Mike Wanchic - guitars, backing vocals
• Larry Crane - guitars, backing vocals
• Rick Shlosser - drums
• Ed Green - drums
• Jeff Baxter - pedal steel guitar
• Dave Woodford - saxophone
• Kenny Aronoff - vibes
• John Jarvis - piano
• Susan Duitch Helmer - back-up vocals on "This Time"