John Mellencamp (album)

Infobox Album | Name = John Mellencamp
Type = Album
Artist = John Mellencamp
Released = October 6, 1998


Recorded = 1998
Genre = Rock
Length = 45:56
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = John Mellencamp
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ukjw7i81g71r link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmellencamp/albums/album/194139/review/5945189/john_mellencamp link]
Last album = "The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988"
(1997)
This album = "John Mellencamp"
(1998)
Next album = "Rough Harvest"
(1999)

"John Mellencamp" is the first of three albums Mellencamp would record for Columbia Records.

Track listing

# "Fruit Trader" (Mellencamp) - 3:57
# "Your Life Is Now" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:59
# "Positively Crazy" (Mellencamp/Green/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/Myers) - 3:12

Personnel

*John Mellencamp - vocals, guitar
*Dane Clark - drums, percussion
*Toby Myers - bass, vocals
*Miriam Sturm - violin, keys, vocals
*Mike Wanchic - guitars, vocals
*Andy York - guitars, Indian instruments, keys, vocals
*Moe Z M.D. - keys, loops, vocals

With

*Lisa Germano - violin, harmonica
*Janas Hoyt - vocals
*Killa - vocals
*Stan Lynch - drums
*Pat Peterson - vocals
*Vess "Elvis" Ruhtenberg - bass
*Jimmy Ryser - vocals
*Izzy Stradlin - guitar

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=86423&aid=325247 Billboard.com - Discography - John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp ] ]

Singles - Billboard (North America) [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=86423&model.vnuAlbumId=154246 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - John Mellencamp ] ]