Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
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| Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits | ||
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| Greatest hits by John Mellencamp | ||
| Released | October 19, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 1977-2004 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2 hours, 37 min. | |
| Label | Island/UTV Records | |
| Producer(s) | Malcolm Burn Steve Cropper Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Don Gehman David Leonard John Mellencamp Paul Mahern John Punter Junior Vasquez Mike Wanchic |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| John Mellencamp chronology | ||
| Trouble No More (2003) |
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (2004) |
Freedom's Road (2007) |
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.
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)."
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc One
- "Walk Tall" (Mellencamp) - 3:45 (from Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits, 2004)
- "Pink Houses" (Mellencamp) - 4:45 (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
- "Lonely Ol' Night" (Mellencamp) - 3:46 (from Scarecrow, 1985)
- "Jackie Brown" (Mellencamp) - 4:03 (from Big Daddy, 1989)
- "Rain On The Scarecrow" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:46 (from Scarecrow, 1985)
- "Love And Happiness" (Mellencamp) - 3:54 (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
- "Check It Out" (Mellencamp) - 4:21 (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
- "Peaceful World" (Mellencamp) - 4:06 (from Cuttin' Heads, 2001)
- "Paper In Fire" (Mellencamp) - 3:52 (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
- "Your Life Is Now" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:59 (from John Mellencamp, 1998)
- "Human Wheels" (Mellencamp/Green) - 5:36 (from Human Wheels, 1993)
- "When Jesus Left Birmingham" (Mellencamp) - 5:16 (from Human Wheels, 1993)
- "Authority Song" (Mellencamp) - 3:50 (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
- "What If I Came Knocking" (Mellencamp) - 5:06 (from Human Wheels, 1993)
- "Crumblin' Down" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:36 (from Uh-Huh, 1983)
- "Small Town" (Mellencamp) - 3:42 (from Scarecrow, 1985)
- "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." (Mellencamp) - 2:55 (from Scarecrow, 1985)
- "Cherry Bomb" (Mellencamp) - 4:49 (from The Lonesome Jubilee, 1987)
- "Pop Singer" (Mellencamp) - 2:46 (from Big Daddy, 1989)
[edit] Disc Two
- "Thank You" (Mellencamp) - 3:38 (from Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits, 2004)
- "Martha Say" (Mellencamp) - 3:43 (from Big Daddy, 1989)
- "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (Mellencamp/Green) - 4:54 (from Mr. Happy Go Lucky, 1996)
- "Hand To Hold On To" (Mellencamp) - 3:25 (from American Fool, 1982)
- "I Need A Lover" (Mellencamp) - 5:36 (from A Biography, 1978)
- "Hurts So Good" (Mellencamp/Green) - 3:41 (from American Fool, 1982)
- "Get A Leg Up" (Mellencamp) - 3:47 (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
- "Wild Night" (Morrison) - 3:28 (from Dance Naked, 1994)
- "Dance Naked" (Mellencamp) - 3:01 (from Dance Naked, 1994)
- "Teardrops Will Fall" (Allard/Smith) - 4:20 (from Trouble No More, 2003)
- "Ain't Even Done With The Night" (Mellencamp) - 4:38 (from Nothin' Matters And What If It Did, 1980)
- "Just Another Day" (Mellencamp) - 3:31 (from Mr. Happy Go Lucky, 1996)
- "Jack And Diane" (Mellencamp) - 4:17 (from American Fool, 1982)
- "Rumbleseat" (Mellencamp) - 2:59 (from Scarecrow, 1985)
- "I'm Not Running Anymore" (Mellencamp) - 3:27 (from John Mellencamp, 1998)
- "Again Tonight" (Mellencamp) - 3:18 (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
- "This Time" (Mellencamp) - 4:20 (from Nothin' Matters And What If It Did, 1980)
- "Now More Than Ever" (Mellencamp) - 3:43 (from Whenever We Wanted, 1991)
[edit] Personnel on 2004 tracks
[edit] "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
[edit] "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
[edit] External links
| Studio Albums | Chestnut Street Incident | The Kid Inside | A Biography | John Cougar | Nothin' Matters And What If It Did | American Fool | Uh-Huh | Scarecrow | The Lonesome Jubilee | Big Daddy | Whenever We Wanted | Human Wheels | Dance Naked | Mr. Happy Go Lucky | John Mellencamp | Rough Harvest | Cuttin' Heads | Trouble No More | Freedom's Road |
| Compilations | The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits |
