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Chestnut Street Incident is the debut studio album by Johnny Cougar released in 1976. [3] Signing on with David Bowie's manager, Tony Defries, Mellencamp travelled to New York City to cut this first album. DeFries would also go on to produce the album as well.
Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1] AUS [2] CAN [3] 1976 Chestnut Street Incident. Release date: October 1, 1976; Label: MCA — — — 1978 A Biography. Release date: March 6, 1978; Label: Riva — 19 19 1979 John Cougar. Release date: July 27, 1979; Label: Riva; Released as Miami in Australia; 64 77 77 RIAA: Gold [4 ...
DeFries insisted that Mellencamp's first album, Chestnut Street Incident, a collection of cover versions and some original songs, be released under the stage name "Johnny Cougar", claiming that the name "Mellencamp" was too hard to market. [10] Mellencamp reluctantly agreed, but the album was a commercial failure, selling only 12,000 copies. [11]
The Kid Inside is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar.It was released January 27, 1983 by MainMan Records. It was recorded in 1977 for MCA Records and was intended to be the follow-up to his debut album Chestnut Street Incident, but MCA declined to release the album and dropped John Cougar Mellencamp from the label.
Sad Clowns & Hillbillies is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp.It was released on April 28, 2017 by Republic Records. [11] The album features significant contributions from Carlene Carter, who worked with Mellencamp on Ithaca, the movie he scored for Meg Ryan; she sang on the track 'Sugar Hill Mountain' for the soundtrack (later included on Sad ...
It was released as the second single from Mellencamp's ninth studio album, The Lonesome Jubilee (1987). [3] "Cherry Bomb" is a nostalgic song that reflects on Mellencamp's teenage years hanging out at the Last Exit Teen Club. [4] [5] The single was released in the United States in October 1987, backed with the B-side "Shama Lama Ding Dong". [6]
Dance Naked is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp released on June 21, 1994. The album was released in response to the record company's accusations that Mellencamp's previous album, Human Wheels, didn't "fit the format." Mellencamp was irritated with this remark, feeling that none of his albums ever fit ...
Human Wheels is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp. Released on Mercury Records on September 7, 1993, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The single "What If I Came Knocking" was Mellencamp's last No. 1 single on the Album Rock Tracks chart, staying atop for two weeks in the summer of 1993. The album has ...