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John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do, 1978-1988 (2-LP Vinyl)

John Mellencamp Vinyl Records

$ 39.95
$ 39.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Mellencamp spent the late '70s and '80s quietly becoming one of American rock's most honest chroniclers, turning small-town Midwest life into anthems that felt lived-in rather than performed. From "Jack & Diane" to "Pink Houses" to the rootsier turn of The Lonesome Jubilee, this stretch represents an artist consistently punching toward something real. Hearing it sequenced across two sides of vinyl, the way it was always meant to be absorbed, makes the arc land differently.

The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 is the first greatest hits compilation album by John Mellencamp, released in 1997. It compiles Mellencamp's most popular material recorded during his first decade, beginning with 1978's A Biography, up through 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee, with a new recording of Terry Reid's "Without Expression". Mellencamp picked the songs for the album and also came up with the title. The album reached #33 on the Billboard 200. Pressed on vinyl (2LP) for the first time.

Tracklist

Side A

1. I Need A Lover (5:37)
2. Ain't Even Done With The Night (4:38)
3. Hurts So Good (3:39)
4. Jack And Diane (4:15)

Side B

1. Crumblin' Down (3:35)
2. Pink Houses (4:44)
3. Authority Song (3:49)

Side C

1. Lonely Ol' Night (3:45)
2. Small Town (3:40)
3. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (2:55)

Side D

1. Paper In Fire (3:51)
2. Cherry Bomb (4:49)
3. Check It Out (4:20)
4. Without Expression (5:06)

UPC: 602567720133
Label: Island
Release Date: 9.28.18
Format: LP Vinyl