The Vinyl Collection 1982-1989

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1: American Fool
• 1
  Hurts So Good

  John Cougar
• 2
  Jack & Diane

  John Cougar
  3.7 ★
• 3
  Hand to Hold on To

  John Cougar
• 4
  Danger List

  John Cougar
• 5
  Can You Take It

  John Cougar
• 6
  Thundering Hearts

  John Cougar
• 7
  China Girl

  John Cougar
• 8
  Close Enough

  John Cougar
• 9
  Weakest Moments

  John Cougar
• 12" Vinyl 2: Uh‐Huh
• 1
  Crumblin’ Down
  3.2 ★
• 2
  Pink Houses
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Authority Song
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Warmer Place to Sleep
  3.2 ★
• 5
  Jackie O
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Play Guitar
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Serious Business
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Lovin’ Mother for Ya
  3.2 ★
• 9
  Golden Gates
  5.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 3: Scarecrow
• 1
  Rain on the Scarecrow
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Grandma’s Theme
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Small Town
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Minutes to Memories
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Lonely Ol’ Night
  3.4 ★
• 6
  The Face of the Nation
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Justice and Independence ’85
  3.2 ★
• 8
  Between a Laugh and a Tear
  3.4 ★
• 9
  Rumbleseat
  4.0 ★
• 10
  You’ve Got to Stand for Something
  3.2 ★
• 11
  R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
  4.6 ★
• 12" Vinyl 4: The Lonesome Jubilee
• 1
  Paper in Fire
  3.8 ★
• 2
  Down and Out in Paradise
  2.5 ★
• 3
  Check It Out
  2.5 ★
• 4
  The Real Life
  2.5 ★
• 5
  Cherry Bomb
  3.0 ★
• 6
  We Are the People
  2.0 ★
• 7
  Empty Hands
  2.5 ★
• 8
  Hard Times for an Honest Man
  2.5 ★
• 9
  Hotdogs and Hamburgers
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Rooty Toot Toot
• 12" Vinyl 5: Big Daddy
• 1
  Big Daddy of Them All
  2.0 ★
• 2
  To Live
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Martha Say
  2.5 ★
• 4
  Theo and Weird Henry
  2.5 ★
• 5
  Jackie Brown
  3.4 ★
• 6
  Pop Singer
  2.5 ★
• 7
  Void in My Heart
  2.0 ★
• 8
  Mansions in Heaven
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Sometimes a Great Notion
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Country Gentleman
  4.0 ★
• 11
  J.M.’s Question
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Al Stegmeyer
  assistant [2]
• Brad Gilderman
  assistant [2]
• David Leonard
  engineer [1-10], mix [1, 3, 5]
• David Thoener
  mix [1-3]
• Dennis Hetzendorfer
  assistant [2]
• Don Gehman
  engineer [1.2, 3.1-11, 4.1-10], mix [2.1-3, 3.1-11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5], producer [1.2, 2.1-3, 3.1-11, 4.1-10]
• George Perry
  bass guitar [2]
• George Tutko
  engineer [2], mix [1-11]
• Greg Edward
  engineer [1-11], mix [1-11]
• Jack Wilkins
  guest [7], saxophone [7]
• John Mellencamp
  arranger [2], lead vocals [2], mix [3, 5-6], phonographic copyright [3.1-11, 1.2], producer [5.3, 5.5-6, 1.2, 3.1-11, 2.1-3, 4.1-10]
• Kenny Aronoff
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Larry Crane
  guitar [1.2, 3.1]
• Laura Mellencamp
  guest [2], lead vocals [2]
• Mark Stebbeds
  engineer [2]
• Michael B. Wanchic
  guitar [2], mix [3, 5-6]
• Mimi Mapes
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Richard Fanning
  guest [7], trumpet [7]
• Rick Fettig
  assistant [1-10]
• Rickie Lee Jones
  guest [8]
• Ross Hogarth
  mix [3, 5-6]
• Sarah Flint
  background vocals [11], guest [11]
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Issues

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  The Vinyl Collection 1982–1989

  5x 12" Vinyl
  10 June 2016