Scarecrow John Cougar Mellencamp
CD
- Release Date: 10/25/1990
- Original Release: 1985
- Label: ISLAND / MERCURY
- UPC: 042282486523
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Scarecrow
| 1 | Rain on the Scarecrow 3:45 |
| 2 | Grandma's Theme 0:55 |
| 3 | Small Town 3:41 |
| 4 | Minutes to Memories 4:11 |
| 5 | Lonely Ol' Night 3:45 |
| 6 | The Face of the Nation 3:13 |
| 7 | Justice and Independence '85 3:31 |
| 8 | Between a Laugh and a Tear 4:30 |
| 9 | Rumbleseat 2:57 |
| 10 | You've Got to Stand for Somethin' 4:31 |
| 11 | R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. 2:54 |
| 12 | The Kind of Fella I Am 2:56 |
About this Artist
Editorial Reviews
Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America, Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life. Those four songs form the core of the album, and while the rest of the album isn't quite as strong, that's only a relative term, since it's filled with lean hooks and powerful, economical playing that make Scarecrow one of the definitive blue-collar rock albums of the mid-'80s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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