Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits

~ Release by John Mellencamp (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Walk Tall
3:45
2Pink Houses
4:46
3Lonely Ol’ Night
3:47
4Jackie Brown
4:04
5Rain on the Scarecrow
3:47
6Love and Happiness
3:55
7Check It Out
4:21
8Peaceful World
4:06
9Paper in Fire
3:53
10Your Life Is Now
4:00
11Human Wheels
5:36
12When Jesus Left Birmingham
producer and mixer:
Malcolm Burn, David Leonard (US producer and engineer), John Mellencamp and Mike Wanchic
recording of:
When Jesus Left Birmingham
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
35:17
13Authority Song
producer:
Don Gehman and Little Bastard
mixer:
Don Gehman and David Thoener
recording of:
Authority Song
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
4.753:50
14What If I Came Knocking
5:06
15Crumblin’ Down
3:36
16Small Town
3:43
17R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A.
2:56
18Cherry Bomb
4:49
19Pop Singer
2:46
2CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Thank You
3:38
2Martha Say
3:44
3Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
4:54
4Hand to Hold on To
3:26
5I Need a Lover
5:36
6Hurts So Good
3:42
7Get a Leg Up
3:48
8Wild Night
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy
producer:
John Mellencamp and Mike Wanchic
lead vocals:
John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
cover recording of:
Wild Night
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Productions, Inc. (Caledonia Soul Music Division), Caledonia Soul Music, Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
43:28
9Dance Naked
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy
producer:
John Mellencamp and Mike Wanchic
recording of:
Dance Naked
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
53:01
10Teardrops Will Fall
4:20
11Ain’t Even Done With the Night
producer:
Steve Cropper
mixer:
Steve Cropper and Bruce Robb
recording of:
Ain't Even Done With the Night
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
54:38
12Just Another Day
3:32
13Jack & Diane
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman, Dennis Hetzendorfer and Al Stegmeyer
engineer:
Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Cougar Mellencamp
bass guitar:
George “Chocolate” Perry (bassist aka "Chocolate")
drums (drum set):
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Larry Crane and Mike Wanchic
lead vocals:
John Cougar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
John Mellencamp (in 1982, in 2005)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 59) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 285)
recording of:
Jack & Diane
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
44:17
14Rumble Seat
2:59
15I’m Not Running Anymore
3:27
16Again Tonight
producer:
John Mellencamp
mixer:
Jay Healy, John Mellencamp and Mike Wanchic
recording of:
Again Tonight
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
43:18
17This Time
4:20
18Now More Than Ever
3:43