Track Listing
DISC 1: SCARECROW:
1. Rain on the Scarecrow
2. Grandma's Theme
3. Small Town
4. Minutes to Memories
5. Lonely Ol' Night
6. Face of the Nation, The
7. Justice and Independence '85
8. Between a Laugh and a Tear
9. Rumbleseat
10. You've Got to Stand For Somethin'
11. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)
12. Kind of Fella I Am, The
13. Small Town - (acoustic version, bonus track)
DISC 2: THE LONESOME JUBILEE:
1. Paper in Fire
2. Down and Out in Paradise
3. Check It Out
4. Real Life, The
5. Cherry Bomb
6. We Are the People
7. Empty Hands
8. Hard Times For an Honest Man
9. Hotdogs and Hamburgers
10. Rooty Toot Toot
11. Blues From the Front Porch - (previously unreleased, bonus track)
DISC 3: BIG DADDY:
1. Big Daddy of Them All
2. To Live
3. Martha Say
4. Theo and Weird Henry
5. Jackie Brown
6. Pop Singer
7. Void in My Heart
8. Mansions in Heaven
9. Sometimes a Great Notion
10. Country Gentleman
11. J.M.'s Question
12. Let It All Hang Out - (hidden track)
13. Jackie Brown - (acoustic version , bonus track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | David Grissom, Rickie Lee Jones, Ry Cooder, Willie Weeks | | Producer: | Don Gehman, John Cougar Mellencamp, Little Bastard | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
CHRONICLES contains: SCARECROW (1985)/THE LONESOME JUBILEE (1987)/BIG DADDY (1989).
Personnel: John Cougar Mellencamp (vocals); Rickie Lee Jones, Laura Mellencamp (vocals); David Grissom (guitar); Larry Crane (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Mike Wanchic (electric guitar, background vocals); Ry Cooder (slide guitar); Lisa Germano (violin); Nancy Arnold (oboe); A. Jack Wilkins (saxophone); Richard Fanning (trumpet); John Cascella (keyboards); Kenny Aronoff (vibraphone, drums, tambourine, background vocals); Toby Myers (bass guitar, background vocals); Willie Weeks (bass guitar); Crystal Taliefero, Georgia Jones, Pat Peterson, Sarah Flint, Mimi Mapes (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig.
Island's three-disc John Cougar Mellencamp "box set" consists of the 2005 reissues of Scarecrow, The Lonesome Jubilee, and Big Daddy. Though Chronicles is a significantly cheaper way to pick up each album, and it does indeed come in a "box," it features none of the bells and whistles that the term often implies (liner notes, photos, etc.) That said, these are three of Mellencamp's strongest records -- though replacing Big Daddy with the superior Uh-Huh would have made the collection more appealing -- and there are enough bonus studio and live tracks on the reissues to warrant a repurchase by longtime fans. ~ James Christopher Monger
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