Come On Come On [Yellow Jacket Vinyl] [Barnes & Noble Exclusive]

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Overview

Come On Come On isn't just Mary Chapin Carpenter's most popular album, with sales of 3 million copies. It's also a contemporary country landmark. No less than seven of its songs became country hits: ¿I Feel Lucky,¿ ¿I Take My Chances,¿ ¿Not Too Much to Ask,¿ ¿The Hard Way,¿ ¿He Thinks He'll Keep Her,¿ and two inspired covers, of Dire Straits' ¿The Bug¿ and Lucinda Williams' ¿Passionate Kisses.¿ More importantly, though, this 1992 release pointed the way towards what country music would become in the 21st century with its savvy seasoning of pop and soft-rock sounds into a more personal style of country songwriting from a female point of view. If you're thinking that sounds familiar, you're not wrong; Come On Come On's prodigious commercial prowess isn't the only thing this record has in common with the early work of Taylor Swift. But, it also crossed over into the rock realm in a way that, arguably, Swift's records have not; the flourishing Americana and alt-country audiences of the early '90s ate this album up, and guest stars like Rosanne Cash, the Indigo Girls, and Shawn Colvin just upped its street cred. Somehow, this classic record has never (come on!) made it to vinyl; we're making up for a whole lot of lost time with a yellow jacket vinyl pressing (limited to 750 copies, exclusive to Barnes & Noble) housed inside a color inner sleeve with lyrics. Essential!

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2025
Label:	Real Gone Music
UPC:	0198028923811

Tracks

1. The Hard Way
2. He Thinks He'll Keep Her
3. Rhythm of the Blues
4. I Feel Lucky
5. The Bug
6. Not Too Much to Ask
7. Passionate Kisses
8. Only a Dream
9. I Am a Town
10. Walking Through Fire
11. I Take My Chances
12. Come On Come On

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mary Chapin Carpenter   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Joe Diffie   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
John Jennings   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Shawn Colvin   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Rosanne Cash   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist,Dobro
Emily Saliers   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
John Jorgenson   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Edgar Meyer   Guest Artist,Bass,Double Bass
Benmont Tench   Organ (Hammond)
Amy Ray   Vocals (Background)
Paul Franklin   Guitar,Pedabro,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Denny Dadmun-Bixby   Bass
Mike McAdam   Guitar,Tremolo,Guitar (Electric)
Andy Newmark   Drums
Bob Glaub   Bass
J.T. Brown   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Indigo Girls   Vocals (Background)
John Jarvis   Piano
Jon Carroll   Piano,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Matt Rollings   Piano
Robbie Magruder   Drums

Technical Credits

Joe Diffie   Performer
Mark Knopfler   Composer
Lucinda Williams   Composer
Mary Chapin Carpenter   Composer,Producer
Don Schlitz   Composer
Bill Johnson   Art Direction,Art Direction
Frank Ockenfels   Cover Photo,Photography,Insert Photography
Willy Ronis   Photography
Bob Dawson   Mixing,Engineer,Production Assistant
Steve Buckingham   Producer
John Jennings   Producer,Programming
Marshall Morgan   Mixing,Engineer
Toby Seay   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Denny Purcell   Mastering