Uh-Huh

by John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp

Overview

Since American Fool illustrated that John Cougar was becoming an actual songwriter, it's only proper that he reclaimed his actual last name, Mellencamp, for the follow-up, Uh-Huh. After all, now that he had success, he wanted to be taken seriously, and Uh-Huh reflects that in its portraits of brokenhearted life in the Midwest and its rumbling undercurrent of despair. Although his lyrics still have the tendency to be a little too vague, they are more effective here than ever before, as is his music; he might not have changed his style at all -- it's still a fusion of the Stones and Springsteen -- except that he now knows how to make it his own. Uh-Huh runs out of steam toward the end, but the first half -- with the dynamic rocker "Crumblin' Down," his best protest song, "Pink Houses," the punky "Authority Song," the melancholy "Warmer Place to Sleep," and the garage rocker "Play Guitar" -- makes the record his first terrific album. [Universal's 2005 CD reissue appends a bonus track, an acoustic version of "Pink Houses."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/29/2005
Label:	Universal Music
UPC:	0602498801413
Rank:	53894

Tracks

1. Crumblin' Down
2. Pink Houses
3. Authority Song
4. Warmer Place to Sleep
5. Jackie O
6. Play Guitar
7. Serious Business
9. Lovin' Mother Fo Ya
10. Golden Gates
11. Pink Houses

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Cougar Mellencamp   Primary Artist
John Mellencamp   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals,Guitar,Vocals
Louis Johnson   Bass
Mike Wanchic   Guitar
Toby Myers   Bass
Willie Weeks   Bass
Jay Ferguson   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Percussion
Larry Crane   Guitar
Carroll Sue Hill   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Don Gehman   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
John Cougar   Producer,Composer
Dan Ross   Composer,Composer
George Green   Composer,Composer
Marc Cary   Composer
Andrew Prine   Composer
David Thoener   Mixing,Engineer
John Prine   Composer
Little Bastard   Producer
Will Cary   Composer
Larry Crane   Composer
Greg Edward   Engineer
John Mellencamp   Composer