tracks

Hurts So Good
Jack And Diane
Hand To Hold On To
Danger List
Can You Take It
Thundering Hearts
China Girl
Close Enough
Weakest Moments
American Fool

notes

Originally issued as RIVA RVL 7501 in 1982.

℗ © 2005 John Mellencamp, under exclusive license to The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Recorded at: Cherokee and Criteria Studios 1981/1982
Remastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine

All songs published by EMI Full Keel Music (ASCAP), except "China Girl" published by WB Gold Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Bug Music o/b/o Smokin' Joe Music (BMI).

Bonus track 10:
Previously unreleased; recorded during the AMERICAN FOOL sessions.

credits

Art Direction – Bill Levy
Art Direction [Reissue] – Vartan (4)
Bass – George "Chocolate" Perry
Design – John Van Hamersveld
Design [Reissue] – Tornado Design
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Engineer – Don Gehman, George "Scrotum Baggage" Tutko, Mark Stebbeds
Engineer [Assistant] – Al Stegmeyer, Brad Gilderman, Dennis Hetzendorfer
Guitar – Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic
Photography By – Jurgen Vollmer
Photography By [Reissue Photo Coordinator] – Ryan Null
Producer – Don Gehman, John Mellencamp,
Product Manager [Reissue] – Robin Kirby
Production Manager [Reissue] – Adam Abrams
Remastered By – Bob Ludwig
Supervised By [Reissue Supervision] – Bill Levenson
Art Direction – Bill Levy
Bass – George "Chocolate" Perry
Design – John Van Hamersveld
Drums – Ken Aronoff,
Engineer – Don Gehman, George Tutko, Mark Stebbeds
Engineer [Assistant] – Al Stegmeyer, Brad Gilderman, Dennis Hetzendorfer
Guitar – Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic
Photography By – Jurgen Vollmer
Producer – Don Gehman, John Cougar Mellencamp
Written-By – John Cougar Mellencamp (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to10)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – John Mellencamp
Copyright (c) – John Mellencamp
Licensed To – Island Def Jam Music Group
Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Designed At – Tornado Design
Glass Mastered At – Universal
Pressed By – UML
Published By – EMI Full Keel Music
Published By – WB Gold Music Corp.
Published By – Bug Music
Published By – Smokin' Joe Music
Remastered At – Gateway Mastering
Licensed To – Island Def Jam Music Group
Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – John Mellencamp
Copyright (c) – John Mellencamp
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC

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