Album
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
1996 · Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mr. Happy Go Lucky is a Rock album by John Mellencamp, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 29 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
After surviving a massive heart attack, John Mellencamp confronted life, death and other serious matters on 1996’s <i>Mr. Happy Go Lucky</i>. In the process, he retooled his studio approach with production input from dance-pop wizard Junior Vasquez. Replacing the acoustic folk touches of earlier albums are sultry, hard-pulsing grooves, bringing an urban sophistication to Mellencamp’s brand of heartland rock. Tracks like “Mr. Bellows,” “Circling Around the Moon” and “Jerry” have an ominous urgency about them, while “This May Not Be the End of the World” has a spacey, almost psychedelic feel. There are sunnier moments as well, such as the playfully sexy “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw Her First”) and the tropically-inflected “Just Another Day.” Mellencamp’s most fervent testimonial comes in “Life Is Hard,” a clear-eyed look at mortality set to a slinky, body-grabbing track. If its title seems a bit ironic, it is true that the album finds a new joy in fresh sounds, even as it digs into heavy lyric topics. <i>Mr. Happy Go Lucky</i> adds a bolder rhythmic focus to Mellencamp’s music.
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Tracklist
- 1Overture1:56
- 2Jerry4:24
- 3Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)4:54
- 4Just Another Day3:47
- 5This May Not Be The End Of The World5:29
- 6Emotional Love3:20
- 7Mr. Bellows5:34
- 8The Full Catastrophe3:11
- 9Circling Around The Moon6:14
- 10Large World Turning3:55
- 11Jackamo Road1:37
- 12Life Is Hard3:15
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Roots Rock
- warm
- driving
- heartland
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Tracks 4, 7, and 9 have different actual durations than the printed 3:28, 4:26, and 5:48.
The disc is encoded as HDCD but not labeled as such.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy YorkGUITAR , BACKING VOCALS , CHAMBERLIN , ORGAN, HARMONICA, MANDOLIN, MELLOTRON, PERCUSSION GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS , CHAMBERLIN , ORGAN, HARMONICA, MANDOLIN, MELLOTRON, PERCUSSION GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, CHAMBERLIN , ORGAN, HARMONICA, MELLOTRON, MANDOLIN, PERCUSSION
- Dennis RigginsSAXOPHONE
- GomiPROGRAMMED BY
- Harvey PhillipsTUBA
- Jeff PedersenORGAN
- Jeffrey MeyersBASS, BACKING VOCALS , KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION
- Jeffrey PedersonORGAN
- Jimmy RyserVIOLIN, BACKING VOCALS VIOLIN, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER VIOLIN, BACKING VOCALS, VOICE
- Joey MoskowitzPROGRAMMED BY
- John Cougar MellencampGUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Junior VasquezLOOPS, GROOVEBOX , PERCUSSION LOOPS, PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING , ORGAN, BACKING VOCALS LOOPS, PERCUSSION, INSTRUMENTS
- Kenny AronoffDRUMS, PERCUSSION, LOOPS, VIBRAPHONE
- Lonnie PitchfordSLIDE GUITAR
- Mike WanchicGUITAR , DOBRO, BACKING VOCALS , MELLOTRON, ORGAN, MANDOLIN GUITAR, DOBRO, BACKING VOCALS , MELLOTRON, ORGAN, MANDOLIN GUITAR, DOBRO, BACKING VOCALS, MELLOTRON, ORGAN, MANDOLIN
- Milton DavisBASS
- Miriam SturmVIOLIN VIOLIN, ARRANGED BY
- Moe ZMDLOOPS, ORGAN, BACKING VOCALS ORGAN, BACKING VOCALS PROGRAMMED BY
- Pat PetersonBACKING VOCALS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 29 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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