Album
Nothin' Matters And What If It Did
1980 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Nothin' Matters And What If It Did is a Rock album by John Cougar, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 84 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
John “Cougar” Mellencamp was still searching for his own voice when he released <i>Nothin’ Matters and What If It Did</i> in 1980. Produced in part by legendary Memphis guitarist Steve Cropper, the album falls somewhere between the heroic romanticism of Bruce Springsteen and the genial spirit of Huey Lewis. Mellencamp sounds rough-edged but tender on ballads like “Ain’t Even Done With the Night” and “Make Me Feel” and stirs up a bit of rock sweat on “Cheap Shot” and “Hot Night In a Cold Town.” “This Time” has the bounce and shine typical of radio hits of its era. Mellencamp shows the most personality on “To M.G. (Wherever She May Be),” a nostalgic invocation of small-town love that anticipates similar songs on his later albums. For the most part, Mellencamp seems to be reigning in his natural style on most of these tracks but <i>Nothin’ Matters and What If It Did</i> offers flashes of the rootsy Americana rocker John would become on his breakthrough album <i>American Fool</i>.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Hot Night In A Cold Town3:47
- A2Ain't Even Done With The Night4:38
- A3Don't Misunderstand Me3:33
- A4This Time4:18
- A5Make Me Feel4:04
Side B
- B1To M.G (Wherever She May Be)4:50
- B2Tonight3:17
- B3Cry Baby0:24
- B4Wild Angel3:13
- B5Peppermint Twist0:28
- B6Cheap Shot3:00
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- raw
- rowdy
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David WoodfordMUSICIAN , SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Ed GreeneDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- Eric RosserBAND , PIANO MUSICIAN , PIANO PERFORMER , PIANO
- FerdBAND , BASS BASS MUSICIAN , BASS
- Jeff BaxterGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR MUSICIAN , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- John Cougar MellencampGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- John JarvisMUSICIAN , PIANO PIANO
- Kenny AronoffDRUMS MUSICIAN , VIBRAPHONE VIBRAPHONE
- Larry CraneBAND , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Mike WanchicBAND , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Rick ShlosserDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- The Zone
- Susan Duitch HelmerBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , BACKING VOCALS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 84 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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