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The Lonesome Jubilee

John Cougar Mellencamp

1987 · Rock

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The Lonesome Jubilee by John Cougar Mellencamp

The Lonesome Jubilee is a Rock album by John Cougar Mellencamp, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 115 pressings tracked, owned by 38 collectors.

About

By the time this album was released in 1987, Mellencamp was rivaling Bruce Springsteen as America's top male rocker. Following a string of pop hits, <i>Jubilee</i> follows in the folk/rock/Americana sound that he first explored on his previous album <i>Rain On the Scarecrow</i>. Violin and accordion had become the primary harmony instruments, matching the sound of acoustic and electric guitars that filled his earlier work. The hits kept comin' and this album contains an abundance of Mellencamp hits, including "Paper in Fire," "Check It Out," and "Cherry Bomb." But it also contains strong lesser-known material such as the working man's anthem "Hard Times for an Honest Man" and the sing-along chorus of "Rooty Toot Toot." Consistent in both sound and vision, this is one of Mellencamp's best album.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Paper In Fire3:53
  2. A2Down And Out In Paradise3:39
  3. A3Check It Out4:20
  4. A4The Real Life3:56
  5. A5Cherry Bomb4:49

Side B

  1. B1We Are The People4:16
  2. B2Empty Hands3:44
  3. B3Hard Times For An Honest Man3:28
  4. B4Hotdogs And Hamburgers4:04
  5. B5Rooty Toot Toot3:29

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Southern Rock
  • warm
  • nostalgic
  • southern

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Crystal TalieferoBACKING VOCALS BAND, BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
  • John CascellaACCORDION, KEYBOARDS, SAXOPHONE , MELODICA, TIN WHISTLE , CLAVES ACCORDION, KEYBOARDS, SAXOPHONE , MELODICA, WHISTLE , CLAVES ACCORDION, KEYBOARDS, SAXOPHONE, MELODICA, CLAVES
  • Kenny AronoffBAND, DRUMS, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE , DULCIMER , CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS BAND, DRUMS, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE , HAMMERED DULCIMER , CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS BAND, DRUMS, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE , HAMMERED DULCIMER, CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS
  • Larry CraneACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR , LAP STEEL GUITAR , MANDOLIN, HARMONICA, AUTOHARP, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, LAP STEEL GUITAR, MANDOLIN, HARMONICA, AUTOHARP, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, STEEL GUITAR , MANDOLIN, HARMONICA, AUTOHARP, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS
  • Lisa GermanoBAND, FIDDLE FIDDLE
  • Mike WanchicACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, BANJO, DULCIMER, BACKING VOCALS, DOBRO ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, DOBRO, BANJO, DULCIMER, BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, RESONATOR GUITAR , BANJO, DULCIMER, BACKING VOCALS
  • Pat PetersonBACKING VOCALS, COWBELL, TAMBOURINE BAND, BACKING VOCALS, COWBELL, TAMBOURINE COWBELL, TAMBOURINE, BACKING VOCALS
  • Toby MyersBAND, BASS GUITAR, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS BASS, BANJO, BACKING VOCALS

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