Title: The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 Artist: John Mellencamp Label: Island Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 602567720133 Genre: Pop Release Date: 2018-09-28 Number of Discs: 1
Limited vinyl LP pressing. The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 is the first greatest hits compilation album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, released by Mercury Records in 1997. It compiles Mellencamp's most popular material recorded during his first decade with Riva and Mercury Records, beginning with 1978's A Biography, up through 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee, with a new recording of Terry Reid's "Without Expression". Mellencamp picked the songs for the album and also came up with the title for the album. The album reached #33 on the Billboard 200. This album and Rough Harvest came about because, after leaving Mercury Records for Columbia Records, Mellencamp still owed the label two more albums.
Tracks: 1.1 I Need a Lover 5:37 1.2 Ain't Even Done with the Night 4:38 1.3 Hurts So Good 3:39 1.4 Jack ; Diane 4:15 1.5 Crumblin' Down 3:35 1.6 Pink Houses 4:44 1.7 Authority Song 3:49 1.8 Lonely Ol' Night 3:45 1.9 Small Town 3:40 1.10 R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) 2:55 1.11 Paper in Fire 3:51 1.12 Cherry Bomb 4:49 1.13 Check It Out 4:20 1.14 Without Expression 5:05
