John Mellencamp ( John Cougar ) - American Fool ( 1982 )

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

1. "Hurts So Good" (Mellencamp, George M. Green) – 3:42
2. "Jack & Diane" – 4:16
3. "Hand to Hold On To" – 3:25
4. "Danger List" (Mellencamp, Larry Crane) – 4:28
5. "Can You Take It" – 3:35
6. "Thundering Hearts" (Mellencamp, Green) – 3:40
7. "China Girl" (Joe New, Jeff Silbar) – 3:34
8. "Close Enough" – 3:38
9. "Weakest Moments" – 4:07
10. "American Fool" (2005 re-issue bonus track) – 3:46

Personnel

• John Mellencamp – lead vocals
• Larry Crane – guitar, background vocals
• Mike Wanchic – guitar, background vocals
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• George "Chocolate" Perry – bass
• Mick Ronson – guitar, background vocals
• Robert "Ferd" Frank – bass, background vocals
• Eric Rosser – keyboards
• Dave Parman – background vocals

John Mellencamp ( a.k.a. John Cougar ) - Nothin' Matters and What If It Did ( 1980 )

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot Night in a Cold Town" (writers: Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Richard Littlefield)	3:47
2.	"Ain't Even Done with the Night"	4:38
3.	"Don't Misunderstand Me"	3:33
4.	"This Time"	4:18
5.	"Make Me Feel"	4:04
6.	"To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)"	4:50
7.	"Tonight"	3:17
8.	"Cry Baby"	0:25
9.	"Wild Angel"	3:13
10.	"Peppermint Twist" (writers: Henry Glover, Joey DiNicola)	0:28
11.	"Cheap Shot"	3:00

Personnel

• John Mellencamp – vocals, guitar
• Doc Rosser – piano
• Mike Wanchic – guitars, backing vocals
• Larry Crane – guitars, backing vocals
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Ed Greene – drums
• Jeff Baxter – pedal steel guitar
• Dave Woodford – saxophone
• Kenny Aronoff – vibes
• Robert "Ferd" Frank – bass guitar, backing vocals
• John Jarvis – piano
• Susan Duitch Helmer – backing vocals on "This Time"

John Mellencamp - John Cougar ( 1979 )

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

1. "A Little Night Dancin'" – 3:43
2. "Small Paradise" – 3:40
3. "Miami" – 3:53
4. "The Great Midwest" – 4:29
5. "Do You Think That's Fair" – 4:48
6. "I Need a Lover" – 5:35
7. "Welcome to Chinatown" – 3:59
8. "Sugar Marie" – 4:16
9. "Pray for Me" – 3:30 (Mellencamp, Brian Bec Var)
10. "Taxi Dancer" – 5:02
11. "Take Home Pay" (2005 re-issue bonus track) – 3:10

Personnel

• John Mellencamp - vocal, guitar
• Brian Bec Var - piano, keyboards
• Larry Crane - guitars, backing vocals
• Mike "Chief" Wanchic - guitars, backing vocals
• Robert "Ferd" Frank - bass
• Tom Knowles - drums

John Mellencamp ( a.k.a. Johnny Cougar ) - A Biography ( 1978 )

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mellencamp.

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Born Reckless"	4:35
2.	"Factory"	3:02
3.	"Night Slumming"	4:40
4.	"Taxi Dancer"	4:05
5.	"I Need a Lover"	5:37

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alley of the Angels"	3:58
2.	"High C Cherrie"	4:58
3.	"Where the Sidewalk Ends"	3:56
4.	"Let Them Run Your Lives"	5:55
5.	"Goodnight"	2:05

Personnel

• Johnny Cougar – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Brian BecVar – keyboards, background vocals
• Larry Crane – guitars, background vocals
• Robert "Ferd" Frank – bass, background vocals
• Tom Knowles – drums, background vocals
• Andy Mackay – saxophones
• Ann Odell – string arrangement on "Taxi Dancer"

John Mellencamp ( a.k.a. Johnny Cougar ) - Chestnut Street Incident ( 1976 )

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Cougar (a.k.a. John Mellencamp); except where indicated

1. "American Dream" – 2:21
2. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Bill Dees, Roy Orbison) – 2:54
3. "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:11
4. "Dream Killing Town" (Cougar, George M. Green) – 3:20
5. "Supergirl" (Aldo Legui, Bob Marcus) – 2:37
6. "Chestnut Street" – 3:18
7. "Good Girls" – 3:09
8. "Do You Believe in Magic?" (John Sebastian) – 2:38
9. "Twentieth Century Fox" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison) – 2:14
10. "Chestnut Street Revisited" – 5:22
11. "Sad Lady" (Cougar, George M. Green) – 3:26
12. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield)* [bonus] – 2:32
13. "I Need Somebody Baby" (Iggy Pop, James Williamson)* [bonus] – 3:43

Personnel

• John Mellencamp – vocals, guitar
• Mike Boyer, Richard Kelly, Mick Ronson, Mike Wanchic – guitars
• David Mansfield – steel guitar, mandolin, violin
• Michael Kamen – keyboards
• Tom Wince – keyboards, chimes
• Kirk Butler – synthesizer, percussion, engineer
• David Parman - bass, guitar, backing vocals
• Wayne Hall – saxophone
• Bill Bergman, Jerry Deupree, Hilly Michaels – drums