American Fool (1982)

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Title: American Fool
Artist: John Mellencamp
Genre: Rock
Released: 1982

Tracks:
1 - Hurts So Good - 3:42
2 - Jack & Diane - 4:16
3 - Hand to Hold on To - 3:25
4 - Danger List - 4:28
5 - Can You Take It - 3:35
6 - Thundering Hearts - 3:40
7 - China Girl - 3:34
8 - Close Enough - 3:38
9 - Weakest Moments - 4:07

Overview:
American Fool is the sixth album by John Mellencamp, released under the stage name John Cougar in 1982. This was Mellencamp's last album to be released under the name John Cougar. His next album, Uh-Huh, would be released under the name John Cougar Mellencamp. The album was Mellencamp's commercial breakthrough, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart in 1982. According to a 1983 article in the Toledo Blade, the song "Danger List" originated when Mellencamp heard his guitarist Larry Crane playing some chords in a basement rehearsal room. "I turned on the tape recorder and sang 30 verses," Mellencamp explained. "I just made them up. Then I went and weeded out the ones I didn't like."
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John Mellencamp’s American Fool was his fourth album and second one of the 80s. Two popular songs off of this one is Hurts So Good and Jack & Diane.
 
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