Scarecrow
John Mellencamp
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Release Date: 04/11/2022
John Mellencamp's 5x platinum classic 1985 album 'Scarecrow' yielded three U.S. Top 10 hits: 'R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.' (#2), 'Small Town' (#6) and 'Lonely Ol' Night' (#6). Featuring the newly remixed and remastered album in addition to a full disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally. The bonus material includes two previously unreleased full-length songs ('Carolina Shag' and 'Smart Guys'), three album track rough mixes ('Lonely Ol' Night', 'R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A' and 'Minutes to Memories'), three partial-song demos ('Between a Laugh and a Tear', 'Rumbleseat' and 'Small Town'), two b-sides (covers of two Scarecrow influences: The Drifters' 'Under the Boardwalk' and James Brown's 'Cold Sweat'), and a previously unreleased cover of 'Shama Lama Ding Dong,' performed originally by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House.
Disc 1
1: Rain On the Scarecrow (2022 Mix)
2: Grandma's Theme (2022 Mix)
3: Small Town (2022 Mix)
4: Minutes to Memories (2022 Mix)
5: Lonely Ol' Night (2022 Mix)
6: The Face of the Nation (2022 Mix)
7: Justice and Independence '85 (2022 Mix)
8: Between a Laugh and a Tear (2022 Mix)
9: Rumbleseat (2022 Mix)
10: You've Got to Stand for Somethin' (2022 Mix)
11: R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) [2022 Mix]
12: The Kind of Fella I Am (2022 Mix)
13: Small Town (Acoustic Version) [2022 Mix]
Disc 2
1: Under the Boardwalk (2022 Mix)
2: Lonely Ol' Night (Rough Mix)
3: Between a Laugh and a Tear (Writer's Demo)
4: Carolina Shag
5: Cold Sweat (2022 Mix)
6: Rumbleseat (Writer's Demo)
7: Smart Guys
8: R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) [rough Mix]
9: Minutes to Memories (Rough Mix)
10: Shama Lama Ding Dong
11: Small Town (Writer's Demo)