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Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by John Mellencamp. Released in August 1985, it peaked at on the . chart behind Heart's comeback album, Heart. The remastered version was released May 24, 2005 on Mercury/Island/UMe and includes one bonus track. This album contained three Top 10 hits, a record for a Mellencamp album: ". " which peaked at in the .

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Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of Middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life.

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John Cougar Mellencamp had every right to be angry. If rock & roll took a bigger cue from what he’s doing and what I’m doing, I think rock & roll, at least in the arenas, would be better for it. Yet for years you were crucified by critics as a pale echo of Springsteen, an AOR hack ripping off Bob Seger and Tom Petty as well.

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Rock: John Cougar Mellencamp. By JON PARELES NOV. 28, 1987. Mr. Mellencamp's music hasn't changed much since he released ''American Fool'' in 1982. It's still rooted in the Rolling Stones and 1960's soul music and garage bands, while Mr. Mellencamp's gritty baritone reclaims the Middle American rock and soul singing of Bob Seger.

In 1984 the Rock & Roll song in the charts was Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp. Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp

So Scarecrow is the John Cougar Mellencamp who became truly successful: n. in US album charts with at least 5 singles released from it, 3 reaching the top 10. If you are interested in his career, this album is a Must. This is a guitar and drums album. Apparently, the band practised sixties rock'n'roll classics before recording Scarecrow, that's not hard to believe. There seems to be the desire to be energetic all the way through.