- rock, classic rock, southern rock, album rock
- 41 min
- 12 tracks
- Mercury Records
Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp. Released on July 31, 1985, it peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200. The album contained three top-ten hits: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", which peaked at No.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Kerrang!5/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- Robert ChristgauB+
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Rain on the Scarecrow3:46
- 2Grandma's Theme0:56
- 3Small Town3:44
- 4Minutes to Memories4:15
- 5Lonely Ol' Night3:47
- 6The Face of the Nation3:16
- 7Justice and Independence '853:36
- 8Between a Laugh and a Tear4:35
- 9Rumbleseat3:01
- 10You've Got to Stand for Somethin'4:35
- 11R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)2:57
- 12The Kind of Fella I Am2:57
12 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Mellencamp
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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