Album · 1982
American Fool
American Fool is a 1982 rock album by John Mellencamp. It runs 9 tracks across 34 minutes.
Rock · Heartland Rock · Pop Rock
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- 63 /100
- 3 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 34 min
- Runtime
- 123 bpm
- Tempo
- D major
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- Robert ChristgauB
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Rolling Stone2/5
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Tracklist
9 tracks · 34 min
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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."
In brief
- When was American Fool released?
- American Fool was released in 1982.
- How many tracks are on American Fool?
- American Fool has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 34 minutes.
- What genre is American Fool?
- American Fool is catalogued under Rock, Heartland Rock, Pop Rock.
- What BPM is American Fool?
- American Fool runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to American Fool?
- Listeners of American Fool also rate Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Stranger in Town by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
- Who produced American Fool?
- American Fool was produced by Don Gehman and John Mellencamp.
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