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Dictionary: uh-huh   (ŭN'hŭN') pronunciation
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Album Review: Uh-Huh
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  • Artist: John Cougar Mellencamp
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1983
  • Total Time: 32:59
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Since American Fool illustrated that John Cougar was becoming an actual songwriter, it's only proper that he reclaimed his actual last name, Mellencamp, for the follow-up, Uh-Huh. After all, now that he had success, he wanted to be taken seriously, and Uh-Huh reflects that in its portraits of brokenhearted life in the Midwest and its rumbling undercurrent of despair. Although his lyrics still have the tendency to be a little too vague, they are more effective here than ever before, as is his music; he might not have changed his style at all -- it's still a fusion of the Stones and Springsteen -- except that he now knows how to make it his own. Uh-Huh runs out of steam toward the end, but the first half -- with the dynamic rocker "Crumblin' Down," his best protest song, "Pink Houses," the punky "Authority Song," the melancholy "Warmer Place to Sleep," and the garage rocker "Play Guitar" -- makes the record his first terrific album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Crumblin' Down (Lyrics) John Mellencamp, G.C. Green John Mellencamp (3:35)
Pink Houses (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (4:45)
Authority Song (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (3:49)
Warmer Place to Sleep (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (3:45)
Jackie O (Lyrics) John Prine, John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (3:03)
Play Guitar (Lyrics) Larry Crane, John Mellencamp, Dan Ross John Mellencamp (3:22)
Serious Business (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (3:25)
Lovin' Mother Fo Ya (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (3:05)
Golden Gates (Lyrics) John Mellencamp John Mellencamp (4:03)

Credits

Jay Ferguson (Vocals), Jay Ferguson (?), Kenny Aronoff (Percussion), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Kenny Aronoff (?), Larry Crane (Guitar), Larry Crane (?), Greg Edward (Engineer), Carroll Sue Hill (Vocals), Carroll Sue Hill (?), Louis Johnson (Bass), Louis Johnson (?), John Mellencamp (Main Performer), John Mellencamp (?), Toby Myers (Bass), Toby Myers (?), David Thoener (Engineer), David Thoener (Mixing), Mike Wanchic (Guitar), Mike Wanchic (?), Willie Weeks (Bass), Willie Weeks (?)
Wikipedia: Uh-Huh
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Uh-Huh
Studio album by John Cougar Mellencamp
Released October 7, 1983 (1983-10-07)
Recorded Jackson County, Indiana
July 1983
Genre Heartland rock, Rock
Length 32:59
Label Riva
Producer John Mellencamp, Don Gehman
Professional reviews
John Cougar Mellencamp chronology
American Fool
(1982)
Uh-Huh
(1983)
Scarecrow
(1985)

Uh-Huh is an 1983 album by John Cougar Mellencamp, a stage name for John Mellencamp. It was Mellencamp's seventh album and the first in which he used his real last name.

Uh-Huh contained three Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits: "Crumblin' Down" (#9), "Authority Song" (#15), and "Pink Houses" (#8). In 1989, it was ranked #32 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

  1. "Crumblin' Down" (George Green, Mellencamp) – 3:33
  2. "Pink Houses" – 4:43
  3. "Authority Song" – 3:49
  4. "Warmer Place to Sleep" (Green, Mellencamp) – 3:48
  5. "Jackie O" (Mellencamp, John Prine) – 3:04
  6. "Play Guitar" (Larry Crane, Mellencamp, Dan Ross) – 3:25
  7. "Serious Business" – 3:25
  8. "Lovin' Mother fo Ya" (Will Cary, Mellencamp) – 3:06
  9. "Golden Gates" – 4:04
  10. "Pink Houses" (acoustic version, 2005 re-issue bonus track) – 3:47

Personnel

  • John Cougar Mellencamp – vocal, guitar
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
  • Toby Myers – bass
  • Mike Wanchic – guitar
  • Louis Johnson – bass
  • Caroll Sue Hill – vocals
  • Jay Ferguson – vocals

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
January 28, 1984 Billboard 200 9

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Crumblin Down" Billboard Hot 100 9
1984 "Pink Houses" Billboard Hot 100 8
1984 "Authority Song" Billboard Hot 100 15

Charted album tracks

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Crumblin Down" Billboard Top Tracks 2
1983 "Pink Houses" Billboard Top Tracks 3
1984 "Serious Business" Billboard Top Tracks 34
1984 "Play Guitar" Billboard Top Tracks 28
1984 "Authority Song" Billboard Top Tracks 15

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