Description

Limited vinyl LP pressing. The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 is the first greatest hits compilation album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, released by Mercury Records in 1997. It compiles Mellencamp s most popular material recorded during his first decade with Riva and Mercury Records, beginning with 1978 s A Biography, up through 1987 s The Lonesome Jubilee, with a new recording of Terry Reid s Without Expression . Mellencamp picked the songs for the album and also came up with the title for the album. The album reached #33 on the Billboard 200. This album and Rough Harvest came about because, after leaving Mercury Records for Columbia Records, Mellencamp still owed the label two more albums.

Track List

1. I Need a Lover 5:37
3. Ain t Even Done with the Night 4:38
5. Hurts So Good 3:39
7. Jack ; Diane 4:15
9. Crumblin Down 3:35
11. Pink Houses 4:44
13. Authority Song 3:49
15. Lonely Ol Night 3:45
17. Small Town 3:40
19. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock) 2:55
21. Paper in Fire 3:51
23. Cherry Bomb 4:49
25. Check It Out 4:20
27. Without Expression 5:05