Detaily
Formát: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Původní vydání: 1985
Žánr: Rock
Styl: Rock & Roll, AOR
• We are releasing new editions of John Mellencamp’s 5x platinum, classic 1985 album Scarecrow – which yielded three U.S. Top 10 hits, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” (#2), “Small Town” (#6) and “Lonely Ol’ Night” (#6) – featuring the newly remixed & remastered album in addition to a full disc of rare & previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally.
• The bonus material includes two previously unreleased full-length songs (“Carolina Shag,” “Smart Guys”), three album track rough mixes (“Lonely Ol’ Night,” “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A,” “Minutes to Memories”), three partial-song demos (“Between a Laugh and a Tear,” “Rumbleseat,” “Small Town”), two b-sides (covers of two Scarecrow influences: The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk” and James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”), and a previously unreleased cover of “Shama Lama Ding Dong,” performed originally by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film National Lampoon’s Animal House.
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Larry Crane
Backing Vocals – Mimi Mapes (tracks: Minutes To Memories), Sarah Flint (tracks: R.O.C.K In The U.S.A)
Drums, Tambourine, Backing Vocals, Vibraphone – Kenny Aronoff
Electric Bass, Backing Vocals – Toby Myers
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals [Cameo Shadow Vocals] – Mike Wanchic
Keyboards – John Cascella
Lead Vocals – Laura Mellencamp (tracks: Grandma's Theme)
Producer – Don Gehman, Little Bastard
Saxophone – Jack Wilkins (tracks: Justice And Independance '85)
Trumpet – Richard Fanning (tracks: Justice And Independance '85)
Vocals – Rickie Lee Jones (tracks: Between A Laugh And A Tear)
