Mr. Happy Go Lucky

Mr. Happy Go Lucky is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp and the first following his heart attack in 1994. It went to number 11 in the United States and spawned the last top 40 single to date Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First).

Mr. Happy Go Lucky
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1996
RecordedJanuary 1995 – June 1996
StudioBelmont Mall (Belmont, Indiana)
GenreRock
Length47:34
LabelMercury
ProducerJohn Mellencamp, Mike Wanchic, Junior Vasquez
John Mellencamp chronology
Dance Naked
(1994)
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
(1996)
The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Q3/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[4]

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

  1. "Overture" (Mellencamp; arranged by Miriam Sturm) – 1:56
  2. "Jerry" – 4:24
  3. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (Mellencamp, George M. Green) – 4:54
  4. "Just Another Day" – 3:28
  5. "This May Not Be The End of the World" (Mellencamp, Green) – 5:29
  6. "Emotional Love" (Toby Myers) – 3:20
  7. "Mr. Bellows" – 4:26
  8. "The Full Catastrophe" – 3:11
  9. "Circling Around the Moon" (Mellencamp, Green) – 5:48
  10. "Large World Turning" – 3:55
  11. "Jackamo Road" – 1:37
  12. "Life Is Hard" – 3:15
  13. "What If I Came Knocking?" (live) (2005 re-issue bonus track) – 5:26

References

  1. "Mr. Happy Go Lucky – John Mellencamp – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. "R.E.M. and John Mellencamp redefine American rock". Ew.com. September 13, 1996. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. "John Mellencamp – Mr. Happy Go Lucky CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. "Mr. Happy Go Lucky". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.