Best That I Could Do 1978-1988
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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.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Need A Lover | 5:35 |
| 2 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | 4:38 |
| 3 | Hurts So Good | 3:35 |
| 4 | Jack & Diane | 4:16 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crumblin' Down | 3:33 |
| 2 | Pink Houses | 4:43 |
| 3 | Authority Song | 3:47 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonely Ol' Night | 3:44 |
| 2 | Small Town | 3:42 |
| 3 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) | 2:49 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper In Fire | 3:51 |
| 2 | Cherry Bomb | 4:49 |
| 3 | Check It Out | 4:20 |
| 4 | Without Expression | 5:06 |