Whenever We Wanted

John Mellencamp | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1991)
• Original Release Date: October 8, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001DT0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,605 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love & Happiness

2. Now More Than Ever

3. I Ain't Ever Satisfied

4. Get A Leg Up

5. Crazy Ones

6. Last Chance

7. They're So Tough

8. Melting Pot

9. Whenever We Wanted

10. Again Tonight

Editorial Reviews

Each Definitive Remaster will feature newly remastered sound, a rare or previously unreleased bonus track and upgraded packaging. Packaging will feature lyrics and complete artwork. Island. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Rockin' In the U.S.A., August 11, 2005

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Robert J. Amato - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whenever We Wanted (Audio CD)

This recording smokes in its new found glory via a new remastering. You will absolutely love the way the drums of Kenny Aronoff march in lockstep with the driving bass of Toby Myers. The icing on the cake is the cutting sounds of David Grissom on lead guitar and the rhythm chukka-chukka of Mike Wanchic. This is a great album to put in the CD deck of your auto and CRANK from start to finish. Mr Mellencamp has never been better. This album is an outright steal at the price I paid for it-$9.98! The perfect album to blow off steam. 10 stars is still too little.
An American Masterpiece by a great artist.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite complete Mellencamp album, April 4, 2004

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"ryno14" (Aurora, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whenever We Wanted (Audio CD)

I have always liked the variety of hits that John has released over the years, but this is the only album of his that I own. From front to back this is his best effort in my opinion. He returns to his rock roots, but with a more mature approach. After all the experiments with various sounds, instruments, and styles, this album sounds as if he and his band locked themselves in a garage and just jammed. Simple in-your-face guitars and good lyrics all the way through. If you only want to spend money on 2 of John Mellencamp's catalog, get his greatest hits and then get this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rocking Hard, June 26, 2005

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whenever We Wanted (Audio CD)

After the quiet, folky sounds of Big Daddy, John Mellencamp(now dropping the Cougar from his name), came back hard with WheneverWe Wanted To. On this album he combines the hard rock edge ofAmerican Fool with the socially relevant lyrics of his mid-80'salbums. "Get A Leg Up" is a hard rocker that is a distantcousin to "Hurts So Good". "Love &Happiness", "Crazy Ones", "Melting Pot" andthe title track are all excellent songs. "Again Tonight"was a single, but it doesn't work well in the album as it sounds likeit was stuck in as an afterthought. The bonus track is a remix of "Love And Happiness" that doesn't really click.