John Cougar Mellencamp - The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 [2LP]

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. 1 I Need a Lover 5:372 Ain't Even Done with the Night 4:383 Hurts So Good 3:394 Jack & Diane 4:155 Crumblin' Down 3:356 Pink Houses 4:447 Authority Song 3:498 Lonely Ol' Night 3:459 Small Town 3:4010 R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) 2:5511 Paper in Fire 3:5112 Cherry Bom