Name: Big Daddy
Brand: Mercury
SKU: 212706
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Big Daddy

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Album: Big Daddy
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Big Daddy Of Them All	More Info...	3:32
2)	To Live	More Info...	3:20
3)	Martha Say	More Info...	3:44
4)	Theo And Weird Henry	More Info...	4:54
5)	Jackie Brown	More Info...	4:08
6)	Pop Singer	More Info...	2:49
7)	Void In My Heart	More Info...	2:33
8)	Mansions In Heaven	More Info...	3:06
9)	Sometimes A Great Notion	More Info...	3:34
10)	Country Gentleman	More Info...	3:19
11)	J.M.'s Question	More Info...	3:57
12)	Let It All Hang Out	More Info...	3:11

Album: Big Daddy
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Big Daddy Of Them All	More Info...	3:32
2)	To Live	More Info...	3:20
3)	Martha Say	More Info...	3:44
4)	Theo And Weird Henry	More Info...	4:54
5)	Jackie Brown	More Info...	4:08
6)	Pop Singer	More Info...	2:49
7)	Void In My Heart	More Info...	2:33
8)	Mansions In Heaven	More Info...	3:06
9)	Sometimes A Great Notion	More Info...	3:34
10)	Country Gentleman	More Info...	3:19
11)	J.M.'s Question	More Info...	3:57
12)	Let It All Hang Out	More Info...	3:11

Tracks

Performer Notes

Personnel: John Cougar Mellencamp (vocals); Mike Wanchic (guitar, dobro, bass, background vocals); Larry Crane (guitar, mandolin); David Grissom (guitar); Lisa Germano (violin); John Cascella (accordion, keyboards); Toby Myers (bass, background vocals); Willie Weeks (bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums, percussion, background vocals), Crystal Taliefero (percussion); Pat Petersen, Georgia Jones (background vocals).
Recorded at Belmont Mall Studio, Belmont, Indiana between September 1988 & January 1989.
Personnel: Larry Crane (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); David Grissom (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Mike Wanchic (electric guitar, dobro, background vocals); Lisa Germano (violin); John Cascella (accordion, keyboards); Nancy Arnold (oboe); Toby Myers (bass guitar, background vocals); Willie Weeks (bass guitar); Kenny Aronoff (drums, percussion, background vocals); Crystal Taliefero (percussion, background vocals); Georgia Jones, Pat Peterson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: John Mellencamp; Mike Wanchic; Ross Hogarth.
Recording information: Belmont Mall Studio, Belmont, IN (09/1988/01/1989).
Photographer: Wayne Maser.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Crystal Taliefero; Kenny Aronoff ; Larry Crane ; Lisa Germano; Mike Wanchic; Toby Myers; John Cascella.
Continuing with the folk inclinations of The Lonesome Jubilee, John Mellencamp recorded his most ambitious and serious-minded album with Big Daddy. Mellencamp produced the record himself, giving the album a concise and stripped-down sound, which help give his songs the appearance of being gritty statements of truth. Unfortunately, Mellencamp isn't saying nearly as much as he believes he is, since his lyrics tend to be clichd and half-baked, making much of the album feel pompous and self-serving. This is only reinforced by the lack of rockers on Big Daddy, since he saves the most carefree moment -- a ripping cover of the Hombres' "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" -- for an unlisted bonus track. Still, when he does hit his target, like on the gentle "Jackie Brown," the stuttering, fiddle-driven "Sometimes a Great Notion," and even the self-pitying "Pop Singer," Mellencamp proves that his talents haven't abandoned him. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars

Q - 3 Stars - Good