John Mellencamp returns today (December 7th) with his 24th album, Other People’s Stuff. The album, which includes covers of older material recorded over the course of his career, includes such highlights as the well-worn civil rights anthem “Keep You Eyes On The Prize,” Merle Travis‘ song “Dark As A Dungeon,” and the great American ballad, “Wreck Of The Old ’97.”
It was posted on Mellencamp.com, “Culled from seminal albums, compilations, unearthed sessions and documentaries, this record serves as a proud homage to some of the greatest songs in history. For the album, Mellencamp recorded a brand-new version of ‘Eyes On The Prize,’ which was originally performed at The White House. Mellencamp was asked by the Obama administration to perform for the 2010 Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement event. Mellencamp said of the new set, ‘Most, if not all, of the songs on Other People’s Stuff come from the ‘Great American Songbook.’ These are songs that have been recorded over the last 40 years of my career, but had never been put together as one piece of work. Now, they have.’”
The tracklisting for John Mellencamp’s Other People’s Stuff is:
“To The River” (originally from 1993’s Human Wheels)
“Gambling Bar Room Blues” (originally from 1997’s The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers — A Tribute)
“Teardrops Will Fall” (originally from 2003’s Trouble No More)
“In My Time Of Dying” (originally from 1997’s Rough Harvest)
“Mobile Blue” (originally from 2017’s Sad Clowns & Hillbillies)
“Eyes On The Prize” (originally performed at The White House in 2010)
“Dark As A Dungeon” (originally from the 2017 National Geographic Channel documentary From The Ashes)
“Stones in My Passway” (originally from 2003’s Trouble No More)
“Wreck Of The Old 97” (originally from 2004’s The Rose And The Briar)
“I Don’t Know Why I Love You” (originally from 2003’s An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder’s Songs)
