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| Session tracks & rarities from the heartland rocker. Under The Boardwalk, Wild Night (live), Farewell Angelina, bonus track and more. |
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| 1 Love and Happiness |
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| 2 In My Time of Dying |
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| 3 Between a Laugh and a Tear |
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| 4 Human Wheels |
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| 5 Rain on the Scarecrow |
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| 6 Farewell Angelina |
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| 7 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) |
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| 8 Jackie Brown |
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| 9 When Jesus Left Birmingham |
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| 10 The Full Catastrophe |
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| 11 Minutes to Memories |
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| 12 Under the Boardwalk |
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| 13 Wild Night |
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| 14 Seventh Son |
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Album Review
When John Mellencamp left Mercury Records for Columbia in 1997, he owed his longtime label two more albums -- one was a hits collection ("The Best That I Could Do"), the other was "Rough Harvest". Not quite a rarities collection, not quite a live album, "Rough Harvest" offers a selection of acoustic arrangements of Mellencamp's personal favorites (which happen to lean toward album tracks from the '90s), plus several covers recorded live at his studio, Belmont Mall, in 1997. On paper, this may seem like it's nothing more than a toss-off, just a way to fulfill contractual obligations, but it doesn't play that way. There's a warm feeling to the performances -- a nice, loose, off-the-cuff feeling that enhances the emotions in these low-key, subtly crafted songs. The newer songs benefit from this setting, as do familiar hits like "Rain On The Scarecrow" and "Jackie Brown" and the covers of "In My Time Of Dying," "Farewell Angelina," "Under The Boardwalk," and "Wild Night." This may be a gentle difference that only devoted fans will notice, but that's who this album was made for, and they'll undoubtedly enjoy this intimate record. [The 2005 reissue of "Rough Harvest" contained one bonus track: a version of Willie Dixon's "Seventh Son" recorded at Chess Studios in 1989.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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