Old Enough to Forget

Lonesome Jubilee introduced the world to John Mellencamp ... no more John Cougar, or John Cougar Mellencamp ... it was John Mellencamp thank you very much. John's transformation into a full-fledged folk rock (Americana is the term that would later be applied, but at the time this is just roots rock) hero was complete. While John had maintained his multi-platinum run in the States, here in Canada he would find his greatest commercial success with Lonesome Jubilee . His previous three releases, American Fool , Uh-Huh , and Scarecrow all sold in excess of 500,000 copies. That's the equivalent of an RIAA gold album from a population literally ten times smaller than our neighbours to the south. With Lonesome Jubilee he moved over 600,000, and this would be the peak of his popularity, at least in terms of commercial album sales. He's never stopped creating music and has released another sixteen albums, the last being Orpheus Descending (2023). However, for me, this was reall...