acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals Larry Crane
art direction, design Bob Cato
band Kenny Aronoff
band Larry Crane
band Mike Wanchic
band Toby Myers
drums, tambourine, vibraphone [vibes], backing vocals Kenny Aronoff
electric bass, backing vocals Toby Myers
electric guitar, vocals [cameo shadow vocals] Mike Wanchic
engineer Don Gehman
engineer Greg Edward
engineer [assistant engineer] Rick Fettig
engineer [maintenance engineer] Ross Alexander
guest, keyboards John Cascella
management Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.
management Tommy Mottola
mastered by [mastering engineer] Bob Ludwig
mixed by Don Gehman
mixed by George Tutko
mixed by Greg Edward
photography by Marc Hauser
producer Don Gehman
producer Little Bastard
Recorded At Belmont Mall Studio
Mixed At Belmont Mall Studio
Mixed At Rumbo Recorders
Mastered At Masterdisk
Pressed By Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Manufactured By Polygram Records, Inc.
Marketed By Polygram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) John Mellencamp
Copyright (c) John Mellencamp
Published By Riva Music, Inc.
Published By Riva Music Ltd.
53 on labels and ᐉ stamp in runouts denotes a [l277410] pressing.

This album is dedicated to Speck Mellencamp November 4, 1903-December 28, 1983
Recorded and Mixed at: Belmont Mall Studio-Belmont, Indiana-March-June 1985 except *(B1) mixed at Rumbo Studio, LA.
A1: Recorded Fri. Mar. 29, 1985 @ 5:00 P.M.
A2: Recorded Wed. Mar. 27, 1985 @ 7:00 P.M.
A3: Recorded Wed. Apr. 17, 1985 @ 12:00 Noon
A4: Recorded Mon. Apr. 22, 1985 @ 4:30 P.M.
A5: Recorded Tues. Apr. 9, 1985 @ 10:00 P.M.
A6: Recorded Fri. Apr. 19, 1985 @ 1:30 P.M.
B1: Recorded Mon. Apr. 8, 1985 @ 5:00 P.M.
B2: Recorded Thurs. Apr. 11, 1985 @ 9:00 P.M.
B3: Recorded Wed. Mar. 20, 1985 @ 12:00 Noon; Re-recorded Fri. Mar. 22, 1985 @ 9:00 P.M.
B4: Recorded Mon. Apr. 29, 1985 @ 11:30 A.M.
B5: Recorded Apr. 25, 1985 @ 12:30 P.M.

All songs published by Riva Music Inc. (ASCAP) except *(A1, A4) published by Riva Music Inc. (ASCAP) Riva Music Ltd. (PRS)
A2: Public Domain

Printed in the USA

Special Thanks To: O. J. Sloane. R.V., Denny, Greg Edward and Don Gehman for studio design
Also available on Cassette (824 865-4 M-1) and Compact Disc (824 865-2 M-1).

Cat # 422-824 865-1 M-1 appears on the label.
Cat # 824 865-1 M-1 appears on the spine and inner sleeve, bottom-left.

Pressing Plant ID: 53 (Labels)
Barcode: 0 422-824865-1 6 (Text)
Barcode: 042282486516 (Scanned)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: PRS (A1, A4)
Other: 0501 (Outer and inner sleeves)
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