Sad Clowns & Hillbillies NEW John Mellencamp CD Carlene Carter Kenny Aronoff

Description: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL. FROM WIKI: "Mellencamp and Carter gave the first glimpse into the project by debuting two songs ("Indigo Sunset" and "My Soul's Got Wings") live during their 2016 concerts, and Mellencamp released "Easy Target," his "reflection on the state of our country", on January 19, 2017 the eve of the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. "My Soul's Got Wings" features music written by Mellencamp and lyrics written by folk legendWoody Guthrie, one of Mellencamp's heroes and primary influences. Although initially billed as a duets album,Sad Clowns & Hillbilliesdoes not strictly consist of duets. Mellencamp and Carter sing together on only five of the album's 13 songs. "Sad Clowns and Hillbilliesis a wonderful conglomeration of [John's] songs and my songs", Carter toldPacific University. "Some are duets and some are by themselves it's different, but really kind of the way John and I roll. We are very like-minded and on musical ground that really feels right. It's been quite a wonderful ride".[12] In 2016, Mellencamp toldUSA Today: "We wrote a couple of songs together, and she wrote some and I wrote some."[13] The album contains several songs Mellencamp originally wrote for other projects, including "Sugar Hill Mountain", which was originally written forIthaca, and a pair of songs ("What Kind of Man Am I" and "You Are Blind") fromGhost Brothers of Darkland County. The album's second single, "Grandview", was written in the early 1990s by Mellencamp's cousin, Bobby Clark (Mellencamp has a co-writing credit he contributed to the melody and the arrangement), who plays in a band in Indiana. Country starMartina McBridesings the song's bridge. McBride said of her involvement: "At that time... the head of both of our labels wasScott Borchettaand he just put it together. I was just thrilled to do it because [Mellencamp] has been a part of the soundtrack of my life".[14] "All Night Talk Radio" was originally recorded for potential inclusion on Mellencamp's 1996 albumMr. Happy Go Luckybut didn't make the final track listing. The version included onSad Clowns & Hillbilliesis from the mid-1990sMr. Happy Go Luckyrecording sessions, but Mellencamp added a few new elements to the recording, such as backing vocals from Carter. There are also two covers songs on the album the first is "Mobile Blue" fromMickey Newbury's 1971 albumFrisco Mabel Joy, the second is the little-known 1970 Jerry Hahn Brotherhood folk song "Early Bird Cafe," which Mellencamp has covered at various times throughout his career on solo acoustic guitar. Mellencamp saw the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood open forFrank Zappain the early 1970s at Middle Earth in Indianapolis and has had an affinity for "Early Bird Cafe" ever since. In 2009, he performed "Early Bird Cafe" solo acoustic on theNPRshowFresh Airand told hostTeri Grossthat it is his "party song.""

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