Chestnut Street Incident

Chestnut Street Incident
Studio album by Johnny Cougar
Released	October 1, 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Heartland rock
Length	39:45
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Defries
Johnny Cougar chronology
Chestnut Street Incident (1976) A Biography (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Chestnut Street Incident is the debut album by John Mellencamp, then known as Johnny Cougar, released in 1976.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Cougar (a.k.a. John Mellencamp); except where indicated

1. "American Dream" – 2:21
2. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Bill Dees, Roy Orbison) – 2:54
3. "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:11
4. "Dream Killing Town" (Cougar, George M. Green) – 3:20
5. "Supergirl" (Aldo Legui, Bob Marcus) – 2:37
6. "Chestnut Street" – 3:18
7. "Good Girls" – 3:09
8. "Do You Believe in Magic?" (John Sebastian) – 2:38
9. "Twentieth Century Fox" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison) – 2:14
10. "Chestnut Street Revisited" – 5:22
11. "Sad Lady" (Cougar, George M. Green) – 3:26
12. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield)* [bonus] – 2:32
13. "I Need Somebody Baby" (Iggy Pop, James Williamson)* [bonus] – 3:43

Personnel

• Johnny Cougar (John Mellencamp) – vocals, guitar
• Larry Crane - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Bergman – drums
• Mike Boyer – guitar
• Kirk Butler – synthesizer, percussion
• David Parman - bass, guitar, backing vocals
• Jerome Deupree – drums
• Wayne Hall – saxophone
• Michael Kamen – keyboards
• Richard Kelly – African guitar
• David Mansfield – steel guitar, mandolin, violin
• Hilly Michaels – drums
• Mick Ronson – guitar
• Mike Wanchic – guitar
• Tom Wince – keyboards, chimes

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review
3. Rolling Stone Album Guide