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Chestnut Street Incident is the debut studio album by John Mellencamp, then known as "Johnny Cougar," released in 1976. Signing on with David Bowie's manager, Tony Defries, Mellencamp travelled to New York City to cut this first album. DeFries would also go on to produce the album as well.
Oct 3, 2016 · MCA. John Mellencamp would likely be the first to admit Chestnut Street Incident, his debut album, isn’t his favorite. Most casual fans don't even know it exists. Mellencamp doesn’t...
May 16, 2012 · Next up for Johnny Cougar was The Kid Inside, which MCA refused to release and then dropped Mellencamp from the label (it probably didn’t help that Chestnut Street only sold 12,000 copies). In 1983 Tony DeFries tried to cash in on his former client’s fame and released the album.
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Chestnut Street Incident by John Cougar, John Mellencamp released in 1976. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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The lesson of Mellencamp’s career is that not every worthwhile rocker starts off as a diamond in the rough. Listening to Chestnut Street Incident , one can’t help but hear how desperately John ...
Mellencamp recorded The Kid Inside, the follow-up to Chestnut Street Incident, in 1977, but DeFries eventually decided against releasing the album, and Mellencamp was dropped from MCA records (DeFries finally released The Kid Inside in early 1983, after Mellencamp achieved stardom).
