| Uh-Huh | ||||
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| Released | October 25, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Jackson County, Indiana July 1983 | |||
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| Length | 32:59 | |||
| Label | Riva | |||
| Producer | John Mellencamp, Don Gehman | |||
| John Cougar Mellencamp chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
Uh-Huh is a 1983 album by John Cougar Mellencamp and a transition from his early work under the names Johnny Cougar and John Cougar. It was Mellencamp's seventh studio album and the first in which he used his real last name. It charted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
Uh-Huh contains three top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits: "Crumblin' Down" (#9), "Pink Houses" (#8), and "Authority Song" (#15). In 1989, it was ranked No. 32 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s.
The remastered version was released on March 29, 2005 on Mercury/Island/UMe and includes one bonus track.[5]
- ^ Considine, J.D. (2004). "John "Cougar" Mellencamp". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 536–537. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2278".
- ^ "Uh-Huh". Rolling Stone. 8 December 1983.
- ^ "John Mellencamp – Official Website :: Discography".