American Fool

American Fool
Studio album by
John Cougar
ReleasedApril 27, 1982 (1982-04-27)
Studio
Genre
Length34:26
LabelRiva
ProducerJohn Mellencamp, Don Gehman
John Cougar chronology
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
(1980) 		American Fool
(1982) 		The Kid Inside
(1983)
Singles from American Fool
  1. "Hurts So Good"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "Jack & Diane"
    Released: July 1982
  3. "Hand to Hold On To"
    Released: October 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

American Fool is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar, released on April 27, 1982. The album was his commercial breakthrough, holding the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 album chart for nine consecutive weeks. A remastered version of American Fool was released on Mercury/Island/UMe on March 29, 2005; it includes one bonus track, the previously unreleased title track.[4]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "American Fool". Allmusic. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Artist 688". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Emerson, Ken (September 2, 1982). "American Fool". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  4. ^ "John Mellencamp - Official Website :: Discography". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21.