Plain Spoken

Plain Spoken
Studio album by
John Mellencamp
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioBelmont Mall, (Belmont, Indiana)
Genre
Length43:40
LabelRepublic
John Mellencamp chronology
Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall
(2014) 		Plain Spoken
(2014) 		Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pop-Topia[1]
Team Rock[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
New York Daily News[4]
AllMusic[5]
PopMatters[6]

Plain Spoken is the 22nd studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp. It was released on September 23, 2014 by Republic Records.[6][7] Plain Spoken marks the first project of Mellencamp's new lifetime recording contract with Republic Records. The album's cover photo was taken by actress Meg Ryan.

  1. ^ Jay Roberts (October 5, 2014). "John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken". Pop-Topia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Chris Roberts (September 23, 2014). "John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken". TeamRock.
  3. ^ Jon Dolan (September 23, 2014). "Plain Spoken". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Jim Farber (September 23, 2014). "Music's Super Tuesday: A flood of releases from Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Jennifer Hudson, Jeff Tweedy, Imelda May, Leonard Cohen, Gary Clark Jr. and more". New York Daily News.
  5. ^ "Plain Spoken". AllMusic.
  6. ^ a b "Plain Spoken". PopMatters.
  7. ^ "John Mellencamp Signs 'Lifetime' Deal With Republic; New Album This Fall". Billboard. May 29, 2014.