Album · 1996
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
Tracklist
1
Overture
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
1:56
2
Jerry
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
4:24
3
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
4:54
4
Just Another Day
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
3:48
5
This May Not Be the End of the World
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
5:29
6
Emotional Love
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
3:20
7
Mr. Bellows
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
5:34
8
The Full Catastrophe
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
3:11
9
Circling Around the Moon
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
6:15
10
Large World Turning
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
3:55
11
Jackamo Road
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
1:38
12
Life Is Hard
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
3:16
In print
First pressed 1996, still pressed 2005 — 31 pressings across 12 countries.
Credits
Corsillo/Manzone
Art Direction
Design Monsters
Art Direction
Vartan
Art Direction
Hud Mellencamp
Artwork · cover [kids on cover]
Justice Mellencamp
Artwork · cover [kids on cover]
Speck Mellencamp
Artwork · cover [boy-dog]
Tornado Design
Design
David Leonard
Engineer
Dennis Mitchell
Engineer
Justin Niebank
Engineer
Marc Alan Goodman
Engineer
Rick Fettig
Engineer
Dennis Riggins (2)
Instrument · saxophone
Harvey Phillips
Instrument · tuba
Jeff Pedersen
Instrument · organ
Jeffrey Meyers
Instrument · bass, backing vocals [background vocals], keyboards, percussion
Jeffrey Pederson
Instrument · organ
Jimmy Ryser
Instrument · violin, backing vocals, other [peep show]
Kenny Aronoff
Instrument · drums, percussion, loops, vibraphone [vibes]
Milton Davis
Instrument · bass
Miriam Sturm
Instrument · violin, arranged by [the overture and old people talking about happiness]
Raphael Saadiq
Instrument · bass, backing vocals
Tim Riggins
Instrument · trombone
Toby Myers
Instrument · bass, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
Kaoruko Togo
Liner Notes
Bob Ludwig
Mastering
Andy York
Mix
James McLaughlin
Photography
James McLoughlin
Photography
Mary Ellen Mark
Photography
Ryan Null
Photography
Samuel Bayer
Photography
John Mellencamp
Producer
Junior Vasquez
Producer · co-producer
Little Bastard
Producer
Michael B. Wanchic
Producer · co-producer
DJ Gomi
Programming
Joey Moskowitz
Programming
Moe Z MD
Programming
Pat Peterson
Vocal · backing vocals
Suzanne Ronson
Vocal · voice [laughter]
George Green
Writer