American Fool

American Fool is the fifth studio album by John Mellencamp, released under the stage name John Cougar in 1982. The album was his commercial breakthrough, holding the No. 1 position on the Billboard album chart for nine consecutive weeks.

American Fool
Studio album by
John Cougar
ReleasedApril 27, 1982 (1982-04-27)
Studio
GenreRock, heartland rock
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
Robert ChristgauB
Rolling Stone

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.

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