John Mellencamp - A Biography (1978)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side One
1. "Born Reckless" 4:35
2. "Factory" 3:02
3. "Night Slumming" 4:40
4. "Taxi Dancer" 4:05
5. "I Need a Lover" 5:37
Side Two
1. "Alley of the Angels" 3:58
2. "High C Cherrie" 4:58
3. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" 3:56
4. "Let Them Run Your Lives" 5:55
5. "Goodnight" 2:05
John Mellencamp Band Members / Musicians
Johnny Cougar – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals
Brian BecVar – keyboards, background vocals
Larry Crane – guitars, background vocals
Robert "Ferd" Frank – bass, background vocals
Tom Knowles – drums, background vocals
Andy Mackay – saxophones
Ann Odell – string arrangement on "Taxi Dancer"
David Steen – photography
A Biography is John Mellencamp's 2nd released album (third recorded), and last credited to his then-stage name "Johnny Cougar." Recorded in London, it was released in the UK and Australia by Riva Records on March 6, 1978.
Due to poor sales of Mellencamp's debut album, Chestnut Street Incident, A Biography did not receive a U.S. release upon its 1978 debut. Two of its tracks, "Taxi Dancer" and the single "I Need a Lover," were also included on his 1979 album John Cougar, which was released in the U.S.
