Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Mobile Blue" 3:02
2. "Battle of Angels" 3:56
3. "Grandview" (featuring Martina McBride) 3:52
4. "Indigo Sunset" (featuring Carlene Carter) 3:31
5. "What Kind of Man Am I" (featuring Carlene Carter) 4:06
6. "All Night Talk Radio" 5:08
7. "Sugar Hill Mountain" (featuring Carlene Carter) 3:05
8. "You Are Blind" 3:18
9. "Damascus Road" (featuring Carlene Carter) 4:13
10. "Early Bird Cafe" 4:06
11. "Sad Clowns" 2:40
12. "My Soul's Got Wings" (featuring Carlene Carter) 2:58
13. "Easy Target" 2:45
Target bonus tracks
14. "Grandview" (acoustic) 3:58
15. "What Kind of Man Am I" (acoustic) 4:08
John Mellencamp Band Members / Musicians
John Mellencamp – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
Carlene Carter – duet vocals, background vocals
Andy York – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mike Wanchic – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
John Gunnell – bass
Dane Clark – drums
Miriam Sturm – violin
Troye Kinnett – keyboards
Lily & Madeleine – background vocals ("What Kind of Man Am I")
Christie Brinkley – background vocals ("What Kind of Man Am I")
Toby Myers – electric bass ("Grandview" and "All Night Talk Radio")
Stan Lynch – drums ("Grandview")
Izzy Stradlin – electric guitar ("Grandview")
Kenny Aronoff – drums and percussion ("All Night Talk Radio")
Sad Clowns & Hillbillies is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp. It was released on April 28, 2017 by Republic Records. The album features significant contributions from Carlene Carter, who worked with Mellencamp on Ithaca, the movie he scored for Meg Ryan; she sang on the track 'Sugar Hill Mountain' for the soundtrack (later included on Sad Clowns & Hillbillies). Carter opened every show of Mellencamp's 2015–2016 Plain Spoken Tour.
