Whenever We Wanted
1991 studio album by John Mellencamp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whenever We Wanted is American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp's 11th album, and the first to be credited simply to Mellencamp's given name (i.e., without "Cougar" in the name).
Whenever We Wanted | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 8, 1991 | |||
Recorded | April–June 1991 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:45 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | John Mellencamp | |||
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Singles from Whenever We Wanted | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B[1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Rolling Stone | link |
The album reached the top 20 and went platinum.[3] It includes the hits "Get A Leg Up" (#1 for three weeks on the Album Rock Tracks chart), "Now More Than Ever" (#3 on the Album Rock Tracks chart), "Last Chance" (#12 on the Album Rock Tracks chart), and "Again Tonight" (#1 for two weeks on the Album Rock Tracks chart). "Get A Leg Up" (#14) and "Again Tonight" (#36) also cracked the Billboard Hot 100.
Entertainment Weekly gave the album a positive review, stating: "To Mellencamp's credit, even though 'Whenever We Wanted' delivers his signature rock & roll punch, he doesn't try to. That Mellencamp still has the courage to make depressing assessments in a pop context is a victory that outweighs the record's other shortcomings."
Mellencamp later said the album was an attempt to "write American Fool with better lyrics" after a fan mentioned the previous two albums "had nothing about sex on them." This inspired him to write less about problems in the heartland and "get back to the basics."[3]