''Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall'' is a live album by singer-songwriter

John Mellencamp John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrument ...

released on July 8, 2014 on

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. The album captures Mellencamp's live performance at Town Hall in New York City on July 31, 2003, in which he performed every track from his 2003 ''

Trouble No More ''Trouble No More'' is American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp's 18th studio album and his final recording for Columbia Records, released in 2003. It consists of blues and folk covers. A re-working of "To Washington" featuring ...

'' covers album as well as several other songs, including his own "Small Town", "Paper in Fire", and "Pink Houses". The album omits two songs he performed on the night—renditions of " House of the Rising Sun", a traditional folk song made popular by The Animals, and " The End of the World", a 1962 Skeeter Davis hit that was on the original ''

'' album. In his original review of this performance in ''

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'', Jon Pareles wrote that Mellencamp's "scruffy baritone and its deep-seated rasp are rooted in 1960's soul, and he treated the old songs the way he would treat his own: adding instrumental hooks and often using a broad-shouldered beat direct from the

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. He was seeking the spirit of the music, not its original performance style."

Track listing

CD and digital version

Stones in My Passway "Stones in My Passway" is a Delta blues song written by American blues musician Robert Johnson. He recorded it in Dallas, Texas, during his second to last session for producer Don Law on June 19, 1937. Music writer Greil Marcus describes it as ...

" ( Robert Johnson) #" Death Letter" ( Son House) #"To Washington" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) #"

Highway 61 Revisited ''Highway 61 Revisited'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 30, 1965, by Columbia Records. Having until then recorded mostly acoustic music, Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on ever ...

" (

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) #"Baltimore Oriole" ( Hoagy Carmichael/

Paul Francis Webster Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career Webster was born in New York City, United St ...

) #"Joliet Bound" ( Kansas Joe McCoy/ Memphis Minnie) #"Down in the Bottom" (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) #"Johnny Hart" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

) #"Diamond Joe" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) #"

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" (Traditional) #" Small Town" (Mellencamp) #"Lafayette" ( Lucinda Williams) #"Teardrops Will Fall" ( Gerry Granahan/Marion Smith) #"

Paper in Fire "Paper in Fire" is a song by American rock singer John Mellencamp John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his cat ...

" (Mellencamp) #" Pink Houses" (Mellencamp)

Vinyl version

Side one #"Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) #"Death Letter" (Son House) #"Joliet Bound" (Kansas Joe McCoy/Memphis Minnie) #"Highway 61 Revisited" (Bob Dylan) #"Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael/Paul Francis Webster) Side two #"Diamond Joe" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) #"Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) #"Small Town" (Mellencamp) #"Paper in Fire" (Mellencamp) #"Pink Houses" (Mellencamp)

References

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