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Limited vinyl LP pressing. The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 is the first greatest hits compilation album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, released by Mercury Records in 1997. It compiles Mellencamp's most popular material recorded during his first decade with Riva and Mercury Records, beginning with 1978's A Biography, up through 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee, with a new recording of Terry Reid's InchWithout ExpressionInch. Mellencamp picked the songs for the album and also came up with the title for the album. The album reached #33 on the Billboard 200. This album and Rough Harvest came about because, after leaving Mercury Records for Columbia Records, Mellencamp still owed the tag two more albums. Album Tracks 1. I Need a Lover 5 37 2. Ain't Even Done with the Night 4 38 3. Hurts So Good 3 39 4. Jack & Diane 4 15 5. Crumblin' Down 3 35 6. Pink Houses 4 44 7. Authority Song 3 49 8. Lonely Ol' Night 3 45 9. Small Town 3 40 10. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) 2 55 11. Paper in Fire 3 51 12. Cherry Bomb 4 49 13. Check It Out 4 20 14. Without Expression 5 05
