Track Listings
1. Dance Naked
2. Brothers
3. When Margeret Comes To Town
4. Wild Night
5. L.U.V.
6. Another Sunny Day 12/25
7. Too Much To Think About
8. The Big Jack
9. The Breakout
Track Listings
1. Dance Naked
2. Brothers
3. When Margeret Comes To Town
4. Wild Night
5. L.U.V.
6. Another Sunny Day 12/25
7. Too Much To Think About
8. The Big Jack
9. The Breakout
Melanie W. (novelwriter) from SURFSIDE BCH, SC Reviewed on 11/3/2007...
This is one of John Mellencamp's better cd's. I don't know if it is my favorite but I like this one a lot.
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CD Reviews
A Little Soft in the Middle
Brian D. Rubendall | Oakton, VA | 11/20/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Dance Naked," which just barely exceeds EP length at nine tracks and less than forty minutes, is nevertheless an adventuresome album for this artist. The album starts with three songs, including the title track, "Brothers" and "When Margaret Comes to Town," that are a deviation from Mellencamp's usual straightforward storytelling style. Instead, he uses catchy rhythms and repetetive choruses to a fine sonic effect. Unfortunately, the disc loses momentum with the fairly uninteresting (but nevertheless massively popular) cover version of "Wild Night." Van Morrison's original version is far superior. Then comes the rather dopey "l.u.v.," typical of the kinds of lyrical bludenrs Mellencamp occasionally pulls. Fortunately, he gets back to the good stuff with "Big Jack" and album ends as strongly as it began. Mellencamp needed to do something different in order to reenergize his career. With "Dance Naked," he did so, and was mostly successful."
Mellencamp Bares All
Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 02/07/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Dance Naked was a surprise release by John Mellencamp. The album was released only a few months after Human wheels and was spurred on by his biggest hit of the 90's (and since Cherry Bomb in 1988), the Van Morrison cover "Wild Night". Me'shell NdegeOcello duets with Mr. Mellencamp and her pulsating bass provides a strong backbone to the song. The party atmosphere of that song is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album. The album's title is appropriate as the other songs are barer in nature. The title track, "Another Sunny Day 12/25", "L.U.V." and "The Big Jack" are especially strong. coupled with Human Wheels, Dance Naked find Mr. Mellencamp will to expose himself to the public."
Just too short John! But not a bad CD
Paul HItch | Kununurra, Australia | 12/21/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Thanks for reading. Barely a half hour long ( JUST OVER 29 MINS ), this CD is way too short!
Has some great songs though. I really like the title track and " When margaret comes to town"
Not as gritty as some of his work, but most fans will appreciate the style and content as familiar, solid music from this great singer/ songwriter.
My CD also came with a bonus CD, that had another 5 tracks ( live mixs, acoustic versions etc ) on it, making this a worthwhile purchase for me. (I admit I rarely listen to that though.)
Overall for fans only I think
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Too short!
G. Sawaged | Canada | 12/17/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is really a good album, every song, from the hit "Wild Night" with Me'shell Ndegeocello is a good song, but why only 9 songs? It's not even like they are long. The longest is only 3 minutes 37 seconds. But, despite that fact, this album rocks. And in the tradition of Springsteen his songs tell stories of everyday life... "Brothers" is a Cain and Abel type of story, "Another Sunny Day" is a poignant song in the folk style about the state of the world. This album is so good, it really makes you wish it was at least one-more-song longer."
Mellencamp never fails to please!
DanD | 05/28/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"DANCE NAKED is a great rock/folk album. Take "Brothers," a story about two brothers who just don't get along...in fact hate each other. Or the title track, which remains romantic even though he's basically asking his girl to strip for him. Or "L.U.V.", a politcally-aimed song of what's wrong in the world. Or "Another Sunny Day", about the future and a man's hope how it will all turn out. Or...Dear God, every song on this album is good. All nine of them shine with expert songwriting (even the remake of Van Morrison's "Wild Night") and superb instrumentalism. DANCE NAKED may not be Mellencamp's best (he's had a lot of time to record albums), but it's certainly right up there. A must for fans of the genre, or Mellencamp's legions of fans."