Strictly A One-Eyed Jack is Mellencamp’s 24th studio album, a raw and reflective collection recorded at Belmont Mall Studios in Indiana. Produced by Mellencamp himself, the album channels a single character’s voice across its twelve tracks—gritty, weathered, and introspective. Bruce Springsteen joins on three songs, including the standout duet “Wasted Days.” With sparse arrangements and lyrical depth, this stereo LP captures the spirit of Americana storytelling and late-career candor.

Tracklist:

1. I Always Lie To Strangers
2. Driving In The Rain
3. I Am A Man That Worries
4. Streets Of Galilee
5. Sweet Honey Brown
6. Did You Say Such A Thing (feat. Bruce Springsteen)
7. Gone So Soon
8. Wasted Days (feat. Bruce Springsteen)
9. Simply A One-Eyed Jack
10. Chasing Rainbows
11. Lie To Me
12. A Life Full Of Rain (feat. Bruce Springsteen)

Features:

• Stereo LP edition
• Worldwide release via Republic Records
• Produced by John Mellencamp
• Guest performances by Bruce Springsteen
• Cover painting by Speck Mellencamp
• Recorded and mixed by David Leonard
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
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