American Fool

American Fool
Studio album by
John Cougar
ReleasedApril 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)
Studio
Genre
Length34:26
LabelRiva
Producer
John Cougar chronology
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
(1980)		 American Fool
(1982)		 The Kid Inside
(1983)
Singles from American Fool
  1. "Hurts So Good"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "Jack & Diane"
    Released: July 1982
  3. "Hand to Hold On To"
    Released: October 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB
Rolling Stone

American Fool is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (credited as John Cougar), released on April 12, 1982. The album was his commercial breakthrough, holding the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 album chart for nine consecutive weeks. A remastered version of American Fool was released on Mercury/Island/UMe on March 29, 2005; it includes one bonus track, the previously unreleased title track.

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