Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
| Sad Clowns & Hillbillies | ||||
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| Released | April 28, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | December 2015–February 2016 | |||
| Studio | Belmont Mall (Belmont, Indiana) | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 46:38 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
| Producer | John Mellencamp | |||
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| Carlene Carter chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10 |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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Sad Clowns & Hillbillies is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp. It was released on April 28, 2017 by Republic Records. The album features significant contributions from Carlene Carter, who worked with Mellencamp on Ithaca, the movie he scored for Meg Ryan; she sang on the track 'Sugar Hill Mountain' for the soundtrack (later included on Sad Clowns & Hillbillies). Carter opened every show of Mellencamp's 2015–2016 Plain Spoken Tour.