Dance Naked
Album by John Mellencamp
Released	21 June 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rock
Length	29:10
Label	Mercury Records
Producer(s)	John Mellencamp and Mike Wanchic
Professional reviews
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John Mellencamp chronology
Human Wheels (1993)	Dance Naked (1994)	Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)

Dance Naked is a rock album by John Mellencamp released in 1994. The album was released in response to the record companies accusations that Mellencamp's previous album, Human Wheels, didn't "fit the format". Mellencamp was irritated with this remark, feeling that none of his albums ever fitted the format. As a result, he wrote several purposefully radio-friendly songs and recorded them within the span of 14 days at the Belmont Mall Studio in Indiana, intending to show the lack of effort required to produce the type of album they were asking for. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Mr. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Although Mellencamp claims that Dance Naked was merely an easy output to give the company what it wanted, the album was still well recieved. The most notable accomplishment was the largely successful single "Wild Night", a cover of the 1971 song by Van Morrison. The song featured Me'shell Ndegeocello on a duet with Mellencamp as well as the prominent bass lead. The single reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100 and charted at #1 on the Adult Contemporary List for 8 weeks. The album itself reached #13 on the Billboard 200 and produced several music videos: two versions for "Wild Night", another for the title track "Dance Naked", and two un-released videos for "L.U.V." and "Another Sunny Day 12/25". George Ivan Van Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is an Irish singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Meshell Ndegeocello on the cover of her album Comfort Woman Meshell Ndegeocello is an African-American singer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. ...

Dance Naked was re-mastered and re-released on July 19, 2005 along with three other Mellencamp albums. The re-mastered edition includes an acoustic version of "Wild Night" as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs by John Mellencamp, except where noted. John Mellencamp, Circa 1996. ...

1. "Dance Naked" - 3:00
2. "Brothers" - 3:14
3. "When Margaret Comes To Town" - 3:20
4. "Wild Night" (Morrison)- 3:27
5. "L.U.V." - 3:01
6. "Another Sunny Day 12/25" (John Mellencamp/George M. Green) - 3:02
7. "Too Much To Think About" - 3:02
8. "The Big Jack" (John Mellencamp/George M. Green) - 3:23
9. "The Breakout" (John Mellencamp/George M. Green) - 3:37