John Mellencamp's eagerly anticipated new album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, produced by T Bone Burnett, was released on July 15 by Hear Music at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as traditional music retail. The album is the very first ever release employing the ΧΟΔΕ (CODE) format, developed by Burnett and his team, offering high resolution audio playable through any DVD player. All copies are packaged with a standard CD at no additional charge. Hear Music is also releasing the album on vinyl, as well, to address the analog renaissance.
1. Longest Days
2. My Sweet Love
3. If I Die Sudden
4. Troubled Land
5. Young Without Lovers
6. John Cockers
7. Don't Need This Body
8. A Ride Back Home
9. Without A Shot
10. Jena
11. Mean
12. County Fair
13. For The Children
14. A Brand New Song
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John Mellencamp "My Sweet Love" Social Network Contest
Help blast John Mellencamp's new single "My Sweet Love" out speakers across the internet and win an autographed Fender Squier Telecaster Guitar! Click HERE to enter and learn more.
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Life, Death, Love and Freedom Vinyl Released!
John's critically acclaimed album Life, Death, Love and Freedom was released this week on vinyl for enjoyment by record and analog purists. It looks amazing and is a cool collectable. The vinyl version is available at select retailers, click HERE to order the vinyl online.
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Life, Death, Love and Freedom E-card!
Looking for a one stop place to send your friends and family to learn about the album, hear some of the new songs and find links to John's key websites? Send them over to check out the LDL&F e-card! There is a send to friend function on the e-card, try it out today!
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Promote Life, Death, Love and Freedom on YOUR Website!
Do you have a website? A social network page (MySpace/Facebook/Imeem/YouTube etc.)? Then consider posting one of our promo banners for John's new album on your page! Click HERE to check out the promo banners.
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Life, Death, Love and Freedom Debuts on Billboard Album Charts at #7!
John's new critically-acclaimed album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom debuts on the Billboard Top 200 album charts at #7 with approximately 56,000 copies sold!
The album follows up last year's JM album Freedom's Road which sold an equal amount of copies in the first week and also debuted in the top 10! Life, Death, Love and Freedom is John's 2nd consecutive album, and 9th total, to go Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200. John's career includes 19 albums that have charted!
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Life, Death, Love and Freedom a Groundbreaking Audio Release
Not only is John's new album notable and groundbreaking for the songwriting and musical content, it is equally acclaimed for being groundbreaking in terms of the music technology utilized. The release marks a high point for the music industry in the amount of options an artist provides to their fans to listen to their album for the standard price of a single CD.
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Life, Death, Love and Freedom - Listen to it NOW on AOL's Listening Party
John's new album is featured on AOL.com's Listening Party. Click HERE to listen to the entire album!
Post your thoughts about the album on the Mellencamp MESSAGE BOARD!
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Tonight Show with Jay Leno Performance - "Don't Need This Body"
John recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. John was joined by producer T Bone Burnett and several members of his band. They performed "Don't Need This Body" from John's new album. Click HERE to watch the video.
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Australian Interview with Molly Meldrum
John recently visited with famed Australian TV host Molly Meldrum and discussed his new album and upcoming Australian tour. Click HERE to watch the video.
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CBS The Late Show with David Letterman Interview and Performance
John and band performed live on CBS's The Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday, July 17th. John was interviewed by Dave during the first segment and then performed "Troubled Land" from his new album. Click HERE and HERE to watch the interview and performance.
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CBS Early Show Interview on YouTube!
John and band performed live, from Chicago, on CBS's The Early Show on Monday, July 21st. John was interviewed by Harry Smith about the new album. Click HERE to watch the video.
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Check out the Life, Death, Love and Freedom Listening Party on CMT!
Haven't heard John's incredible new album yet? Why not listen to the FULL album on CMT's Listening Party! Click HERE to check it out.
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Check Out the NEW "My Sweet Love" Video on YouTube!
Check out the official "My Sweet Love" video; the first single from John's new album on YouTube.com. The video was recently filmed in Savannah, GA featuring Karen Fairchild from Little Big Town singing with John. Click HERE to watch the video.
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Vote John's "My Sweet Love" Video on VH1!
John's new video, "My Sweet Love," is on the ballot for VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown. Head over to VH1.com and vote for it today!
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"My Sweet Love" - The First Single
The first single from John's new album is the track "My Sweet Love"! Click play on the player at the top of this Mellencamp.com to listen NOW! "My Sweet Love" has been sent out to radio stations nationwide.
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New Album Preview - Download "Longest Days" on VanityFair.com
John is offering a preview of his new album in the form of a FREE MP3 download of the album's first track, "Longest Days," through VanityFair.com. Click HERE to download "Longest Days."
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Check Out the Life, Death, Love and Freedom Documentary
Concord records has posted the an excerpt of the Life, Death, Love and Freedom documentary for all to see on YouTube.com. This video is an excerpt from a larger, forthcoming piece directed by Matt Robertson. Matt is also the director of the "My Sweet Love" online video and our recent website tour clips. Click HERE to head over to YouTube to post your comments and rate the video.
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"My Sweet Love" - Check Out The Web Only Video
"My Sweet Love," the first single from John's new album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, in stores July 15th, has a new web-only video! Watch the web-only video now on YouTube! Be sure to rate it, leave a comment, share it with your friends and add it to your personal web page/blog/social networking site! While at YouTube, be sure to visit John's official YouTube page for lots of other fantastic Mellencamp clips to watch.
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"Jena" - Music Video
Here is what John has to say about "Jena:" "I am not a journalist, I am a songwriter and in the spirit and tradition of the minstrel, I am telling a story in this song.
The story is not, strictly speaking, about the town of Jena or this specific incident but of racism in America.
The song was not written as an indictment of the people of Jena but, rather, as a condemnation of racism, a problem which I've reflected in many songs, a problem that still plagues our country today."
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John Mellencamp to Release New Album
John Mellencamp's eagerly anticipated new album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, produced by T Bone Burnett, will be released July 15 by Hear Music at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as traditional music retail.
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