Since neither Chestnut Street Incident or The Kid Inside generated much attention, John Cougar's third album, A Biography, wasn't released in America. Ironically, it was his best effort yet, featuring a harder and genuinely rocking backbeat and, in the silly but catchy "I Need a Lover," his first good song. The rest of the album didn't even come close to matching those heights, yet the song indicated that Mellencamp had talent -- he just wasn't sure how to access it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
A Biography
01/01/1978
All Music Guide Review
A Biography Track Listing
Credits of A Biography
- Andy Mackay
- Saxophone
- John Mellencamp
- Main Performer, ?
- Larry Crane
- Guitar
- Robert Frank
- Bass
- Tom Knowles
- Drums


















Plus