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The following year, the singer changed his billing to John Cougar Mellencamp, and his chart successes continued with "Uh-Huh" in 1983 and "Scarecrow" in 1985. Many of his songs were now dealing with social problems, and he was one of the organizers of the Farm Aid series of benefit concerts. His straight-ahead rock numbers also brought a string of big hits in the late '80s, such as "Small Town," "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.," "Paper in Fire" and "Cherry Bomb."
In 1992, John Mellencamp directed and starred in the movie Falling From Grace. Despite radio's dismal reception to 1993's album "Human Wheels," he made a strong comeback with "Dance Naked" and its Top 10 cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night." He suffered a major heart attack shortly after the release of "Dance Naked" and was sidelined for more than a year. John Mellencamp returned in 1996 with "Mr. Happy Go Lucky," augmented by the work of noted dance music producer Junior Vasquez. The album spawned the catchy hit single "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)." In 1997, Mercury Records released "The Best That I Could Do (1978-1988)." That collection of hits has sold 3 million copies, while "American Fool" and "Scarecrow" have been certified for sales of 5 million each. "Lonesome Jubilee" and "Uh-Huh" rest at 3 million, and six other albums have been certified platinum. After parting ways with Mercury, a self-titled album arrived on Columbia in 1998, and "Cuttin' Heads" followed in 2001. Both have been certified gold. The blues album, "Trouble No More", was released in 2003. Hit songs include --
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