No Better Than This
| No Better Than This | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | July and August 2009 | |||
| Studio | First African Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:50 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| John Mellencamp chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (78/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
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| American Songwriter | |
| Chatham Daily News | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Metro Canada | |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Salt Lake Tribune | B+ |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Toronto Sun | |
| USA Today | |
No Better Than This is the 21st album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp. Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album was released on August 17, 2010. It was recorded at several historic locations throughout the United States. The title track was the album's first single and was sent to multiple radio formats on June 28, 2010.
Mellencamp said that the album is "as American folk as I've ever been". He also told Rolling Stone in July 2009 that he is not concerned whether or not there's a large audience for such a raw, simple record. "I am done being a rock star", Mellencamp said. "I have no interest in that, in having the biggest concerts. I have only one interest: to have fun while we're doing this and maybe have something that somebody might discover."
Rolling Stone placed No Better Than This at No. 12 on its list of the best albums of 2010.