℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | September 16, 2014 |
| Duration | 43m 43s |
| Record Label | Republic Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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Troubled Man
John Mellencamp |
4:14 | |||
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1.2
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Sometimes There's God
John Mellencamp |
4:34 | |||
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1.3
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The Isolation Of Mister
John Mellencamp |
5:35 | |||
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1.4
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The Company Of Cowards
John Mellencamp |
3:52 | |||
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1.5
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Tears In Vain
John Mellencamp |
3:53 | |||
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1.6
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The Brass Ring
John Mellencamp |
5:37 | |||
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1.7
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Freedom Of Speech
John Mellencamp |
3:53 | |||
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1.8
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Blue Charlotte
John Mellencamp |
4:40 | |||
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1.9
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The Courtesy Of Kings
John Mellencamp |
3:33 | |||
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1.10
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Lawless Times
John Mellencamp |
3:52 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... sounds like the Mellencamp of old tackling the more serious subject matter favored by the Mellencamp of today."
- Something Else!
Plain Spoken includes 10 stunningly elegant and soul-searching Americana gems from John Mellencamp, while celebrating his skill not just as a song craftsman but as a world class entertainer. This 2014 release is an unparalleled new chapter in Mellencamp’s distinctive songbook and his first album of original material since 2010’s critically acclaimed and top ten album No Better Than This. Featuring stripped down acoustic arrangements, personal songwriting and heartfelt lyrics, Mellencamp tackles subjects including his own divorce, spirituality, terminal illness and immorality in the digital era. Plain Spoken, once again, is John Mellencamp speaking right from the heart and to the world.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Republic Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.01 -0.10 to 0.00 | -14.47 -16.07 to -13.22 | -12.13 -13.20 to -11.00 | 10 8 to 11 | |
| 1 | Troubled Man | 0.00 | -15.01 | -12.6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sometimes There's God | 0.00 | -13.22 | -11.0 | 8 |
| 3 | The Isolation Of Mister | 0.00 | -13.45 | -11.5 | 9 |
| 4 | The Company Of Cowards | 0.00 | -13.94 | -11.6 | 9 |
| 5 | Tears In Vain | 0.00 | -14.19 | -12.0 | 10 |
| 6 | The Brass Ring | 0.00 | -14.98 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 7 | Freedom Of Speech | -0.10 | -16.07 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 8 | Blue Charlotte | 0.00 | -13.96 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 9 | The Courtesy Of Kings | 0.00 | -14.76 | -12.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Lawless Times | -0.02 | -15.14 | -12.3 | 10 |