Release Date:09/23/2014;Notes:Vinyl LP pressing. 2014 album from the Americana rocker. Produced by T Bone Burnett, Mellencamp continues to evolve artistically with PLAIN SPOKEN - the first new music from the artist since 2010's critically acclaimed NO BETTER THAN THIS, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 and received the honor of being on Rolling Stone's 'Best Albums of 2010' list. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical respect and an enormous audience. This is his 22nd full-length album and first release for Republic Records. The album includes 10 stunningly elegant and soul-searching Americana gems from 'The Voice of the Heartland', John Mellencamp, while celebrating his skill not just as a song craftsman but as a world-class entertainer.;Track List:1. Troubled Man;2. Sometimes There's God;3. The Isolation of Mister;4. The Company of Cowards;5. Tears in Vain;6. The Brass Ring;7. Freedom of Speech;8. Blue Charlotte;9. The Courtesy of Kings;10. Lawless Times