Q:Information: - "Pink Houses" is a song written and performed by John Mellencamp. It was released on the 1983 album "Uh-Huh" on Riva Records. It reached #8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in early 1984. "Pink Houses" was ranked #439 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. - Heartland rock is a genre of rock music that is exemplified by the commercial success of singer-songwriters Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp. It is characterized by a straightforward musical style, a concern with the average, blue-collar American life, and a conviction that rock music has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment. - "Hurts So Good" is a song from 1982 by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing under the stage name "John Cougar." The song was a number two hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the singer/songwriter. It was the first of three major hit singles from his 1982 album "American Fool". The others were "Jack & Diane" and "Hand to Hold On To," which were all released in 1982. - Scarecrow is the eighth album by John Mellencamp . Released in September 1985 , it peaked at # 2 on the U.S. chart behind Heart 's comeback album , Heart . The remastered version was released May 24 , 2005 on Mercury / Island / UMe and includes one bonus track . This album contained three Top 10 hits , a record for a Mellencamp album : '' R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. , '' which peaked at # 2 in the U.S. ; '' Lonely Ol ' Night , '' which peaked at # 6 ; and '' Small Town , '' which also peaked at # 6 . '' Lonely Ol ' Night '' also peaked at # 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , his second chart - topping single on this chart . In 1989 , Rolling Stone magazine ranked Scarecrow # 95 on its list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s , saying : '' Scarecrow consolidated the band 's rugged , roots - rock thrash and the ongoing maturation of Mellencamp 's lyrics . '' Rolling Stone also reported that band spent a month in rehearsals , playing a hundred rock and roll songs from the Sixties before going into the studio . According to the record 's producer , Don Gehman , the idea was to '' learn all these devices from the past and use them in a new way with John 's arrangements . '' The overall theme of the album is the fading of the American dream in the face of corporate greed . Rolling Stone wrote that songs such as '' Face of the Nation , '' '' Minutes to Memories '' and '' Small Town '' have a '' bittersweet , reflective tone . '' - Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. When used without qualification it refers to the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. The term is derived from record music charts, a few of which traditionally consist of a total of 40 songs. Top 40 is also an alternative term for the radio format of such music, also known as Contemporary hit radio. - John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles," including "Hurts So Good," "Jack & Diane," "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town," "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.," "Paper in Fire," and "Cherry Bomb." He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States. In addition, he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven, and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one. Mellencamp released his latest album, "Plain Spoken", on September 23, 2014, to widespread critical acclaim. - "Small Town" is a 1985 song written by John Mellencamp and released on his 1985 album "Scarecrow". The song reached #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. - A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards (television), the Tony Awards (stage performance), and the Academy Awards (motion pictures). What object entity has the relation of 'record label' with the subject 'scarecrow '? Choices: - 1982 - album - english - record - riva records - rock music
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riva records