John Mellencamp's Words & Music contains 37 tracks from his 25 year career, with a bonus DVD containing videos for Crumblin' Down, R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., Rain on the Scarecrow, Check It Out (Live), and Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First).

In the earlier years Mellencamp was known for his poppy jukebox hits but since 1994 when he suffered a heart attack his style became more Springsteen/Neil Young with songs of a more political nature.

John Mellencamp has a wonderful ability to communicate with the 'ordinary' people in the world, in a warm and charming manner and that is exactly what Words & Music proves. The definitive Heartland Rocker.

Disc: 1

• Walk Tall
• Pink Houses
• Lonely Ol' Night
• Jackie Brown
• Rain On The Scarecrow
• Love And Happiness
• Check It Out
• Peaceful World
• Paper In Fire
• Your Life Is Now
• Human Wheels
• When Jesus Left Birmingham
• Authority Song
• What If I Came Knocking
• Crumblin' Down
• Small Town
• R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
• Cherry Bomb
• Pop Singer

Disc: 2

• Thank You
• Martha Say
• Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
• Hand to Hold on To
• I Need a Lover
• Hurts So Good
• Get a Leg Up
• Wild Night
• Dance Naked
• Teardrops Will Fall
• Ain't Even Done With the Night
• Just Another Day
• Jack and Diane
• Rumble Seat
• I'm Not Running Anymore
• Again Tonight
• This Time
• Now More Than Ever