Rolling Stone wrote that songs such as "Face of the Nation," "Minutes to Memories" and "Small Town" have a "bittersweet, reflective tone." The overall theme of the album is the fading of the American dream in the face of corporate greed. 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 album was recorded at Mellencamp's own "Belmont Mall" studio in Belmont, Indiana. Rolling Stone also reported that the band spent a month in rehearsals, playing a hundred rock and roll songs from the 1960s before going into the studio. 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." "Lonely Ol' Night" also peaked at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, his second chart-topping single on this chart. " Lonely Ol' Night," which peaked at #6 and " Small Town," which also peaked at #6. in the U.S.A.," which peaked at #2 in the U.S. This album contained three Top 10 hits, a record for a Mellencamp album: " R.O.C.K. The remastered version was released on Mercury/ Island/UMe and includes one bonus track. Released in August 1985, it peaked at #2 on the U.S. Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by John Mellencamp.
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