Once "I Need a Lover" became an Australian hit, Riva in America decided to release
John Cougar's eponymous fourth album, adding the song to the record as well. Essentially,
John Cougar is sonically similar to
A Biography, but apart from the tacked-on "I Need a Lover," none of the songs hit the mark. [In 2005 Universal reissued the album with a bonus track, "Take Home Pay."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine