American Fool is the sixth album by John Cougar, now known by his real name of John Mellencamp, released in 1982. This was Mellencamp's last album to be released under the name John Cougar. The album features Kenny Aronoff on drums.

His seventh album, Uh Huh, would be released in 1983 as a John Cougar Mellencamp project. This album again features Kenny Aronoff on drums.