Centerfield

John Fogerty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002L77
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Old Man Down The Road

2. Rock And Roll Girls

3. Big Train (From Memphis)

4. I Saw It On T.V.

5. Mr. Greed

6. Searchlight

7. Centerfield

8. I Can't Help Myself

9. Zanz Kant Danz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back in Fine Form!, February 21, 2000

By 

Henry R. Kujawa ("The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Centerfield (Audio CD)

It seems everybody else was cranking up the volume and going "hi-tech" in the mid-80's; NOT John Fogerty! 10 years after the JOHN FOGERTY album, he put out a collection even better (and certainly more refined). So many GREAT songs here: "The Old Man Down The Road" (spooky in the best CCR tradition), "Rock And Roll Girls" (catchy & upbeat), "Big Train (From Memphis)" (country!), "I Saw It On T.V." (a not-so-sentimental "look back" at how politics made the past less perfect than memories would like it to be). Then there's "Mr. Greed" (a rocking condemnation on the corporate mindset), "Searchlight" (a tune that would fit well in The Blues Brothers' repertoire), "Centerfield" (possibly one of the BEST baseball songs ever recorded!) and "I Can't Help Myself" (a rousing rocker that sounds most in style like the old CCR material). Of course, maybe we could have done without "Vanz Kant Danz" (and I'm sure Fogerty could have done without the TWO lawsuits leveled at him for this album) but how many "perfect" albums are there really? For something really tremendous, check out the CLASS OF '55: MEMPHIS ROCK & ROLL HOMECOMING, which features John doing "Big Train (From Memphis)" together with Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins! (Now, how come none of this ever got on the radio in my area?)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fogerty Hits A Homerun, October 9, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Centerfield (Audio CD)

John Fogerty was the driving force behind maybe the best American rock band of all time, Creedence Clearwater Revival. After the group disbanded in 1972, Fogerty released an album of country music covers under the moniker of the Blue Ridge Rangers in '73 and his self-titled "debut" album in '75. Then due to legal hassles with his record label, Fantasy Records, Fogerty went on a self-imposed exile until he resurfaced with Centerfield in '85. The years off didn't hurt Fogerty as Centerfield is an incredible album. The record kicks off with "The Old Man Down The Road" which easily could have been on album like Green River. It is classic CCR swamp rock and Fogerty's vocals are raspy and well seasoned and that adds to the song's spooky feel. "Rock & Roll Girls" is a good rocker while "Big Train" is an Elvis tribute. "I Saw It On TV" is the most underrated song on the album. It is a look back on the innocent time of the 50's & 60's, when we were naive enough to believe that everything we saw on TV was true. "Searchlight" has a r&b feel to it while the title track reminds us of our youth when baseball ruled the sporting world the Mantle, Mays, DiMaggio and others were the kings. The album isn't all about days of innocence and warm feelings, it contains two of Fogerty's angriest songs, "Mr. Greed" & "Zanz Can't Dance" (retitled due to a lawsuit from Saul Zanz). They take on his former boss and mentor and showed that he hadn't gotten over the bitter legal problems. They kind of bring down the overall feel of the record, but not enough to keep this album from being nothing short of a classic.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the title track alone!!, July 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Centerfield (Audio CD)

I love baseball so the title track is a must for any baseball lover!! The rest of the album is worth a listen as well. It is not the best that Fogerty has ever done, but worth the money for a few, but good singles!!!