John Fogerty [Import]

John Fogerty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Festival Records
• ASIN: B00000G5W6
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,218 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rockin' All Over the World

2. You Rascal You

3. The Wall

4. Travelin' High

5. Lonely Teardrops

6. Almost Saturday Night

7. Where the River Flows

8. Sea Cruise

9. Dream/Song

10. Flyin' Away

Editorial Reviews

1997 reissue on Fantasy of the former CCR leader's 1975 solodebut, originally released on Asylum and featuring the top30 smash 'Rockin' All Over The World', plus 'Almost SaturdayNight'. 10 tracks total.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Overlooked Gem, March 15, 2003

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G. J Wiener (Westchester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Fogerty (Audio CD)

Those fans who appreciate John Fogerty's commercially successful releases, Centerfield and Blue Moon Swamp, should check out this self titled solo effort. Its an overlooked gem which is brewing with many styles.

The most familiar song on here is Rockin' All Over The World. It features an upbeat tempo and a stunning piano solo in the middle. Almost Saturday Night is another song others may be familiar with. Like the arrangment between the guitars and the drums.

The real hidden gems on this record are Dream/Sonmg, Travelling High, and When The River Flows. I love the way the stylings so casually change on Dream/Song from acoustic to mellow jazz to rock n roll oer the coruse of the songs verses. The horn arrangement on Travelling High is oh so captivating and soothing on When The River Flows.

Even though I singled out my favorites, this entire record(yes I have the vinyl again) is a winner through and through. You'll like it and like it as you're rocking all over the world.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ****1/2. Underrated, November 18, 2004

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Fogerty (Audio CD)

This is really an underappreciated record. It rocks harder than most Creedence material, and three or four of these songs rate among Fogerty's best output, most notably the classic "Rockin' All Over The World" (here in its tough original rendition).
The melodic "Almost Saturday Night" and "Where The River Flows" should have been hits as well, and John Fogerty's renditions of "Lonely Teardrops" and "You Rascal You" are very good.

If you are a Creedence fan, this set won't disappoint you, and casual listeners should find a lot to like as well. The sound is a litle less "swampy", perhaps, but the qualities than made Creedence Clearwater Revival the #1 American band of the late 60s are certainly here. John Fogerty plays every instrument himself, and his guitar playing is particularly raw and gritty.
4 1/2 stars. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All time favourite!, December 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: John Fogerty (Audio CD)

I bought this album on vinyl years ago after completing my CCR collection and it just blew me away!
That must have been more than 20 years ago and now I have the album on CD. After all these years it is still among my top 10 of all time favourite albums.
As far as I know John Fogerty was kinda dissapointed with the reception this album got and he later admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with the end result. I still wonder how much the reception this album got in the US coloured his opinion.
In Europe however this album was a smash hit and The Netherlands in particular regard John's album as a genuine CLASSIC!
So stop whining about the mix and drums not being upfront in the mix. You try to make an album worth of 10 songs on your own.

A genuine Dutch Fogerty fan