John Fogerty (album)
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John Fogerty is the second solo album by former Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....

 vocalist/guitarist John Fogerty
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...

, released in 1975. It was released by Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...

 in the United States and Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...

 internationally.

The album consists of a mix of originals and cover songs, and displays a move back towards the rock music of his Creedence Clearwater Revival days, and away from the country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 and traditional sounds of his previous album, The Blue Ridge Rangers
The Blue Ridge Rangers
The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival....

.

The song "Rockin' All Over the World
Rockin' All Over the World (song)
"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World...

" was covered by the band Status Quo in 1977, becoming one of their most recognizable songs.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by John Fogerty, except where noted.
  1. "Rockin' All Over the World
    Rockin' All Over the World (song)
    "Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World...

    " – 2:56
  2. "You Rascal You" (Sam Theard) – 2:42
  3. "The Wall" – 2:59
  4. "Travelin' High" – 3:20
  5. "Lonely Teardrops
    Lonely Teardrops
    "Lonely Teardrops" is a song recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B singer Jackie Wilson on the Brunswick label. It is a 1999 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee...

    " (Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 4:30
  6. "Almost Saturday Night" – 2:32
  7. "Where the River Flows" – 2:34
  8. "Sea Cruise
    Sea Cruise
    -Covers:The song was initially covered by Frankie Ford in 1959, with a top-20 hit, using Smith's original backing track.It was later also covered by:* Herman Hermits covered the song in 1965 on the album Introducing Herman's Hermits....

    " (Huey "Piano" Smith) – 3:18
  9. "Dream/Song" – 3:13
  10. "Flyin' Away" – 4:23

Chart performance

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 78
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