Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band
Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence 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....
, released in
1972-Events:*January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Blvd"*January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties, is halted during the song 'Money'. Dark Side of the Moon would be...
. The group broke up after this album was released.
Previously, bandleader
John FogertyJohn 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. He was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of Tom Fogerty...
had sang all the lead vocals and he wrote almost all the band's original material. His older brother
Tom FogertyThomas Richard Fogerty was a musician best known as the guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and the elder brother of John Fogerty, the lead singer and guitar player in that band.-Career:Tom Fogerty began playing rock and roll in high school, just as his brother, John Fogerty did...
had just left after a dispute which was in large part caused by the elder Fogerty's desire to play a larger creative role.
For this album,
Stu CookStu Cook played bass guitar in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.Cook and Doug Clifford later formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.-Discography:...
and
Doug CliffordDoug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
shared the writing, singing, and production duties.
Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band
Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence 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....
, released in
1972-Events:*January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Blvd"*January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties, is halted during the song 'Money'. Dark Side of the Moon would be...
. The group broke up after this album was released.
Previously, bandleader
John FogertyJohn 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. He was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of Tom Fogerty...
had sang all the lead vocals and he wrote almost all the band's original material. His older brother
Tom FogertyThomas Richard Fogerty was a musician best known as the guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and the elder brother of John Fogerty, the lead singer and guitar player in that band.-Career:Tom Fogerty began playing rock and roll in high school, just as his brother, John Fogerty did...
had just left after a dispute which was in large part caused by the elder Fogerty's desire to play a larger creative role.
For this album,
Stu CookStu Cook played bass guitar in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.Cook and Doug Clifford later formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.-Discography:...
and
Doug CliffordDoug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
shared the writing, singing, and production duties. Fogerty only contributed three original songs, and he sang a fourth lead on a
coverIn popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the early 1960s standard "
Hello Mary Lou"Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1...
." Clifford and Cook each wrote and sang the lead vocals on three songs.
The album was not considered a success, but it did contain two Top 40 singles, both of which were contributed by Fogerty: the racuous "
Sweet Hitch-HikerSweet Hitch-Hiker is a song by the American roots/swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival from their 1972 album Mardi Gras. First released as a single in 1971...
" and the wistful swan song "
Someday Never ComesSomeday Never Comes is a 4 minute long song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontmant John Fogerty. The song barely made it into the US top 20 in May 1972 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the...
."
Side one
- "Lookin' for a Reason" (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. He was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of Tom Fogerty...
) – 3:28
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
- "Take It Like a Friend" (Stu Cook
Stu Cook played bass guitar in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.Cook and Doug Clifford later formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.-Discography:...
) – 3:00
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Stu Cook.
- "Need Someone to Hold" (Cook, Doug Clifford
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
) – 3:00
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Doug Clifford.
- "Tearin' Up the Country" (Clifford) – 2:14
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by Doug Clifford.
- "Someday Never Comes
Someday Never Comes is a 4 minute long song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontmant John Fogerty. The song barely made it into the US top 20 in May 1972 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the...
" (Fogerty) – 4:01
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
Side two
- "What Are You Gonna Do?" (Clifford) – 2:53
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Doug Clifford.
- "Sail Away" (Cook) – 2:29
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Stu Cook.
- "Hello Mary Lou
"Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1...
" (Gene PitneyGene Francis Alan Pitney was an American singer-songwriter. He was also a guitarist, pianist, drummer, and sound engineer. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic...
, Cayet Mangiaracina) – 2:14
- Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
- "Door to Door" (Cook) – 2:09
- Recorded spring 1971. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by Stu Cook.
- "Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Sweet Hitch-Hiker is a song by the American roots/swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival from their 1972 album Mardi Gras. First released as a single in 1971...
" (Fogerty) – 2:59
- Recorded spring 1971. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
Personnel
- Doug Clifford
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
- drums, vocals
- Stu Cook
Stu Cook played bass guitar in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.Cook and Doug Clifford later formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.-Discography:...
- bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, vocals
- 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. He was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of Tom Fogerty...
- lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
Production
- Producers: Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty
- Engineer: Russ Gary, Kevin L. Gray, Steve Hoffman
- Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
- Mastering: Shigeo Miyamoto
- Remastering: George Horn
- Arrangers: Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty
- Art direction: Tony Lane
- Design: Tony Lane
- Cover design: Tony Lane
- Photography: Bob Fogerty, Baron Wolman
- Liner notes (CD): Craig Werner
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1972 |
Pop Albums |
#12 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Position |
| Pop Singles |
UK Top 40 |
July
1971 |
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"/
"Door to Door" |
#6 |
#36 |
March
1972 |
"Someday Never Comes"/
"Tearin' Up the Country" |
#25 |
|