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The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty
John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty is an United States Rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival....
, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival

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. It was released by Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records

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 in 1973 as by "The Blue Ridge Rangers." The reason Fogerty chose to issue the album under The Blue Ridge Rangers name was to put some distance between himself and the Creedence legacy he wore like an albatross. The LP was later reissued as by John Fogerty with a different cover design.






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The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty
John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty is an United States Rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival....
, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
. It was released by Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records

Fantasy Records is a United States based record label, which 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....
 in 1973 as by "The Blue Ridge Rangers." The reason Fogerty chose to issue the album under The Blue Ridge Rangers name was to put some distance between himself and the Creedence legacy he wore like an albatross. The LP was later reissued as by John Fogerty with a different cover design. The CD reissue restores the original silhouette
Silhouette

A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black....
 cover photo and credits the album to Fogerty. The album is made up entirely of country and rock covers with Fogerty playing every instrument. The album peaked at #47 on the charts. Two singles from the album became hits: "Jambalaya" which peaked at #16 and "Hearts of Stone" which peaked at #37.

Track listing


Side one

  1. "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" – 2:29
  2. "Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" – 2:37
  3. "You're the Reason" – 3:12
  4. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
    Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

    "Jambalaya " is a song credited to United States country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in 1952. Named for a Louisiana Creole cuisine and Cajun cuisine, jambalaya, it spawned numerous cover versions and has since achieved popularity in a number of music genres....
    " – 3:15
  5. "She Thinks I Still Care" – 2:57
  6. "California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" – 3:04

Side two

  1. "Workin' on a Building" – 4:34
  2. "Please Help Me, I'm Falling in Love" – 2:49
  3. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" – 2:59
  4. "I Ain't Never" – 2:49
  5. "Hearts of Stone" – 2:10
  6. "Today I Started Loving You Again" – 3:12


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