John Fogerty Albums Ranked
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (“CCR”), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter. The group had nine top-10 singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Since CCR parted ways in 1972, Fogerty has had a successful solo career, which continues to the present. He was listed on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Songwriters (at number 40) and the list of 100 Greatest Singers (at number 72). His songs include “Proud Mary”, “Bad Moon Rising”, “Fortunate Son”, “Green River”, “Down on the Corner”, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”, and “Centerfield”.
Here are all of John Fogerty albums ranked.
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10. Premonition (1998)
“It ain’t Creedence, but at least he’s mixing in plenty of the old CCR classics alongside the solo material. Fogerty’s in great voice throughout, and his backing band is kick-butt tough. Good to have this one back in print. I’ve been giving away copies as presents to friends and family, and everybody seems really happy with it. But then, I had a premonition that they would…”
9. The Long Road Home – In Concert (2006)
“Just like in the past: it is just as important now as it was before to stay om top of any band’s musical cd or records. Live or studio. If we could only have all the cd’s we wanted. Well, we can’t! So out of millions and millions of cds available we can only purchase what we can afford. That means quite a loss, to begin with. For beginning guitarist in the 70’s, John Fogerty was quite the inspiration. Everyone is also impressed that guitar playimg has not changed that much. What are we missing? Let’s just take a good look at this video and see.”
8. Eye Of The Zombie (1986)
“This is an album that was heavily criticized on its day. It tries to distance from the CCR sound and to get a “modern sound” in tune with the 80’s. Even JCF himself doesn’t play songs from this album live. But I think is a good album, Eye of the Zombie is a killer song, Change in the Weather, Headlines are cool songs too. Soda Pop tries to be a “dance” song with a funky sound, if you like funk like me this could be refreshing. This version I bought is actually a High Definition CD, and the sound obviously is remarkable. A misunderstood album and of course Centerfield is much better than this. But I think this one has a grain of its own. Enjoy”
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7. Wrote A Song For Everyone (2013)
“Overall, I have to say this collaborative effort comes across very well. In fact, much better than most similar type collaborations which have become very popular over the past 10 years. This one actually seems to have been well thought out rather than a quick hodgepodge of songs hastily put together for consumption.”
6. The Blue Ridge Rangers (1973)
“The only thing wrong with this album is that it is too short!!!
I only bought it because I read about the new album about to come out and read some other comments about the first. It is superb. I have been playing over and over in my car. Back in 1973 I might not have liked it as much as then it was difficult to distinguish between genuine “roots” country and commercial Nashville C&W but now I love it.”
5. Deja Vu All Over Again (2004)
“Listen to the title song – remind you of a CCR hit? “Fortunate Son” perhaps? That song alone makes John Fogerty’s latest well worth the money and the wait since he doesn’t believe in cranking out a new album of schlock every year like so many others….but its obviously not the only tune on the album. While none of them will go down as classics, if you’re a Fogerty fan you’ll agree his 2004 effort is much better than some of his previous solo efforts. And compared to the current drivel one hears on the radio-even the so-called classic rock stations – this latest effort can only be considered outstanding.”
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4. John Fogerty (1975)
“I’m a big fan of John Fogerty. He was the driving force in Creedence Clearwater Revival and I suppose this album could have been theirs but for the bad blood that had reached a boiling point over contracts between John and the record company ( and his fellow band members ). So, as I understand it, he walked. This is a fine album but it does depict some of the more naff, early 1970’s, recording gimmicks that were inserted to introduce an atmosphere on some tracks, But who cares. I’ve now got John’s originally penned ( and best ) version of ‘Rockin’ Around The World’ ( made famous by Quo ) and ‘Almost Saturday Night’, that Dave Edmunds did an excellent cover version of. It’s a collectors album really, and I will convert my C.D into an Mp3 file to go with all the rest of the stuff I have with John’s name on it.”
3. Revival (2007)
“John Fogerty’s “Revival” finally found its way to my changer! Wow! It explodes with energy. Fogerty goes back to basics & sounds incredibly fresh and relevant. Irma Thomas recorded “River Is Waiting” on her Simply Grand CD. The track perched at #1 in my personal top ten this year. Four of John’s tracks are my very favorites. The opener “Don’t You Wish It Was True” has an infectious beat and spins a smile with its good time feeling, “An angel took my hand, said you don’t have to hurry, got all the time in the world, don’t worry.” “Creedence Song” boogies to a swamp groove, “Daddy had a band, played him a little guitar, traveled in a band, living that rock & roll, night after night, people coming up to the bandstand saying you can’t go wrong if you play a little bit of that Creedence Song.” “Broken Down Cowboy” is a sweet slower song with Fogerty’s classic vocals, half snarl, half heartache, “You never can trust your luck, he’s bad news in a pickup truck.” The under two-minute “It Ain’t Right” bursts like old time Chuck Berry. “
2. Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
“I love the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival hit singles and classic albums. After they split, John had a prolonged nasty dispute with his old record company, and it tended to jaundice and affect some of his subsequent output. I remember getting the Centrefield album when it came out, and from recollection it got to No1, but despite some good individual tracks, the overall feel was mixed, and the drumming and 80’s production values have not stood the test of time so well.”
1. Centerfield (1985)
“What a terrific comeback! Rock needed John Fogerty to start making music again, and this album thrust him back into our consciousness in the mid-80’s. His sound, thankfully, hadn’t changed much. If you didn’t immediately recognize the voice, you’d recognize the music. I have to say, though, if you couldn’t recognize the voice, then what on earth could you possibly be doing reading this review? The leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival is probably NOT going to sound like A Flock of Seagulls, y’know what I mean? Anyways, there are a number of outstanding singles on this record, none of which have aged a bit. Most likely, that’s due to their already classic retro sound.