Blue Moon Swamp
Blue Moon Swamp is the fifth solo studio album by American singer/songwriter John Fogerty, released on May 20, 1997. Guest musicians, the Lonesome River Band, were invited to join in on backing vocals on "Southern Streamline" and "Rambunctious Boy". Other vocal backing was provided by The Waters on "Blueboy" and The Fairfield Four on "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade". Luis Conte accompanied on select songs as a guest percussionist. In 1998, Blue Moon Swamp won Best Rock Album at the 40th Grammy Awards.[3] The track "Blueboy" was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Blue Moon Swamp | ||||
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Released | May 20, 1997 (First), November 17, 2017 (Latest) | |||
Studio | The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California | |||
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Length | 44:42 | |||
Label | Warner Bros, BMG | |||
Producer | John Fogerty | |||
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Review scores | |
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Rolling Stone |
Cover
When asked about if the wet Fender guitar used on the cover was real, Fogerty said, "Oh yes, it is a real photo. I bought a new Fender Stratocaster just for this occasion. After the shooting we dried every part of the guitar. Maybe I should put it on show now". [4]
2004 remastered version
In 2004 a remastered version of Blue Moon Swamp was released. It features renewed sound and two bonus tracks, which were previously released as singles but never made it into any album before. These two tracks are "Just Pickin'" and "Endless Sleep".
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Fogerty.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Southern Streamline" | 3:56 |
2. | "Hot Rod Heart" | 3:26 |
3. | "Blueboy" | 4:04 |
4. | "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade" | 4:19 |
5. | "Rattlesnake Highway" | 4:17 |
6. | "Bring It Down to Jelly Roll" | 2:37 |
7. | "Walking in a Hurricane" | 3:41 |
8. | "Swamp River Days" | 3:36 |
9. | "Rambunctious Boy" | 3:51 |
10. | "Joy of My Life" | 3:52 |
11. | "Blue Moon Nights" | 2:33 |
12. | "Bad Bad Boy" | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Just Pickin'" | Freddie King | 2:08 |
14. | "Endless Sleep" | Jody Reynolds, Dolores Nance | 2:36 |
Personnel
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Chart performance
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 8 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 46 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 45 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 19 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 1 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 28 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 30 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 3 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 26 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 37 |
References
- Album: Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty, 1997, Warner Bros. Records, CA, cat. 9-45426-2
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blue Moon Swamp". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- Archived December 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Grammy.com: "Best Rock Album"
- "Blue Moon Swamp (Blue Vinyl) - Just for the Record". www.justfortherecord.co.nz.
- "Australiancharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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- "Ultratop.be – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "John Fogerty: Blue Moon Swamp" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Charts.nz – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Swedishcharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "John Fogerty Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2016.