- Audio CD (24 Mar 2006)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Commercial Marketing
- ASIN: B000000XC0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,766 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues |
| 2. Somewhere Listening (For My Name) |
| 3. You're The Reason |
| 4. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) |
| 5. She Thinks I Still Care |
| 6. California Blues (Blue Yodel #4) |
| 7. Workin' On A Building |
| 8. Please Help Me, I'm Falling |
| 9. Have Thine Own Way, Lord |
| 10. I Ain't Never |
| 11. Hearts Of Stone |
| 12. Today I Started Loving You Again |
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Creedence Cearwater Revival, one of the most original groups of the late 60's and early 70's were in truth the showcase for the Swamp-Rock sound of John Fogerty. The Blue Ridge Rangers album is John's homage to the sounds that he grew up with. It is also an explanation of where his Swamp-Rock sound formed. John uses his rich, warm vocals to interperet the music of Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard and others. Add to that a couple of traditional songs and you have an album to lock yourself away with. It's so good, it must be sinful.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Country music's relationship with pop and rock music has been an uneasy one ever since the dawn of rock'n'roll, itself a mix of R+B and country music. During the sixties, several major pop singers had major hits with pop covers of country songs, Tom Jones and Ray Charles among them. Later, we saw the rise of another hybrid music - country-rock, of which the Eagles were the most successful, though as their music evolved, the country element disappeared. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, another country-rock group, surprised everybody by recording a bluegrass album (Will the circle be unbroken), that is now regarded as a classic and rightly so. Meanwhile, John Fogerty, former leader and songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival, chose to record an album of traditional country songs, mainly comprising songs that have been frequently covered by country singers. This is that album.
You will probably recognize some of these songs via the original or other cover versions. Of course, I expect that everybody is familiar with Jambalaya, a Hank Williams song that has been recorded by countless singers in several genres of music. John's version made the top twenty in the American singles charts. In Britain, Jambalaya is generally associated with the Carpenters who had a big UK hit with it. Their recording was never released as a single in the USA, presumably because John Fogerty's hit was too recent.
Apart from Jambalaya, country music fans will recognize She thinks I still care (George Jones), California blues (Jimmie Rodgers), Please help me I'm falling (Hank Locklin), I ain't never (Webb Pierce) and Today I started loving you again (Merle Haggard), each given the John Fogerty treatment. There are also a couple of gospel classics (Working on a building, Have thine own way Lord) and some other traditional songs.
Some people may have been surprised by this album but, given that John sang about listening to Buck Owens in one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's hits (Lookin' out my back door), perhaps it should not have done. This is a fascinating album.
You will probably recognize some of these songs via the original or other cover versions. Of course, I expect that everybody is familiar with Jambalaya, a Hank Williams song that has been recorded by countless singers in several genres of music. John's version made the top twenty in the American singles charts. In Britain, Jambalaya is generally associated with the Carpenters who had a big UK hit with it. Their recording was never released as a single in the USA, presumably because John Fogerty's hit was too recent.
Apart from Jambalaya, country music fans will recognize She thinks I still care (George Jones), California blues (Jimmie Rodgers), Please help me I'm falling (Hank Locklin), I ain't never (Webb Pierce) and Today I started loving you again (Merle Haggard), each given the John Fogerty treatment. There are also a couple of gospel classics (Working on a building, Have thine own way Lord) and some other traditional songs.
Some people may have been surprised by this album but, given that John sang about listening to Buck Owens in one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's hits (Lookin' out my back door), perhaps it should not have done. This is a fascinating album.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I endorse most of the praise in the other comments. But they omit the reason for the uneven quality of the playing on this CD. John plays all the instruments on this, its a masterpiece of overdubbing! Hence the definitely mediocre drums and base, but the pretty good banjo, lead, steel, and rhythm guitar work. The multi-tracked vocals are excellent also. This was only a year after CCR collapsed and John hadn't stopped smoking so the voice is as in CCR. It's a very great shame he didn't stick with this genre for an album or too, but only after drumming lessons. Then we'd have had even more highly individual country rock tracks and would have been spared Quo's dire reworking of Rockin all over the world (from John's next album)! Hearts of Stone and Jambalaya were minor hits in the States (in spite of the drums). I've had this for 30 years and still play it regularly.
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ONLY ONE THING WRONG
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... Read more
I only bought it because I read about the new album about to come out and read some other comments about the... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by D. V. Lawson
Joyous country album- with a "Creedence "edge
We all wondered just who was in this band with John when the first single "Jambalaya" appeared- but we soon learned that this was an absolutely "solo" effort with John doing the... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2007 by PHIL ALLITT
The reason for listening
Superb but just listen to two tracks before you play the whole album: You're the Reason and Hearts of Stone. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2005 by Mr. N. Thompson
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