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| Name = The Blue Ridge Rangers
| Name = The Blue Ridge Rangers
| Type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[John Fogerty]]
| Artist = [[John Fogerty]]
| Cover = Blueridgerangersalbum.jpg
| Cover = Blueridgerangersalbum.jpg
| Released = April 1973
| Released = April 1973
| Recorded =
| Recorded =
| Genre =[[Country music|Country]], [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[gospel music|gospel]]
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[gospel music|gospel]]
| Length =37 min.
| Length = 37 min.
| Label = [[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]
| Label = [[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]
| Producer = [[John Fogerty]]
| Producer = [[John Fogerty]]
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* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r643921|pure_url=yes}} link]
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| Next album = ''[[John Fogerty (album)|John Fogerty]]'' <br /> (1975)
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*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnfogerty/albums/album/127908/review/5944351/the_blue_ridge_rangers link]
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'''''The Blue Ridge Rangers''''' is the first solo album by [[John Fogerty]], the former lead singer and lead guitarist of [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]].
'''''The Blue Ridge Rangers''''' is the first solo album by [[John Fogerty]], the former lead singer and lead guitarist of [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]].
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In 2009, Fogerty released a sequel to this album, entitled ''[[The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again]]''.
In 2009, Fogerty released a sequel to this album, entitled ''[[The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again]]''.


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
===Side one===
=== Side one ===
#"Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:29
# "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:29
#"Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" (Archie Brownlee) – 2:37
# "Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" (Archie Brownlee) – 2:37
#"You're the Reason" (Fred Henley, Terry Fell, Mildred Imes, Bobby Edwards) - 3:12
# "You're the Reason" (Fred Henley, Terry Fell, Mildred Imes, Bobby Edwards) - 3:12
#"[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]" ([[Hank Williams]]) – 3:15
# "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]" ([[Hank Williams]]) – 3:15
#"She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee Lipscomb, Steve Duffy) – 2:57
# "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee Lipscomb, Steve Duffy) – 2:57
#"California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" ([[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]]) – 3:04
# "California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" ([[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]]) – 3:04


===Side two===
=== Side two ===
#"Workin' on a Building" (Traditional) – 4:34
# "Workin' on a Building" (Traditional) – 4:34
#"Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (Don Robertson, Hal Blair) – 2:49
# "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (Don Robertson, Hal Blair) – 2:49
#"[[Have Thine Own Way, Lord]]" (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins) - 2:59
# "[[Have Thine Own Way, Lord]]" (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins) - 2:59
#"I Ain't Never" ([[Mel Tillis]], [[Webb Pierce]]) – 2:49
# "I Ain't Never" ([[Mel Tillis]], [[Webb Pierce]]) – 2:49
#"Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson, Eddy Ray) – 2:10
# "Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson, Eddy Ray) – 2:10
#"Today I Started Loving You Again" ([[Merle Haggard]], [[Bonnie Owens]]) – 3:12
# "Today I Started Loving You Again" ([[Merle Haggard]], [[Bonnie Owens]]) – 3:12
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==Chart performance==
== Chart performance ==
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! Chart (1973)
! Chart (1973)
! Peak<br>position
! Peak<br />position
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| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
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==See also==
== See also ==
*[[:Category:Creedence Clearwater Revival|Creedence Clearwater Revival]]
* [[:Category:Creedence Clearwater Revival|Creedence Clearwater Revival]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p24126|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic: ''The Blue Ridge Rangers - Biography]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p24126|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic: ''The Blue Ridge Rangers - Biography]
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[[Category:John Fogerty albums]]
[[Category:John Fogerty albums]]
[[Category:1973 albums]]
[[Category:1973 albums]]

Revision as of 09:03, 10 July 2011

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Upon its initial release by Fantasy Records in 1973, the album was credited to "The Blue Ridge Rangers" with no mention of Fogerty on the cover. Fogerty chose to do this in order to distance himself from his Creedence legacy. The LP was later reissued and credited to John Fogerty with a different cover design. The CD reissue restores the original silhouette cover photo and credits the album to Fogerty. The album is made up entirely of traditional and country covers, and features Fogerty playing all the instruments.

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.

In 2009, Fogerty released a sequel to this album, entitled The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:29
  2. "Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" (Archie Brownlee) – 2:37
  3. "You're the Reason" (Fred Henley, Terry Fell, Mildred Imes, Bobby Edwards) - 3:12
  4. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:15
  5. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee Lipscomb, Steve Duffy) – 2:57
  6. "California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:04

Side two

  1. "Workin' on a Building" (Traditional) – 4:34
  2. "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (Don Robertson, Hal Blair) – 2:49
  3. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins) - 2:59
  4. "I Ain't Never" (Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce) – 2:49
  5. "Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson, Eddy Ray) – 2:10
  6. "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 3:12

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Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 47
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 11

See also

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
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