Revival (John Fogerty album)

Revival
Studio album by John Fogerty
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Roots rock, Americana, country rock, southern rock, heartland rock
Length	40:41
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
John Fogerty chronology
The Best of the Songs of John Fogerty (2007) Revival (2007) The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again (2009)

Revival is the seventh solo studio album by American roots rock singer-songwriter/guitarist John Fogerty. released in 2007, it was his first new album in three years. It is also the third album (the first two were compilation and live albums) since rejoining Fantasy Records. The album was released on October 2, 2007.^[1]

The cover design echoes the silhouette design of Fogerty's first solo album The Blue Ridge Rangers. The first single from the album was "Don't You Wish It Was True". The album contains two war protest songs: "Long Dark Night" and "I Can't Take It No More", both of which speak out against the Bush administration and the Iraq War.^[2] The latter song contains a lyric that refers to one of his hits with CCR, by referring to Bush as a "Fortunate Son".^[2] Also, this song sounds like Ramones-style punk rock. Fogerty has done some experimentation with that sound ("She's Got Baggage" from Deja Vu (All Over Again)). Another song, "Summer of Love", is a tribute to Cream and Jimi Hendrix, and has a musical citation from "Sunshine of Your Love". "Creedence Song" refers to CCR's swamp rock.

The album debuted at #14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 65,000 copies in its first week.^[3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album of 2008, but lost to Foo Fighters's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. This album was #11 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.^[4] In the same magazine, the song "Gunslinger" was #12 on the list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Music Box	link
Rolling Stone	link
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)
Mojo
Uncut	link
Billboard	link
Amazon	link

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty.

1. "Don't You Wish It Was True" – 4:11
2. "Gunslinger" – 3:31
3. "Creedence Song" – 3:49
4. "Broken Down Cowboy" – 3:51
5. "River Is Waiting" – 3:22
6. "Long Dark Night" – 3:07
7. "Summer of Love" – 3:19
8. "Natural Thing" – 4:00
9. "It Ain't Right" – 1:49
10. "I Can't Take It No More" – 1:39
11. "Somebody Help Me" – 4:27
12. "Longshot" – 3:38

Bonus tracks

13. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (Live from the Glastonbury Jazz Festival 2007)
    • US only bonus track available exclusively at Best Buy stores;^
14. "Green River" (Live)
    • US iTunes Store bonus track

• A special CD/DVD set edition of the album was available at Wal-Mart stores: REVIVAL - Exclusive Bonus DVD. The CD does not contain the two bonus tracks.^[1]

Personnel

• John Fogerty – vocals, guitar, lyrics, arrangement, production
• Hunter Perrin – guitar
• Benmont Tench – Hammond B-3 organ (on "Natural Thing", "River Is Waiting" and "Somebody Help Me"), Wurlitzer electric piano (on "River Is Waiting" and "Somebody Help Me")
• David Santos – bass guitar
• Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
• Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – backing vocals (on "Don't You Wish It Was True", "River Is Waiting" and "Longshot")

Recording

section ref: Concord^[6]

• Arranged and produced by John Fogerty
• Written by John Fogerty (Shaty Kelyn Music - BMI)
• Recorded by Jim Scott, Seth Presant and Ryan Freeland
• Recorded at NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA; G Studio Digital, Studio City, CA; and Soundstudio, Lowengasse, Frankfurt, Germany
• Assistant engineers: Keven Dean, Dave Colvin
• Mixed by Jim Scott and John Fogerty
• Mastered by Robert Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

Concert tour

On the opening night of the tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom the beginning of the show features the album cover artwork projected on a giant screen. The silhouette of Fogerty bends down, picks up a guitar from the corn, and puts it on. As the lights come on it is revealed that it is really John Fogerty playing the opening song River is Waiting high in the air.

The sets have varied in length from 24 to 28 songs and is a mixture of new songs and classic Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.

Chart performance

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10]	60
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11]	14
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12]	22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	17
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	24
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	41
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	45
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	80
US Billboard 200[21]	14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22]	4

References

1. "Concord Music Group - Revival". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
2. Robins, Wayne (2007-10-06). "Revival". Billboard.
3. Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
4. ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
5. No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
6. Concord Music Group, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, Printed 2007, Cat.No. FCD-30001 - an album insert booklet
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20. "John Fogerty | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved September 4, 2016.
21. "John Fogerty – Chart history" Billboard 200 for John Fogerty. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
22. "John Fogerty – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for John Fogerty. Retrieved September 4, 2016.