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The Blue Ridge Rangers
Studio album by John Fogerty
Released	April 1973
Genre	Country, bluegrass, gospel
Length	37 min.
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
Professional reviews
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John Fogerty chronology
The Blue Ridge Rangers (1973) John Fogerty (1975)
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Reissue LP cover
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CD reissue cover

The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records in 1973 as by "The Blue Ridge Rangers." Fogerty chose to issue the album under The Blue Ridge Rangers name in order to put some distance between himself and his Creedence legacy. The LP was later reissued as by 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 country and rock covers with Fogerty playing every instrument. 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, called 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 in Love" (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

Chart performance

See also

• Creedence Clearwater Revival

References

• AllMusic: The Blue Ridge Rangers - Biography
• Billboard Review: Blue Ridge Rangers