Blue Moon Swamp

1997 album by John Fogerty

"Hot Rod Heart" redirects here. For the 1980 song by Robbie Dupree, see Hot Rod Hearts.

Blue Moon Swamp

Studio album by

John Fogerty

Released| May 20, 1997 (First), November 17, 2017 (Latest remaster)
Studio| The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California
Genre|

* Swamp rock
* roots rock
* blues rock

Length| 44:42
Label| Warner Bros, BMG
Producer| John Fogerty
John Fogerty chronology
| Eye of the Zombie
(1986)  | Blue Moon Swamp
(1997)  | Premonition
(1998)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Rolling Stone| [2]

Blue Moon Swamp is the fifth solo studio album by American singer/songwriter John Fogerty, released on May 20, 1997. The Lonesome River Band provided 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.

## Cover[edit]

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[edit]

In 2004 a remastered version of Blue Moon Swamp was released. It features renewed sound and two bonus tracks, which were previously released on singles in either 1997 or 1998, "Just Pickin'" and "Endless Sleep".[5][6]

## Track listing[edit]

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

Bonus tracks (2004 remaster)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[edit]

As published in the liner notes of Warner Bros CD release 9 45426-2:

* John Fogerty – guitars, lap steel, dobro, handclaps, electric sitar, farfisa organ, tambourine (on "Bring It Down to Jelly Roll"), backing vocals (on "Walking in a Hurricane" and " Bad Bad Boy"), mandolin, irish bouzouki, vocals, arrangements, production
* Kenny Aronoff – drums (on most tracks), percussion (on "Joy of my Life")
* Chad Smith \- drums (on "Walking in a Hurricane")
* Chester Thompson \- drums (on "Blueboy" and "Bad Bad Boy")
* Vinnie Colaiuta \- drums (on "Swamp River Days")
* Eddie Bayers \- drums (on "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade")
* Jeff Donavan – drums (on "Southern Streamline" and "Blue Moon Nights")
* Bob Glaub \- bass (on most tracks), handclaps (on "Blueboy")
* Donald Dunn \- bass (on "Blueboy")
* Howie Epstein \- bass (on "Rambunctious Boy")
* John Clayton \- bass (on "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade")
* Michael Rhodes \- bass (on "Southern Streamline")
* Phil Chen \- bass (on "Bad Bad Boy")
* Dave Taylor – bass (on "Walking in a Hurricane")
* Luis Conte – clavé, maracas, tambourine, percussion, shaker
* Lonesome River Band (Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby, Kenny Smith) – backing vocals (on "Southern Streamline" and "Rambunctious Boy")
* The Waters (Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters) – backing vocals (on "Blueboy")
* The Fairfield Four (James Hill, Isaac Freeman, Wilson Waters, Jr., Robert Hamlett, Joe Rice) – backing vocals (on "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade")
* Ryan Freeland \- handclaps (on "Hot Rod Heart")
* Bob Fogerty - handclaps
* Andy Brauer - handclaps (on "Blueboy")
* Tommy "V" Verdonck - handclaps (on "Bring It Down to Jelly Roll" and "Rambunctious Boy")
* Lyndsay, Shane, Tyler, Julie - kids in the crowd (on "Blueboy")

* Bob Clearmountain – mixing
* John Lowson – engineering
* Bob Ludwig – mastering (at Gateway Mastering Studios)
* Linda Cobb – art direction, design
* Kip Lott – photography, CD label
* Larry Corby – booklet back cover design
* Lonesome River Band courtesy of Sugar Hill Records

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## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1997)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 26
US Billboard 200[18] | 37

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1997)  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 38
US Billboard 200[20] | 169

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Platinum  | 70,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[22] | Gold  | 27,529[22]
United States (RIAA)[23] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

* Album: Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty, 1997, Warner Bros. Records, CA, cat. 9-45426-2

1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blue Moon Swamp". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
2. ^ [1] Archived December 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Grammy.com: "Best Rock Album"[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Blue Moon Swamp (Blue Vinyl) - Just for the Record". www.justfortherecord.co.nz.
5. ^ CD Single: John Fogerty - Walking In A Hurricane (1997), retrieved 2022-01-22
6. ^ John Fogerty – Walking In A Hurricane (1998, CD), retrieved 2022-01-22
7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
9. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
10. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
12. ^ "John Fogerty: Blue Moon Swamp" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
14. ^ "Charts.nz – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
18. ^ "John Fogerty Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
19. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
22. ^ a b "John Fogerty" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
23. ^ "American album certifications – John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* John Fogerty official site
* John Fogerty information site
* Warner Bros. Records

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John Fogerty

Studio albums|

* The Blue Ridge Rangers
* John Fogerty
* Centerfield
* Eye of the Zombie
* Blue Moon Swamp
* Deja Vu All Over Again
* Revival
* The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
* Wrote a Song for Everyone

Live albums|

* Premonition
* The Long Road Home – In Concert

Compilation albums|

* The Long Road Home
* The Best of the Songs of John Fogerty

Video albums|

* Premonition
* The Long Road Home – In Concert
* Revival – Exclusive Bonus DVD
* Comin' Down the Road

Singles|

* "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
* "Hearts of Stone"
* "Rockin' All Over the World"
* "Almost Saturday Night"
* "The Old Man Down the Road"
* "Rock and Roll Girls"/"Centerfield"
* "Southern Streamline"
* "Blueboy"
* "Deja Vu (All Over Again)"
* "When Will I Be Loved"

Other songs|

* "Joy of My Life"

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* Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
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