Almost Saturday Night
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| "Almost Saturday Night" | ||||
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| Single by John Fogerty | ||||
| from the album John Fogerty | ||||
| B-side | "Sea Cruise" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer | John Fogerty | |||
| John Fogerty singles chronology | ||||
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| "Almost Saturday Night" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Edmunds | ||||
| from the album Twangin... | ||||
| B-side | "You'll Never Get Me Up (In One Of Those)" | |||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Label | Swan Song | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
| Dave Edmunds singles chronology | ||||
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"Almost Saturday Night" is a song written by John Fogerty and first released on his 1975 album John Fogerty. It was released as a single and reached No. 78. It has been covered by a number of artists, including Dave Edmunds, who also released it as a single to more success, Gene Clark, Ricky Nelson, The Searchers, The Georgia Satellites and Ned LeDoux.
The song describes the hero looking out the window and getting excited about the approaching weekend.[1]
Fogerty released the song as the second single from John Fogerty, as a follow-up to "Rockin' All Over the World, which reached No. 27.[2] However, "Almost Saturday Night" could only reach No. 78.[2]
"Almost Saturday Night" had more success when covered in a rockabilly style by Dave Edmunds in 1981 from his album Twangin....[3][4] Edmunds' version reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 18 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[5] A music video for Edmunds' version was also produced, gaining the song exposure on MTV.[6]