Blue Moon Swamp

Blue Moon Swamp is the fifth solo studio album by the American guitarist and 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.^[4] The track "Blueboy" was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

ReleasedMay 20, 1997

StudioThe Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California

Genre

Length44:42

Quick facts Studio album by John Fogerty, Released ...

Blue Moon Swamp

Studio album by

John Fogerty

Released

May 20, 1997

Studio

The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California

Genre

Length

44:42

John Fogerty chronology

Eye of the Zombie
(1986)

Blue Moon Swamp
(1997)

Premonition
(1998)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
Uncut	^[3]

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Cover

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".^[5]

2004 remastered version

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".^[6]^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Fogerty.

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No.	Title	Length
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

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Bonus tracks (2004 remaster)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Just Pickin'"	Freddie King	2:08
14.	"Endless Sleep"	Jody Reynolds, Dolores Nance	2:36

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Personnel

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

John Fogerty – guitar, 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 guitar (on most tracks), handclaps (on "Blueboy")
Donald Dunn – bass guitar (on "Blueboy")
Howie Epstein – bass guitar (on "Rambunctious Boy")
John Clayton – bass guitar (on "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade")
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (on "Southern Streamline")
Phil Chen – bass guitar (on "Bad Bad Boy")
Dave Taylor – bass guitar (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

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9]	46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	26
US Billboard 200^[19]	37

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	38
US Billboard 200^[21]	169

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Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[23]	Gold	27,529^[23]
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Cover

2004 remastered version

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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References

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