''The Blue Ridge Rangers'' is the first solo studio album by

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, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of

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. Upon its initial release by

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in 1973, the album was credited to "The Blue Ridge Rangers" with no mention of Fogerty on the

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. Fogerty chose to do this in order to distance himself from his legacy. The LP was later reissued and credited to John Fogerty with a different cover design. The CD reissue restores the original

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cover photo and credits the album to Fogerty. The album is made up entirely of traditional and country covers, and features Fogerty playing all the instruments. 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, entitled ''

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''.

Track listing

References

* AllMusic: ''The Blue Ridge Rangers - Biography
Billboard Review: ''Blue Ridge Rangers''
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Track listing

See also

References