''John Fogerty'' is the second solo studio album by former Creedence Clearwater Revival vocalist/guitarist John Fogerty, released in 1975. It was released by

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in the United States and

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internationally. As with the Creedence Clearwater Revival records, the album consists of a mix of originals and cover songs. Although the album is eponymously titled, Fogerty himself refers to it as "Old Shep"; Shep was the name of his dog, who appears on the cover with him. The song "

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" was covered by the band Status Quo in 1977, becoming one of their most recognizable songs, while Dave Edmunds made his cover of "Almost Saturday Night" one of his staple songs.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by John Fogerty, except where noted. ;Side 1 #"

" – 2:56 #" You Rascal You" ( Sam Theard) – 2:42 #"The Wall" – 2:59 #"Travelin' High" – 3:20 #"

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" (Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua,

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) – 4:30 ;Side 2 #

" Almost Saturday Night" – 2:32 #"Where the River Flows" – 2:34 #"

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) – 3:18 #"Dream Song" – 3:13 #"Flyin' Away" – 4:23

References

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