The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty

John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...

, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....

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Upon its initial release by Fantasy Records

Fantasy Records

Fantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...

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

Album cover

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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 silhouette

Silhouette

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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 The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again

The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again

- Tracks not included :There were 15 songs recorded from a long list of songs that Fogerty, Burnett and Waronker put together. Fogerty did not release the specific titles, but a Merle Haggard song was revealed to be among the three unreleased tunes.- Production :...

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Side one

1. "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:29
2. "Somewhere Listening (For My Name)" (Archie Brownlee) – 2:37
3. "You're the Reason" (Fred Henley, Terry Fell, Mildred Imes, Bobby Edwards) - 3:12
4. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
   Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
   "Jambalaya " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952...
   
   " (Hank Williams) – 3:15
5. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee Lipscomb, Steve Duffy) – 2:57
6. "California Blues (Blue Yodel #4)" (Jimmie Rodgers
   Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
   James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
   
   ) – 3:04

Side two

1. "Workin' on a Building
   I'm Working on a Building
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   " (Traditional) – 4:34
2. "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (Don Robertson, Hal Blair) – 2:49
3. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord
   Have Thine Own Way, Lord
   "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Adelaide A. Pollard and music by George C. Stebbins was first published in 1907, in the "Northfield Hymnal with Alexander's Supplement". Later that year, it also appeared in two other popular hymnals, Ira Sankey's "Hallowed Hymns New and...
   
   " (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins) - 2:59
4. "I Ain't Never" (Mel Tillis
   Mel Tillis
   Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
   
   , Webb Pierce
   Webb Pierce
   Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
   
   ) – 2:49
5. "Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson, Eddy Ray) – 2:10
6. "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard
   Merle Haggard
   Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
   
   , Bonnie Owens
   Bonnie Owens
   Bonnie Owens , born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 3:12

Chart performance

Chart (1973)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	47
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	11