The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again

by John Fogerty

Overview

John Fogerty released his first solo CD, an album of covers on which he played all the instruments, under the name the "Blue Ridge Rangers," and he revives that concept on 2009's The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again. Where the first smacked of the righteous zeal of a young purist, Ride Again is a lot looser in its attack, something reflected in how it splits the difference between country and rockabilly classics and reflective numbers from '70s songwriters. These unexpected covers of John Prine, Delaney & Bonnie, and John Denver offer a peek at a sweeter, gentler Fogerty, a Fogerty who can also be heard on how he lays back instead of pushing ahead on Buck Owens' "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)" and Ray Price's "I'll Be There," and even on his revamp of his own neglected swamp rocker "Change in the Weather." He can still raise an unholy ruckus, wailing his way through Gene Simmons' rockabilly classic "Haunted House" and joyously duetting with Bruce Springsteen on the Everlys' "When Will I Be Loved," but Ride Again isn't a raucous rock & roll album, it's a relaxed good time, a little bit of cheerful nostalgia that's pretty charming. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2021
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538665987
Rank:	6809

Tracks

1. Paradise
2. Never Ending Song of Love
3. Garden Party
4. I Don't Care (As Long as You Love Me)
5. Back Home Again
6. I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
7. Change in the Weather
8. Moody River
9. Heaven's Just a Sin Away
10. Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'
11. Haunted House
12. When Will I Be Loved

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Fogerty   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
The Blue Ridge Rangers   Primary Artist
Hunter Perrin   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Oren Waters   Vocals (Background)
Jodie Kennedy   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Guitar,Percussion
Chris Chaney   Bass,Drums
Dennis Crouch   Bass,Drums
Chris Cheney   Bass
Greg Leisz   Bass,Dobro,Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Soprano),Lap Steel Guitar
Don Henley   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bruce Springsteen   Vocals,Featured Artist
Timothy B. Schmit   Featured Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Steel)
Buddy Miller   Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Herb Pedersen   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Jay Bellerose   Drums,Guitar
Jason Mowery   Dobro,Fiddle,Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Denise Crouch   Bass

Technical Credits

John Prine   Composer
Phil Everly   Composer
Brandon Duncan   Engineer
Buck Owens   Composer
Dave Colvin   Engineer
D. Deckleman   Composer
Gary Bruce   Composer
J. Guillot   Composer
Wayne Stambler   Photography
Bud Deckelman   Composer
Julie Fogerty   Photography,Art Direction,Package Design,Executive Producer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Bonnie Bramlett   Composer
John Fogerty   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ryan Freeland   Engineer
Delaney Bramlett   Composer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Lenny Waronker   Associate Producer
Jerry Gillespie   Composer
Rick Nelson   Composer
Ray Price   Composer
Mike Piersante   Engineer
Toby Scott   Engineer
Gary D. Bruce   Composer
J.D. Miller   Composer
Rusty Gabbard   Composer
John Denver   Composer
Kevin Harp   Engineer
Geoff Gans   Photography,Art Direction,Package Design
Bob Fogerty   Photography
Gary Daniel Bruce   Composer
Joe Guillot   Composer