John Fogerty reclaims his rightful place among America’s most iconic and revered artists with the forthcoming ‘Revival’, set to be released on October 8th, 2007 in the UK (Oct 2nd in the US).

Fogerty’s contribution to popular culture cannot be overstated; his songs have become part of rock’s DNA, the very building blocks upon which much of American rock and roll has been built. As the album title tantalizingly suggests, ‘Revival’ represents a renewed musical spirit and heart from John Fogerty that incorporates all the best elements of a career that has resonated deeply with generations of music fans and the thousands of artists that he has influenced.

“It just seemed like all the records I have made since Creedence Clearwater Revival have all been sort of pushed off center,” he says. “I felt like I was dancing around the outskirts of what is my true center. With this album, I really wanted to stay on the mark, right in the middle, right where rock ‘n’ roll is. I wanted this one to be easier, a lot more fun than some of the past records have been.”

That renewed sense of joy shines through on the self-produced ‘Revival’. The wistful, infectious opening track “Don’t You Wish It Was True” instantly puts a smile on the listener’s face. “Gunslinger’s” cinematic western-theme evokes vintage-era Creedence, while on the deliciously swampy “Creedence Song,” Fogerty correctly and humorously assesses “You can’t go wrong/if you play a little bit of that Creedence song.” His love of classic Sun Records-era rockabilly permeates “It Ain’t Right,” one of many tunes on the album that allows Fogerty, whom Rolling Stone named one of the greatest guitarists of all time, to showoff his blistering guitar work.

“The River is Waiting” is a gorgeous, hymn-like spiritual that features well-known vocal trio, The Waters on backup vocals. A trenchant observer of the world’s troubles, John Fogerty weighs in on the current administration with the rollicking, biting “Long Dark Night” and the ‘mission critical’ statement of “I Can’t Take It No More” with its unmistakable admonition “…another fortunate son.”

‘Revival’ is John Fogerty’s first album of new material on Fantasy following a very public 30-year battle with the label over his catalog. The reconciliation led to the first complete retrospective of his career, ‘The Long Road Home’, which came out in late 2005. Fogerty calls seeing the Fantasy logo on his new record is nothing short of “surreal.”

John Fogerty, writer of such rock classics as “Proud Mary,” “Centerfield”, “Bad Moon Rising,” “Rockin’ All Over the World,” “Born on the Bayou” and “Fortunate Son,” was inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. His 1997 album, ‘Blue Moon Swamp,‘ won the Grammy for best rock album.

Watch Video: John Fogerty – “Don’t You Wish It Was True”

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