Legendary Rocker, 80, Re-Records Classic Songs With Help From His Sons
A day after he celebrated his 80th birthday comes word that has re-recorded his classic songs for a new album, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, due Aug. 22.
Lending him instrumental support on the new project, announced Thursday, May 29, are his sons, Tyler and Shane Fogerty, the latter who also produced the new album with John. His wife, Julie Fogerty, served as executive producer of the project.
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The album comes after Fogerty won a long-fought battle to regain the rights to his songs from his years with Creedence Clearwater Revival. In an interview for The Billboard Book of Number One Albums, Fogerty spoke about the decades-long battle to retain the rights to the CCR catalog.
'It did a lot of damage to my psyche and personality as far as confidence,' he said. 'There were times in those years when I was scared to go in and buy a pair of socks in a department store.'Although the album isn't out until Aug. 22, Fogerty is previewing the 20-song set for fans by releasing newly recorded versions of the CCR classics 'Up Around the Bend,' 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' and 'Porterville' to all streaming services on May 29. The album is also being released as a two-record set on black and colored vinyl.
'For most of my life I did not own the songs I had written,' Fogerty said in a statement. 'Getting them back changes everything. Legacy is my way of celebrating that—of playing these songs on my terms, with the people I love.'
'I knew first hand how much it meant for John to get his publishing back. It has been so joyful and beautiful since this happened for him. This is a celebration of his life's work. It is the biggest party for the good guy/artist winning,' Julie Fogerty added in a statement.
Here's the full tracklist for Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival:1. Up Around the Bend2. Who'll Stop the Rain3. Proud Mary4. Have You Ever Seen the Rain 5. Lookin' Out My Back Door 6. Born On The Bayou 7. Run Through the Jungle8. Someday Never Comes 9. Porterville 10. Hey Tonight11. Lodi12. Wrote s Song for Everyone13. Bootleg14. Don't Look Now15. Long As I Can See the Light16. Down On the Corner17. Bad Moon Rising18. Travelin' Band 19. Green River 20. Fortunate Son
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