The Long Road Home (album)

The Long Road Home
The Long Road Home
Compilation album by John Fogerty
Released	November 1, 2005
Recorded	1969–2005
Genre	Roots rock
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
John Fogerty chronology

The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection is a compilation album by American roots rock singer-songwriter John Fogerty, released on November 1, 2005, by Fantasy Records.^[1] It compiles songs from Fogerty's solo career and his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The title refers to Fogerty's return to Fantasy Records, after a lengthy stint with Warner Bros. Records and a brief stint with DreamWorks Records.^[2]

The Long Road Home was released to mostly positive reviews from music critics and charted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.

Background

In 2005, Fantasy Records offered John Fogerty with a record deal, which included the release of The Long Road Home. Fogerty had started his recording career on the label, but his quarrels with former label executive Saul Zaentz during the 1970s led to lawsuits and Fogerty's refusal to perform any of his material from Creedence Clearwater Revival.^[1] Fogerty explained how he felt about the album's release on Fantasy in an interview for Entertainment Weekly: "It felt surreal at first, but I've been working alongside the new Fantasy people since the company was sold. Now that all the old bad people are gone, I have no lingering bitterness or anger."^[3]

The Long Road Home is a 25-song compilation of most of Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival's best-known songs, some of which are live versions.^[1] It was the first album to compile both his and the band's hits.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Uncut	^[6]
The Village Voice	A^[7]

In his review for AllMusic, music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine found the album "enormously entertaining" and said that it adequately summarizes Fogerty's work and serves as proof that he is one of the rock and roll era's greatest songwriters.^[1] Robert Christgau, writing in Blender magazine, called it "one of the rare career overviews" that justifies itself by playing as one sequence of "timeless sure-shots."^[4] In his review for The Village Voice, Christgau remarked that because of his unchanging musical form and replicable "Creedence sound", the album consistently shows Fogerty as "the original roots-rocker" who displays aspects of his modest personality.^[7]

In a less enthusiastic review, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian criticized the album for emphasizing Fogerty's ordinary boogie songs and omitting the more superior songs that are featured on several other Creedence Clearwater Revival compilations.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Fogerty.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Born on the Bayou"	Bayou Country (1969)	5:12
2.	"Bad Moon Rising"	Green River (1969)	2:19
3.	"Centerfield"	Centerfield (1985)	3:51
4.	"Who'll Stop the Rain"	Cosmo's Factory (1970)	2:27
5.	"Rambunctious Boy"	Blue Moon Swamp (1997)	3:54
6.	"Fortunate Son"	Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)	2:19
7.	"Lookin' Out My Back Door"	Cosmo's Factory	2:32
8.	"Up Around the Bend"	Cosmo's Factory	2:40
9.	"Almost Saturday Night (Live)"	Premonition (1998); originally from John Fogerty (1975)	2:27
10.	"Down on the Corner"	Willy and the Poor Boys	2:45
11.	"Bootleg (Live)"	New live recording; originally from Bayou Country	3:00
12.	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	Pendulum (1970)	2:38
13.	"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"	Mardi Gras (1972)	2:56
14.	"Hey Tonight (Live)"	New live recording; originally from Pendulum	2:33
15.	"The Old Man Down the Road"	Centerfield	3:33
16.	"Rockin' All Over the World (Live)"	Premonition (1998); originally from John Fogerty (1975)	2:58
17.	"Lodi"	Green River	3:09
18.	"Keep On Chooglin' (Live)"	New live recording; originally from Bayou Country	4:02
19.	"Green River"	Green River	2:33
20.	"Deja Vu (All Over Again)"	Deja Vu All Over Again (2004)	4:13
21.	"Run Through the Jungle"	Cosmo's Factory	3:05
22.	"Hot Rod Heart"	Blue Moon Swamp	3:29
23.	"Travelin' Band"	Cosmo's Factory	2:08
24.	"Proud Mary"	Bayou Country	3:05
25.	"Fortunate Son (Live)"	New live recording; originally from Willy and the Poor Boys	2:58

Personnel

Credits are adapted from AllMusic.^[8]

Musicians

Alex Acuña – Percussion
Kenny Aronoff – Drums
Ronnie Bowman – Background Vocals
Bob Britt – Guitar, Slide Guitar, Background Vocals
Billy Burnette – Guitar, Background Vocals
Paul Bushnell – Bass Guitar
Mike Canipe – Guitar
Doug Clifford – Arranger, Clapping, Drums, Producer, Background Vocals
Luis Conte – Tambourine
Stu Cook – Arranger, Bass Guitar, Clapping, Piano, Upright Bass, Producer, Background Vocals
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Primary Artist
Howie Epstein – Bass Guitar
John Fogerty – Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Clapping, Compilation Producer, Composer, Congas, Cowbell, Dobro, Drums, Electric Sitar, Guitars, Harmonica, Main Personnel, Mandolin, Maracas, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Saxophone, Tambourine, Tumba, Vocals, Background Vocals

Tom Fogerty – Clapping, Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals
Ryan Freeland – Clapping
Bob Glaub – Bass Guitar
George Hawkins – Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
John Molo – Drums
Matt Nolen – Guitar, Keyboards
Don Rigsby – Background Vocals
Elliot Scheiner Producer
Johnny Lee Schell – Guitar
Kenny Smith – Background Vocals
Benmont Tench – Organ
Julia Waters – Background Vocals
Oren Waters – Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – Background Vocals

Additional personnel

Abbey Anna – Art Direction
Jim Bessman – Liner Notes
Danielle Brancazio – Art Direction, Package Design
Dan Certa – Mixing
Bob Fogerty – Clapping, Photography
Julie Fogerty – Art Direction
Brian Lima – Photography
Bob Ludwig – Compilation Mastering, Mastering
Norman Seeff – Photography

Charts

Chart (2005)^[9]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	13
U.S. Top Internet Albums (Billboard)	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[11]	Gold	40,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[12]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.