''Pendulum'' is the sixth studio album by American

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band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by

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on December 9, 1970. It was the second studio album the band released that year, arriving five months after ''

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Overview

The album is the only one by Creedence Clearwater Revival to not contain any

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(all of the tracks were written by John Fogerty); it is the last album the band recorded while

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was still a member, as he left the group in early 1971 to start a solo career; and the last of the band's albums to be produced solely by John Fogerty. The only single taken from the album, "

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", was released in January 1971, and reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The most sonically adventurous CCR album, ''Pendulum'' is noted for its widespread use of keyboards and saxophones, in contrast to the group's previous albums, which were dominated by the guitar. It also contains, in the closing instrumental "Rude Awakening #2", an uncharacteristic venture by the band into avant-garde psychedelia.

Production

The album was recorded at

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, and took a month to complete, which was an unusually long time for the band. On previous albums, they had rehearsed songs before entering the studio, but, for ''Pendulum'', the members learned the songs in the studio. The backing tracks of the songs were performed by the whole band, and the various members then recorded the wide variety of vocal and instrumental

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, which included

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s played by John Fogerty and Cook, and a saxophone section played entirely by John Fogerty.

Track listing

* Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

Personnel

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– rhythm guitar, percussion *

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– bass guitar,

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, piano,

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, percussion *

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– drums, percussion ;Production *

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* Russ Gary –

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, mixing * Kevin L. Gray – engineer, mastering * Steve Hoffman – remastering * Richard Edlund – cover design * Wayne Kimbell – cover design, photography *

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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