''The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again'' is the eighth solo studio album by American

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singer-songwriter and guitarist

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, first released on September 1, 2009, on Fogerty's own label, Fortunate Son Records and distributed by

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. The apparent grammatical error in the title of the album (the verb should be conjugated 'ride,' not 'rides') is a play on the fact that the original Blue Ridge Rangers (on the 1973 album ''

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'') consisted entirely of Fogerty singing all the vocals and playing all the instruments by himself.

Recording

Originally announced in December 2008, the album was then titled ''The Return of the Blue Ridge Rangers'' and was slated for release by

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, the label Fogerty recorded for with

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and his 2007 "comeback" album ''

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''.Fogerty Revisits 'Blue Ridge' On New Album
accessed October 3, 2009. The album shares similarities in style with Fogerty's first solo album ''

'' and included a remake of a song from the ''

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'' album. The album was recorded at Village Recorders in Santa Monica, California, in a 10-day session. Included in the group were Buddy Miller, Greg Leisz, Dennis Crouch, Jay Bellerose and Kenny Aronoff. It was recorded mostly at Berkeley Street Studios in

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. Beginning tracks started in October 2008 at

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in Santa Monica with

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(Engineer). Additional sessions occurred with special guests,

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and

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and Timothy B. Schmit.

Track listing

Tracks not included

There were 15 songs recorded from a long list of songs that Fogerty,

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and

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put together. Fogerty did not release the specific titles, but a Merle Haggard song was revealed to be among the three unreleased songs.

Production

''The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again'' was arranged and produced by John Fogerty. ;Production group * Executive Producer: Julie Fogerty * Associate Producer:

* Mix engineer:

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* Mastering:

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for Gateway Mastering Studios * Recording Engineers:

, Bob Clearmountain, Kevin Harp, Brandon Duncan, Ryan Freeland, Toby Scott, and David Colvin * Art Direction: Julie Fogerty and Geoff Gans * Package Design: Geoff Gans and Julie Fogerty * Photography credits: Julie Fogerty, Wayne Stambler, Geoff Gans, and Bob Fogerty * Distribution:

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Backing band

Fogerty's band includes: * Jason Mowery –

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, dobro, mandolin, backing vocals *

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– electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage ba ...

–

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* Hunter Perrin –

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, electric rhythm guitar *

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– bass *

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– bass *

Kenny Aronoff Kenneth D. Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work as a session and touring musician. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists throughout his career, including the Rolling Stones, the Smashing ...

– drums, percussion *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

– drums *

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– backing vocals, harmony vocals * Jodie Kennedy – backing vocals, harmony vocals *

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– backing vocals

Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition of the album was released that included both the CD and a bonus DVD.

DVD track listing

:''Source: BRR DVD''''Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again'' – Bonus DVD, 2009, Verve Music Group, division of UMC Recordings, production no. B0013286-00. Seq....Subject # Making of ''The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again'' album # In-studio rehearsal: ''Change in the Weather'' # In-studio rehearsal: ''Heaven's Just A Sin Away'' # Preview of the new DVD ''Come Down the Road'', the triumphant return to Albert Hal
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Charts

References

;Notes

External links

John Fogerty Home Page

The Verve Music Group: Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
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