BMGJohn Fogerty‘s chart-topping 1985 solo album, Centerfield, will be reissued on vinyl and CD on April 6. The CD will include two bonus tracks, “My Toot Toot” and “I Confess,” while the vinyl edition will come with a download card offering access to digital versions of the tunes.
Centerfield marked a comeback for Fogerty, who had taken a nine-year hiatus from recording while he was embroiled in a legal battle with his ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival bandmates and the group’s label. The album is the singer/guitarist’s most successful solo effort, having sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. The record features two of Fogerty’s biggest post-CCR hits — “The Old Man Down the Road” and “Rock and Roll Girls” — as well as the title track, which has become a modern-day baseball anthem.
Not including the bonus tracks, Fogerty played all the instruments on Centerfield.
“It was cathartic and rewarding,” he says about making the album. “It was important to me after all that had happened that whatever I did, it had to be at the level I had set for myself. I hung in there practicing all those years to get good enough to make this record.”
Fogerty adds, “I was thrilled beyond belief when it hit number one on the charts and my song ‘Centerfield’ became an anthem to so many.”
John also has a PledgeMusic page that’s offering a limited-edition green-vinyl version of Centerfield, as well as bundles featuring the green-vinyl disc, plus a Centerfield banner and baseball socks.
Fogerty’s upcoming 2018 concert schedule includes Las Vegas engagements at the Wynn resort in May and October, and the Blues & Bayous summer co-headlining tour with ZZ Top.
Here’s the Centerfield CD reissue’s track list:
“The Old Man Down the Road”
“Rock and Roll Girls”
“Big Train (from Memphis)”
“I Saw It on T.V.”
“Mr. Greed”
“Searchlight”
“Centerfield”
“I Can’t Help Myself”
“Zanz Kant Danz”
“My Toot Toot” (2010 Bonus Track)
“I Confess” (2010 Bonus Track)
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