Recorded November 1970 Pendulum
(1970) Mardi Gras
(1972) Label Fantasy Records | Length 40:56 Release date 7 December 1970 Producer John Fogerty | |
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Released December 7, 1970 (1970-12-07) Studio Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival Genres Rock music, Country rock, Roots rock Similar Creedence Clearwater Revival albums, Rock music albums | ||
Pendulum is the sixth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on December 7, 1970—their second album release of that year. A single from the album, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight", was released in January 1971.
Contents
Pendulum is their only album to not contain any cover songs; all tracks were written by John Fogerty. It was the last album the band did with Tom Fogerty, who would leave the band to start a solo career. It was also the last album to feature John Fogerty as the record's sole producer.
The most sonically adventurous CCR album, Pendulum is noted for its widespread use of horns and keyboards, in contrast to the group's previous albums, which were dominated by guitar. Among several lesser-known Fogerty songs ("Pagan Baby", "Sailor's Lament", "It's Just a Thought", "Born to Move") were two top-ten hits, "Hey Tonight" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". Both songs reached number eight in 1971. It also contains their only avant-garde venture, "Rude Awakening #2".
Production
The album was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, and took a month to complete—an unusually long time for the band. On previous albums, the group had rehearsed songs before entering the studio. However, on Pendulum the members learned the songs in the studio. The first take of a song was performed by the whole band, with various members going in later for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal overdubs, including a horn section played entirely by John Fogerty, as well as extensive use of keyboards by Cook and Clifford.
Track listing
All songs written by John Fogerty.
- "Pagan Baby" – 6:25
- "Sailor's Lament" – 3:47
- "Chameleon" – 3:05
- "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" – 2:39
- "(Wish I Could) Hideaway" – 3:53
- "Born to Move" – 5:39
- "Hey Tonight" – 2:43
- "It's Just a Thought" – 3:45
- "Molina" – 2:41
- "Rude Awakening #2" – 6:19
- "45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 1)" – 3:17
- "45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 2)" – 7:19
- Tracks 11 and 12 are musique concrète tracks (in the vein of Revolution 9), including tongue-in-cheek interviews with band members
- "Hey Tonight" (Live in Hamburg September 17, 1971) – 2:30
Personnel
Songs
1Pagan Baby6:25
2Sailor’s Lament3:51
3Chameleon3:20