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Centerfield is the third solo studio album by musician John Fogerty. Released on January 14, 1985, it spawned the hit singles " The Old Man Down the Road " (Fogerty's only top 10 hit as a solo artist), " Rock and Roll Girls " and the title track " Centerfield ".
"Centerfield" is the title track from John Fogerty's album Centerfield, his first solo album after a nine-year hiatus. Originally the B-side of the album's second single, "Rock and Roll Girls" (#20 US, Spring 1985), the song is now commonly played at baseball games across the United States. [1]
It was released in December 1984 as the lead single from Fogerty's comeback album, Centerfield. It became Fogerty's only top 10 hit single as a solo artist, peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and spending three weeks at the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. [4]
The most successful studio release is 1985's Centerfield. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The two follow up albums, Eye of the Zombie (1986) and Blue Moon Swamp (1997), were both certified Gold in the United States.
"Rock and Roll Girls" is a song written by John Fogerty that was first released on his 1985 album Centerfield. It was also released as the second single from the album, backed with the title track of the album. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number five on the Mainstream Rock chart.
Centerfield (album) Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits; Chronicle: Volume Two; Cosmo's Factory; Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics; Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set; Creedence Country; Creedence Gold
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter.
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