Centerfield

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

After the quarrels with his record company, Fogerty had made no record for nine years, and he never released his album Hoodoo. In 1985 he returned with Centerfield, which he played entirely himself: he recorded every instrument single-handedly with overdubs. The cover shows a worn baseball glove, as in the title song.

The singles The Old Man Down the Road, Rock and Roll Girls and Centerfield became hits; the first was his only top ten hit as a solo artist. The album also had a legal sequel. Zanz Kant Danz became Vanz Kant Danz, to avoid a lawsuit from Saul Zaentz. Zaentz also sued Fogerty because The Old Man Down the Road was said to resemble a Creedence song, but Fogerty won. Spin wrote that his skills were intact.

Listening

Track list

1. 1The Old Man Down The Road3:33Apple Music ↗
2. 2Rock and Roll Girls3:27Apple Music ↗
3. 3Big Train (From Memphis)2:58Apple Music ↗
4. 4I Saw It On T.V.4:21Apple Music ↗
5. 5Mr. Greed4:09Apple Music ↗
6. 6Searchlight4:29Apple Music ↗
7. 7Centerfield3:51Apple Music ↗
8. 8I Can't Help Myself3:15Apple Music ↗
9. 9Vanz Kant Danz5:30Apple Music ↗
10. 10My Toot Toot3:08Apple Music ↗
11. 11I Confess3:49Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• John Fogerty