# The four albums John Fogerty hopes will be forgotten: “I was so unhappy”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-four-albums-john-fogerty-hopes-will-be-forgotten-i-was-so-unhappy/
- Published: 2026-08-01T20:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T21:12:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/four-albums-john-fogerty-hopes-will-be-forgotten/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Fogerty regrets four early solo albums.
- Legal disputes overshadowed his post-CCR career.
- He returned successfully with *Centerfield* in 1985.

## Summary

John Fogerty has said he would prefer four albums from his post-Creedence Clearwater Revival career to be forgotten, describing himself as deeply unhappy while making them. The comments highlight the long-running disputes and personal strain that followed the break-up of Creedence, which affected both his creative output and willingness to release music.

The records he singled out were *The Blue Ridge Rangers*, *John Fogerty*, *Hoodoo* and *Zephyr National*. After CCR ended in 1972, Fogerty faced legal and contractual conflicts with Fantasy Records, including a lawsuit alleging that his solo song ‘The Old Man Down the Road’ copied CCR’s ‘Run Through the Jungle’; he ultimately won. His dissatisfaction with that period helps explain his lengthy withdrawal from recording before his commercial return with *Centerfield* in 1985.

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