Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)
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Pendulum is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on December 9, 1970.<ref name="Billboard" /> It was the second studio album the band released that year, arriving five months after Cosmo's Factory.
Background
The album was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, and took a month to complete, which was an unusually long time for the band. The backing tracks of the songs were performed by the whole band.<ref name="notes">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> On previous albums, they had rehearsed songs before entering the studio, but for Pendulum, the members learned the songs in the studio.<ref name="Bordowitz">Template:Cite book</ref> In his autobiography, John Fogerty wrote that he disliked this way of working:
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Pendulum is the last album the band recorded while Tom Fogerty was still a member, as he left the group in early 1971 to start a solo career; and the last of the band's albums to be produced solely by John Fogerty.
Musical style
Pendulum expands the band's sonic palette with instruments such as keyboards and saxophones, in contrast to the group's previous albums, which were dominated by the guitar, as well as a saxophone section played entirely by John Fogerty.<ref name="Bordowitz" /> John also played the Hammond B3 organ on many of the Pendulum tracks, notably in "Have You Ever Seen The Rain", in recognition of the deep respect and influence of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, with whom the members of the band had jammed. It also contains, in the closing instrumental "Rude Awakening #2", a venture into avant-garde psychedelia.
The album is the only one by Creedence Clearwater Revival to not contain any cover songs, and the last in which all the original songs were written by John.
Release and reception
Template:Music ratings Pendulum was released in December 1970 and proved to be another hit for the band, charting within the top 10 in 10 countries, and peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The only single taken from the album, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"/"Hey Tonight", was released in January 1971, and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Robert Christgau enjoyed the album and rated it an A−, despite criticizing "Molina" and "Pagan Baby", as, "slightly subpar," "Sailor's Lament" as, "a little more so," and "Rude Awakening #2" as "a pretentious moment I hope--and expect--he [John Fogerty] has the sense never to repeat." However, he praises the other six songs on the album as "so superpar Steve Barri or Tommy James would kill (or least steal) for them. Ho hum, another Creedence album."
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" has enjoyed extended popularity even into the 21st century, being the band's most streamed song on Spotify at over 2 billion streams.
Track listing
Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Tracks 11 and 12 on the 40th Anniversary Edition CD are musique concrète tracks in the vein of "Revolution 9", including tongue-in-cheek interviews with band members.
Personnel
Performers<ref name="Bordowitz" /><ref>Kitts, T M, 2015. John Fogerty: An American Son. 1st ed. U.S.A: Routledge. p. 30.</ref>
- John Fogerty – vocals, lead guitar, piano, organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, saxophone, percussion, producer, arranger
- Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar, percussion
- Stu Cook – bass guitar, double bass, piano, kalimba, percussion
- Doug Clifford – drums, percussion
Production
- Ed Caraeff – photography, cover design
- Russ Gary – engineer, mixing
- Kevin L. Gray – engineer, mastering
- Steve Hoffman – remastering
- Richard Edlund – cover design
- Wayne Kimbell – cover design, photography
- Baron Wolman – photography
- Joel Selvin – liner notes
Charts
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Weekly charts
| Chart (1970–1971) | Peak position | |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 1 | |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)<ref name=FINI>Template:Cite book</ref> | 1 | |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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3 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="JPN">Template:Cite book</ref> | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1971) | Position | |
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5 |
Certifications
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