Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)

Pendulum is the sixth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on December 9, 1970[1]—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.

Pendulum
Studio album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedDecember 9, 1970 (1970-12-09)[1]
RecordedNovember 1970
StudioWally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California
Genre
Length40:56
LabelFantasy
ProducerJohn Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Cosmo's Factory
(1970)		 Pendulum
(1970)		 Mardi Gras
(1972)
Singles from Pendulum
  1. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" b/w "Hey Tonight"
    Released: December 1970[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Christgau's Record GuideA–[3]

Overview

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 recorded 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 saxophone 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 an uncharacteristic venture into avant-garde psychedelia, the closing instrumental "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.[4] The first take of a song was performed by the whole band,[5] with various members going in later for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal overdubs, including a saxophone section played entirely by John Fogerty, as well as extensive use of keyboards by Fogerty and Cook.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Fogerty.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Pagan Baby"6:25
2."Sailor's Lament"3:47
3."Chameleon"3:05
4."Have You Ever Seen the Rain"2:39
5."(Wish I Could) Hideaway"3:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Born to Move"5:39
2."Hey Tonight"2:43
3."It's Just a Thought"3:45
4."Molina"2:41
5."Rude Awakening #2" (instrumental)6:19
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.
40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 1)"3:17
12."45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 2)" (Tracks 11 and 12 are musique concrète tracks (in the vein of "Revolution 9"), including tongue-in-cheek interviews with band members)7:19
13."Hey Tonight" (Live in Hamburg September 17, 1971)2:30

Personnel
Performers[6][7]
Production

Charts

Album
Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[8] 1
Australian Top 20 Albums[9] 1
Canadian 100 Albums[10] 2
Italian Top Albums[11] 3
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[12] 2
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[13] 1
UK Albums Chart[14] 8
US Billboard Top LPs[15] 5

Singles
Year Single Position
US Hot 100 UK Top 40
January
1971		 "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"/
"Hey Tonight"		 8 36

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[16] Gold 20,000[16]
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Billboard 19 dic 1970" (PHP). Billboard.
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/655us
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Hank Bordowitz (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. pp. 106–108. ISBN 978-1-55652-661-9.
  5. Selvin, Joel (2008). Pendulum (Expanded Reissue) (PDF) (CD liner). Creedence Clearwater Revival. Beverly Hills, California, United States: Fantasy Records. FAN-30881-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14.
  6. Hank Bordowitz (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. p. 106-107. ISBN 978-1-55652-661-9.
  7. Kitts, T M, 2015. John Fogerty: An American Son. 1st ed. U.S.A: Routledge. p. 30.
  8. Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. "Go-Set Number one Albums". Pop Archives. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  10. "100 Albums". RPM. 14 (26). February 13, 1971. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  11. "Pendulum" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  12. "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  13. "Album Info: Pendulum by Creedence Clearwater Revival". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PHP) on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  14. "Artist Chart History: Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  15. "Creedence Clearwater Revival Album & Song Chart History: The 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  16. "Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  17. "American album certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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