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Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)

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Pendulum
Studio album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedDecember 9, 1970 (1970-12-09)[1]
RecordedNovember 1970
StudioWally Heider (San Francisco)
GenreSwamp rock
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?" / "Hey Tonight"
    Released: January 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Pendulum is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on December 9, 1970.[1] It was the second studio album the band released that year, arriving five months after Cosmo's Factory.

Overview

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The album is the only one by Creedence Clearwater Revival to not contain any cover songs (all of the tracks were written by John Fogerty); it 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. 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.

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. It also contains, in the closing instrumental "Rude Awakening #2", a venture into avant-garde psychedelia.

Production

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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. On previous albums, they had rehearsed songs before entering the studio, but, for Pendulum, the members learned the songs in the studio.[5] The backing tracks of the songs were performed by the whole band,[6] and the various members then recorded the wide variety of vocal and instrumental overdubs, which included keyboards played by John Fogerty and Cook, and a saxophone section played entirely by John Fogerty.[5]

Track listing

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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"6:19
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

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Performers[5][7]

Production

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Pendulum
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[20] Gold 20,000[20]
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Billboard 19 dic 1970" (PHP). Billboard. December 19, 1970. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pendulum – Creedence Clearwater Revival". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ 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 March 14, 2012.
  7. ^ Kitts, T M, 2015. John Fogerty: An American Son. 1st ed. U.S.A: Routledge. p. 30.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3762". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  12. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  13. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved July 8, 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Creedence Clearwater Revival".
  14. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  17. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  18. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1971. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum". Recording Industry Association of America.
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