Almost Saturday Night

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"Almost Saturday Night"
Single by John Fogerty
from the album John Fogerty
B-side"Sea Cruise"
Released1975
GenreRock and roll
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
John Fogerty singles chronology
"Rockin' All Over the World"
(1975)
"Almost Saturday Night"
(1975)
"You Got The Magic"
(1976)
"Almost Saturday Night"
Single by Dave Edmunds
from the album Twangin...
B-side"You'll Never Get Me Up (In One Of Those)"
ReleasedApril 1981
GenreRockabilly
LabelSwan Song
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds singles chronology
"Crawling from the Wreckage"
(1979)
"Almost Saturday Night"
(1981)
"The Race Is On"
(1981)

"Almost Saturday Night" is a song written by John Fogerty and first released on his 1975 album John Fogerty. It was released as a single and reached No. 78. It has been covered by a number of artists, including Dave Edmunds, who also released it as a single to more success, Gene Clark, Ricky Nelson, The Searchers, The Georgia Satellites and Ned LeDoux.

The song describes the hero looking out the window and getting excited about the approaching weekend.[1]

Fogerty released the song as the second single from John Fogerty, as a follow-up to "Rockin' All Over the World, which reached No. 27.[2] However, "Almost Saturday Night" could only reach No. 78.[2]

Dave Edmunds version

"Almost Saturday Night" had more success when covered in a

Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[5] A music video for Edmunds' version was also produced, gaining the song exposure on MTV.[6]

Other cover versions

Others who have since covered the song include The Searchers on Play for Today in 1981, Ricky Nelson on Playing to Win in 1981 and The Memphis Sessions in 1986 and Gene Clark and Carla Olson on So Rebellious a Lover in 1987.[7][8][9][10] The Flying Burrito Brothers covered the song in 1984.[11] Their version peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[12] A cover by Bob Woodruff peaked at number 89 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in 1997.[13]

Reception

double tracked vocal performance, claiming that it is the only song on John Fogerty which breaks the album's "predictable pattern."[14] Billboard described it as "top notch rock."[15]

Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann and author Billy Poore.[3][8]

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  13. ^ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. June 16, 1997. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  14. ^ Marsh, D. (September 18, 1975). "John Fogerty". The Morning Record. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  15. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 22, 1975. p. 76. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  16. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 22, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  17. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 22, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-09.