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"Southern Streamline"
Single by John Fogerty
from the album Blue Moon Swamp
ReleasedMay 1997 (1997-05)
Recorded1997
GenreRock, country rock, rockabilly[1]
Length3:56
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
John Fogerty singles chronology
"
Walking in a Hurricane
"
(1997) 		"Southern Streamline"
(1997) 		"Blueboy"
(1997)

"Southern Streamline" is a song written and recorded by John Fogerty for his 1997 album Blue Moon Swamp. It was released as the second single from the album.

Background and composition

According to Fogerty, "Southern Streamline" was inspired by train songs, which he greatly enjoyed growing up. The opening lyric "Mama, I'm on fire!" refers to his early desire to improve at guitar. Fogerty plays his custom

Newhall, California, near the first commercially successful oil well in California.[3] He got the idea for the song after picking his daughter up from a slumber party. Fogerty originally envisioned the song as a gospel number, but transformed it into a guitar song after working in the studio.[4] "Southern Streamline" features backing vocals from the bluegrass group Lonesome River Band.[5]

Release and reception

"Southern Streamline" peaked at No. 67 on the

The Salina Journal's Michael Cote called it a "musical cousin of "Bad Moon Rising"."[10]

Other versions

"Southern Streamline" has become a staple in Fogerty's stage performances.[11] It was covered by South African country musician Alan Ladd for his 2018 album Country Things.[12]

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 67
Canada Country 83

References

  1. ^ https://sites.google.com/site/theelectricbayou/songs/southern-streamline
  2. ISBN 9780316244565
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  3. ^ Fogerty 2015, pp. 338-339
  4. ^ Stout, Gene (September 11, 1997). "Chasing blues ghosts". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 33. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Rolling Stone
    . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Southern Streamline - John Fogerty". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ Violanti, Anthony (May 20, 1997). "John Fogerty Resurfaces With an Album of Swamp Blues". The Buffalo News. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Andersen, Soren (August 19, 1997). "Bad Moon Rising Again". The News Tribune. p. 35. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Jeff (May 23, 1997). "Fogerty tour worth waiting a "Blue Moon"". The Modesto Bee. p. 75. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. The Salina Journal
    . p. 28. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Devlin, Mike (October 19, 2016). "Review: Big guitar keeps on turnin' as Fogerty astonishes". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Country things – Alan Ladd". Fak.org.za (in Afrikaans). June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "John Fogerty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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