In the Garden
Background
"In the Garden" is a track of Deja Vu All Over Again, the seventh solo album of John Fogerty. The collection of songs was released in September 2004. It reached #23 in the USA and #1 in Sweden.
A massive stomper "In the Garden" closes the album. The lyrically repetitive bluesrock emulating the sounds of Cream and Jimi Hendrix from the late 60's is a number that immediately stands out of the album's general outline.
Quite surprisingly, "In the Garden" collected favourable reviews from the subscribers of the John Fogerty Swamp Internet Mailing List right after Deja Vu All Over Again was launched in September 2004.
The song is also significant in the sense that it was a kind of prototype of a more commercial effort "Summer of Love" which came out on Revival, the next album of Fogerty.
Personnel
Guitars, lead vocals, background vocals: John Fogerty
Drums: Kenny Aronoff
Bass: Paul Bushnell
Collector's notes
"In the Garden" was released as a promotional single in the USA in 2005.
Live versions
"In the Garden" is the only track from Deja Vu All Over Again that John Fogerty has never done live.
Critical reception
"--- a massive heavy stomper with ridiculously simplistic sci-fi lyrics that sounds more like Hawkwind than anything remotely associated with John Fogerty so far. Well, he did have a couple similar numbers on Eye Of The Zombie, but this one, free from the clutches of mid-Eighties production, is notably better, although still a very strange choice to end the record with." -George Starostin.
Fans' views
"And my favourite track at the moment is In The Garden. This is the 'heavy rock' track. My only complaint is that this track is only 3.37 mins long. I think it could well have been developed into a 6,7,8 minute extended workout."
Written by John Fogerty.
Recorded at NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA, USA, between September 2003 and early 2004.
Appears on the Deja Vu All Over Again album.
Released on September 21st, 2004.