�It just seemed like all the records I have made since Creedence Clearwater Revival have all been sort of pushed off center,� he says. �I felt like I was dancing around the outskirts of what is my true center. With this album, I really wanted to stay on the mark, right in the middle, right where rock �n� roll is. I wanted this one to be easier, a lot more fun than some of the past records have been.�

That renewed sense of joy shines through on the self-produced Revival. The wistful, infectious opening track �Don�t You Wish It Was True� instantly puts a smile on the listener�s face. �Gunslinger��s cinematic western-theme evokes vintage-era Creedence, while on the deliciously swampy �Creedence Song,� Fogerty correctly and humorously assesses �You can�t go wrong/if you play a little bit of that Creedence song.� His love of classic Sun Records-era rockabilly permeates �It Ain�t Right,� one of many tunes on the album that allows Fogerty, whom Rolling Stone named one of the greatest guitarists of all time, to show off his blistering guitar work. �The River is Waiting� is a gorgeous, hymn-like spiritual that features well-known vocal trio, The Waters on backup vocals. A trenchant observer of the world�s troubles, Fogerty weighs in on the current administration with the rollicking, biting �Long Dark Night� and the �mission critical� statement of �I Can�t Take It No More� with its unmistakable admonition ��another fortunate son.�