Swamp Rock

by The Ventures

Swamp Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1969
  • Label: Liberty
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:43
  • Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Mike Melvoin, Bob Reisdorff

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continually adapting to shifting commercial currents, the venerable instrumental combo tackles the murky, rhythm-heavy aesthetics popularized by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Tony Joe White. The tremolo-drenched guitars and propulsive rhythms demonstrate the ensemble's enduring capacity to assimilate diverse stylistic trends.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Carry Me Back (2:47)
  2. Honky Tonk Women (2:59)
  3. Muddy Mississippi Line (2:34)
  4. Jambalaya (2:47)
  5. Swamp Rock (2:49)
  6. Niki Hoeky (2:30)
  7. Green River (2:48)
  8. Suspicious Minds (3:30)
  9. Catfish Mud Dance (2:28)
  10. Proud Mary (3:00)
  11. Gumbo (2:22)
  12. Plaquemines Parish (2:04)

Credits

  • The Ventures - primary artist, arranged by
  • Michel Rubini - arranged by
  • Christina Hersch - lacquer cut by
  • Felix Cavaliere - written-by
  • Jagger-Richards - written-by
  • Bobby Goldsboro - written-by
  • Hank Williams - written-by
  • Don Wilson - written-by

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