Long As I Can See the Light
| "Long As I Can See the Light" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| from the album Cosmo's Factory | ||||
| A-side | "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | |||
| Released | July 25, 1970[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | ||||
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Long As I Can See the Light is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, from the album Cosmo's Factory. It was released as the B-side of the single Lookin' Out My Back Door in 1970. While released as a B-side, Long As I Can See the Light reached #57 on the Cash Box singles chart in the U.S.A., #20 in the U.K. and #1 in Norway. In the U.K., Long As I Can See the Light was placed on the A-side of the single, with Lookin' Out My Back Door on the flipside. The two songs were also released as a double-sided single and peaked at #2.[2] On the recorded version, John Fogerty plays electric piano and a sax solo.[3] Long As I Can See the Light was included on practically every Creedence Clearwater Revival compilation album (notable examples are The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits).[4] While never played live by CCR,[5] the song became a concert staple for John Fogerty as a solo artist.[6]
In the movies[7]
The song is heard in a couple of films:
- Red Dawn (2012);
- State Of Play (2009);
- The ending scene of a Finnish movie Muuttolinnun aika (1991).
TV series include:
- How I Met Your Mother, episode Weekend at Barney's (2013);
- Las Vegas, episode Always Faithful (2004).
2013 remake[8]
John Fogerty recorded a new version of the song with rock band My Morning Jacket for his 2013 album Wrote a Song for Everyone. The remake was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville on May 2nd, 2012.
References
- ^ Hibbert, Tom; Dawson, Jenny (1990). "Rock '70". In Ashley Brown (ed.). The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. Volume 12 (Reference ed.). Freeport, New York: Marshall Cavendish. pp. 1342, 1343. ISBN 1-85435-027-7.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/another-double-sided-winner-creedence-clearwater-revival/
- ^ https://sites.google.com/site/theelectricbayou/songs/long-as-i-can-see-the-light
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/song/long-as-i-can-see-the-light-mt0004210257
- ^ https://sites.google.com/site/theelectricbayou/songs/long-as-i-can-see-the-light
- ^ https://www.setlist.fm/stats/john-fogerty-53d63fc1.html
- ^ https://sites.google.com/site/theelectricbayou/songs/long-as-i-can-see-the-light
- ^ https://sites.google.com/site/theelectricbayou/songs/long-as-i-can-see-the-light