Almost Saturday Night

"Almost Saturday Night"
Single by John Fogerty
from the album John Fogerty
B-side"Sea Cruise"
Released1975
GenreRock and roll
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
John Fogerty singles chronology
"Rockin' All Over the World"
(1975) 		"Almost Saturday Night"
(1975) 		"You Got The Magic"
(1976)
"Almost Saturday Night"
Single by Dave Edmunds
from the album Twangin...
B-side"You'll Never Get Me Up (In One Of Those)"
ReleasedApril 1981
GenreRockabilly
LabelSwan Song
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds singles chronology
"Crawling from the Wreckage"
(1979) 		"Almost Saturday Night"
(1981) 		"The Race Is On"
(1981)

"Almost Saturday Night" is a song written by John Fogerty and first released on his 1975 album John Fogerty. It was released as a single and reached No. 78. It has been covered by a number of artists, including Dave Edmunds, who also released it as a single to more success, Gene Clark, Ricky Nelson, The Searchers, The Georgia Satellites and Ned LeDoux.

The song describes the hero looking out the window and getting excited about the approaching weekend.[1]

Fogerty released the song as the second single from John Fogerty, as a follow-up to "Rockin' All Over the World, which reached No. 27.[2] However, "Almost Saturday Night" could only reach No. 78.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Bordowitz, H. (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago Review Press. pp. 168, 191. ISBN 9781556526619.