The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Proud Mary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1968)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1968) and Tom Fogerty (in 1968)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1968)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1969) and Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 152) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 155)
recording of:
Proud Mary (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Cierco Music, Warner Chappell, Jondora Music (on 1968-12-27) and Jondora Musikverlag (publisher) (in 1970)
4.43:09
2Bad Moon Rising
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969-03)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969-03)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 356)
recording of:
Bad Moon Rising (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Jondora Music
4.32:20
3Susie Q
producer:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
partial cover recording of:
Susie Q (on 1968-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
additional composer:
Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PeerMusic AB
3.84:35
4Up Around the Bend
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1970) and Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Up Around the Bend (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.72:42
5Run Through the Jungle
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Run Through the Jungle (in 1970-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Creeping Ritual, Jondora Music, Prestige Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.153:07
6Good Golly Miss Molly
producer:
John Fogerty
guitar:
Tom Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
cover recording of:
Good Golly Miss Molly (in 1968)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Cedos Music, Jondora Music, PeerMusic AB, Prestige Music ltd. and Robin Hood Music Co.
3.752:43
7Someday Never Comes
recording engineer:
Russ Gary
producer:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty
vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Someday Never Comes
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music, Primeval Ltd., Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Wenaha Music
3.854:01
8Commotion
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
guitar:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06) and Tom Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
vocals:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Commotion (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
recording of:
Commotion (in 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
32:42
9Who’ll Stop the Rain
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 188)
recording of:
Who’ll Stop the Rain (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.452:29
10Green River
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
guitar:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06) and Tom Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
vocals:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Green River (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
recording of:
Green River (in 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.42:34
11I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
John Fogerty
bass:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
music videos:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (in 1969-12)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
4.3511:05
12Lodi
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969-03)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969-03)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Lodi (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
3.93:11
13Lookin’ out My Back Door
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
music videos:
Lookin’ out My Back Door by Creedence Clearwater Revival
recording of:
Lookin’ Out My Back Door (in 1970-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.42:33
14Have You Ever Seen the Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
4.552:38
▼ CD 2
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1Travelin’ Band
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
piano, saxophone and lead vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Travelin’ Band (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.22:08
2Down on the Corner
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
background vocals:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Down on the Corner (in 1969-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records) and Jondora Music
4.552:46
3Born on the Bayou
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1968)
congas, cowbell and guitar [lead guitar]:
John Fogerty (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1968)
guitar:
Tom Fogerty
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Fogerty (in 1968)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Born on the Bayou (in 1968-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Cody River Music Company and Jondora Music (on 1968-12-27)
4.255:16
4Cotton Fields
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
background vocals:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
cover recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
42:57
5Hello Mary Lou
recording engineer:
Russ Gary
producer:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
cover recording of:
Hello Mary Lou
writer:
Cayet Mangiaracina and Gene Pitney
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., January Music, January Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
2.752:15
6The Midnight Special
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
background vocals:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
The Midnight Special (CCR)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
44:13
7Walk on the Water
producer:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
guitar:
Tom Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
recording of:
Walking on the Water
writer:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Cireco, Cireco Music and Jondora Music
3.354:40
8Bootleg
producer:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
recording of:
Bootleg (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Cody River Music Company and Jondora Music
33:02
9Hey Tonight
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Hey Tonight (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Jondora Music
3.52:43
10Fortunate Son
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
background vocals:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 99) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 227)
recording of:
Fortunate Son (in 1969-08)
lyricist and composer:
Keith Clark (drummer), John Fogerty, Greg Hetson, Keith Morris (American singer/songwriter) and Zander Schloss
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.52:21
11I Put a Spell on You
producer:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1968-02)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1968-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1968-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Fogerty (in 1968-02)
arranger:
John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Coast Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-02)
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (in 1968-02)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
44:33
12Sweet Hitch‐Hiker
recording engineer:
Russ Gary
producer:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1972) and Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music, Primeval Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Wenaha Music and Wenaha Music Company
3.652:56
13The Night Time Is the Right Time
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
guitar:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06) and Tom Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
lead vocals:
John Fogerty (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
arranger:
John Fogerty
cover recording of:
Night Time Is the Right Time (from 1969-03 until 1969-06)
composer:
Lew Herman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Planemar Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Tro-Essex Music
3.23:09
14Long as I Can See the Light
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Long as I Can See the Light (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.253:31

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Canada
photography:Jim Marshall (photographer)
manufactured by and distributed by:PolyGram Group Canada Inc.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyTel (in 1993)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/590417 [info]
ASIN:CA: B000006XV2 [info]