The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Greatest hits album by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Released

1977

Recorded

1968 - 1971

Genre

Roots rock, swamp rock

Length

95:20

Label

Fantasy Records

Producer

John Fogerty

Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology

Chronicle, Vol. 1
(1976)

The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
(1977)

Creedence Country
(1981)

The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival is a compilation album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1977. The album features all the tracks of Chronicle which was released a year earlier in 1976, as well as "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Born on the Bayou", "Cotton Fields", "Hello Mary Lou", "The Midnight Special", "Walk on the Water", and "Night Time Is the Right Time" which would appear on the 1986 release Chronicle, Vol. 2, and "Bootleg" which does not appear on either volume.

Track listing

Disc One

"Proud Mary" - 3:07
"Bad Moon Rising" - 2:18
"Susie Q" (Part 1) - 4:35
"Up Around the Bend" - 2:40
"Run Through the Jungle" - 3:09
"Good Golly Miss Molly" - 2:38
"Someday Never Comes" - 3:59
"Commotion" - 2:41
"Who'll Stop the Rain" - 2:27
"Green River" - 2:32
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - 11:04
"Lodi" - 3:09
"Lookin' Out My Back Door" - 2:31
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" - 2:38

Disc Two

"Travelin' Band" - 2:07
"Down on the Corner" - 2:43
"Born on the Bayou" - 5:10
"Cotton Fields" - 2:53
"Hello Mary Lou" - 2:11
"The Midnight Special" - 4:10
"Walk on the Water" - 4:26
"Bootleg" - 2:58
"Hey Tonight" - 2:43
"Fortunate Son" - 2:20
"I Put a Spell on You" - 4:25
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" - 3:07
"Night Time Is the Right Time" - 3:07
"Long as I Can See the Light" - 3:32

Personnel

John Fogerty - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Organ, Horn Section, Harmonica
Tom Fogerty - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (except "Someday Never Comes", "Sweet Hitch-Hiker", and "Hello Mary Lou")
Stu Cook - Bass Guitar
Doug Clifford - Drums

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Doug Clifford Stu Cook John Fogerty Tom Fogerty

Studio albums	Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Bayou Country (1969) Green River (1969) Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) Cosmo's Factory (1970) Pendulum (1970) Mardi Gras (1972)

Live albums	Live in Europe (1973) The Concert (1980)

Compilations	Creedence Gold (1972) More Creedence Gold (1973) Pre-Creedence (1975) Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (1977) 20 Golden Greats (1979) Creedence Country (1981) Hits Album (1982) At the Movies (1985) Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) Rollin' on the River (1988) Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival (1992) Keep On Chooglin' (1999) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001) Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (2003) Platinum (2004) Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics (2009)

Singles	"Porterville"/"Call It Pretending" "Suzie Q. (Part 1)"/"Suzie Q. (Part 2)" "I Put a Spell on You"/"Walk on the Water" "Proud Mary"/"Born on the Bayou" "Bad Moon Rising"/"Lodi" "Green River"/"Commotion" "Down on the Corner"/"Fortunate Son" "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain" "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend" "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight" "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"/"Door to Door" "Someday Never Comes"/"Tearin' up the Country" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"/"Good Golly Miss Molly"

Related articles	Discography The Golliwogs Creedence Clearwater Revisited Recollection Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc. Saul Zaentz Fantasy Records

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