Creedence Clearwater Revival (album)

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	July 5, 1968
Recorded	October 1967 & January-February 1968, Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
Genre	Rock
Length	33:17
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Saul Zaentz
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Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Bayou Country (1969)

Creedence Clearwater Revival is the first album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music).

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.

Side one

1. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 4:33
   • Recorded February 1968
2. "The Working Man" – 3:04
   • Recorded February 1968
3. "Susie Q" (Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins, Stanley Lewis) – 8:37
   • Recorded January 19, 1968. John and Tom Fogerty share lead vocals on this track. John sings the first and third stanzas while Tom sings the second stanza.

Side two

1. "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett) – 3:39
   • Recorded February 1968
2. "Get Down Woman" – 3:09
   • Recorded February 1968
3. "Porterville" – 2:24
   • Recorded October 1967. Initially released as a single in November 1967. It was the last single that the band released as The Golliwogs.
4. "Gloomy" – 3:51
   • Recorded February 1968
5. "Walk on the Water" (J. Fogerty, Tom Fogerty) – 4:40
   • Recorded February 1968. This track is a remake of "Walking On The Water", a recording released by the band as a single, in 1966, while they were still known as The Golliwogs.

Personnel

• Doug Clifford - drums, bass
• Stu Cook - bass, drums
• John Fogerty - lead guitar, all lead vocals unless otherwise noted
• Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

• Producer: Saul Zaentz
• Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
• Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto
• Liner notes: Ralph J. Gleason
• Album cover design: Laurie Clifford

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1968	Pop Albums	#52

Singles

Year	Single	Position
		Pop Singles	UK Top 40
1968	"I Put A Spell On You"	#58
1968	"Susie Q"	#11

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John Fogerty • Tom Fogerty • Stu Cook • Doug Clifford
Discography
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 and box sets: Pre-Creedence (1975) • Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) • Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) • Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001)
Singles: "Porterville" • "Susie Q" • "I Put a Spell on You" • "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" • "Up Around the Bend" • "Run Through the Jungle" • "Lookin' Out My Back Door" • "Long as I Can See the Light" • "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" • "Hey Tonight" • "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" • "Someday Never Comes" • "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Related articles
The Golliwogs • Creedence Clearwater Revisited • Fogerty v. Fantasy • Saul Zaentz • Fantasy Records