Creedence Clearwater Revival

7 album with 60 songs.

1968 Creedence Clearwater Revival (6)

Creedence Clearwater Revival's first and weakest album, with five disappointing original songs: "The Working Man", "Get Down Woman", "Porterville", "Gloomy" and "Walk On The Water". But fortunately, the album also has three good cover songs: "Susie Q" (the best track on the album and their first hit single), "I Put A Spell On You" and "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)". The 40th Anniversary Edition includes an excellent bonus track, "Call It Pretending". Ironically, it's much better than any of the five original songs on the album.

1969 Bayou Country (8)

One timeless classic: "Proud Mary". Two good song: "Keep On Chooglin'" and "Born On The Bayou". Three disappointments: "Bootleg (original 3:03 version)", "Graveyard Train" and "Penthouse Pauper". "Good Golly Miss Molly" is a fine cover song. The 40th Anniversary Edition includes an excellent instrumental blues jam, "Crazy Otto", and a superior version of "Bootleg (alternate 5:48 take)".

1969 Green River (10)

One of Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest albums. Three timeless classics: "Bad Moon Rising", "Green River" and "Lodi". Five very good songs: "Commotion", "Tombstone Shadow", "Wrote A Song For Everyone", "Cross-Tie Walker" and "Sinister Purpose". "The Night Time Is The Right Time" is a fine cover song. The 40th Anniversary Edition includes two fine instrumental tracks: "Broken Spoke Shuffle" and "Glory Be".

1969 Willy And The Poor Boys (8)

Two timeless classics: "Down On The Corner" and "Fortunate Son". One fine song: "Effigy". Five disappointments: "It Came Out Of The Sky", "Poorboy Shuffle", "Feelin' Blue", "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)" and "Side o' The Road". And two excellent cover songs: "Cotton Fields" and "The Midnight Special".

1970 Cosmo's Factory (7)

Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest album, a classic of the "swamp rock" music. Three timeless masterpieces: "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Up Around The Bend" and "Who'll Stop the Rain". Four fine songs: "Long As I Can See The Light", "Travelin' Band", "Ramble Tamble" and "Run Through The Jungle". And four fine covers: "Before You Accuse Me", "Ooby Dooby", "My Baby Left Me" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".

1970 Pendulum (12)

One timeless classic: "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" (probably Creedence Clearwater Revival's best song). Seven good songs: "Hey Tonight", "Chameleon", "Sailor's Lament", "Born To Move", "It's Just A Thought", "Molina" and "Rude Awakening #2". Two disappointments: "(Wish I Could) Hideaway" and "Pagan Baby". The 40th Anniversary Edition includes two superb experimental compositions on bonus tracks: "45 Revolutions Per Minute Part 1" and "45 Revolutions Per Minute Part 2". 

1972 Mardi Gras (9)

Creedence Clearwater Revival's last album, also known as "Fogerty's Revenge". Tom Fogerty, John's older brother, has departed the group in early 1971 following a dispute caused by his desire to play a larger creative role. Worried that Doug Clifford and Stu Cook might leave the band as well, John Fogerty has encouraged them to contribute an equal number of songs to the new album. But their songs are mostly disappointing. And while the three songs written and sang by Clifford ("Need Someone To Hold", "Tearin' Up The Country" and "What Are You Gonna Do") are particularly weak, Cook's contributions ("Sail Away", "Take It Like A Friend" and "Door To Door") aren't really that much better, except for the last one. So it was really John Fogerty who saved the album with his three songs - "Someday Never Comes", "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" and "Lookin' For A Reason". The reviews for the album were quite poor, but it was a commercial success, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But the band split up soon after. "Hello Mary Lou" is a fine cover song.

Top 40 Creedence Clearwater Revival songs

(all songs written by John Fogerty, except "Door To Door", written by Stu Cook)

1. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" (Pendulum, 1970)

2. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

3. "Down On The Corner" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

4. "Up Around The Bend" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

5. "Proud Mary" (Bayou Country, 1969)

6. "Bad Moon Rising" (Green River, 1969)

7. "Who'll Stop the Rain" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

8. "Green River" (Green River, 1969)

9. "Fortunate Son" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

10. "Someday Never Comes" (Mardi Gras, 1972)

11. "Lodi" (Green River, 1969)

12. "Hey Tonight" (Pendulum, 1970)

13. "Commotion" (Green River, 1969)

14. "Travelin' Band" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

15. "Tombstone Shadow" (Green River, 1969)

16. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (Mardi Gras, 1972)

17. "Effigy" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

18. "45 Revolutions Per Minute Part 2" (Pendulum, 1970)

19. "Wrote A Song For Everyone" (Green River, 1969)

20. "Lookin' For A Reason" (Mardi Gras, 1972)

21. "45 Revolutions Per Minute Part 1" (Pendulum, 1970)

22. "Crazy Otto" (Bayou Country, 1969)

23. "Ramble Tamble" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

24. "Cross-Tie Walker" (Green River, 1969)

25. "Chameleon" (Pendulum, 1970)

26. "Call It Pretending" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

27. "Sailor's Lament" (Pendulum, 1970)

28. "Sinister Purpose" (Green River, 1969)

29. "Run Through The Jungle" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

30. "Keep On Chooglin'" (Bayou Country, 1969)

31. "Born To Move" (Pendulum, 1970)

32. "Door To Door" (Mardi Gras, 1972) 

33. "It's Just A Thought" (Pendulum, 1970)

34. "Broken Spoke Shuffle" (Green River, 1969)

35. "Long As I Can See The Light" (Cosmo's Factory, 1970)

36. "Born On The Bayou" (Bayou Country, 1969)

37. "Molina" (Pendulum, 1970)

38. "Glory Be" (Green River, 1969)

39. "Rude Awakening #2" (Pendulum, 1970)

40. "Bootleg (alternate 5:48 take)" (Bayou Country, 1969)

20 worst Creedence Clearwater Revival songs

(all songs written by John Fogerty, except when otherwise noted)

1. "What Are You Gonna Do" (Doug Clifford, Mardi Gras, 1972) 

2. "Penthouse Pauper" (Bayou Country, 1969)

3. "Tearin' Up The Country" (Doug Clifford, Mardi Gras, 1972) 

4. "Side o' The Road" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

5. "Need Someone To Hold" (Doug Clifford, Mardi Gras, 1972) 

6. "Walk On The Water" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

7. "Pagan Baby" (Pendulum, 1970) 

8. "Gloomy" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

9. "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

10. "Porterville" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

11. "Feelin' Blue" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

12. "Get Down Woman" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

13. "Graveyard Train" (Bayou Country, 1969)

14. "The Working Man" (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)

15. "Poorboy Shuffle" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

16. "Take It Like A Friend" (Stu Cook, Mardi Gras, 1972) 

17. "(Wish I Could) Hideaway" (Pendulum, 1970)

18. "It Came Out Of The Sky" (Willy And The Poor Boys, 1969)

19. "Sail Away" (Stu Cook, Mardi Gras, 1972) 

20. "Bootleg (original 3:03 version)" (Bayou Country, 1969)