Green River (album)

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Green River
Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	August 3, 1969
Recorded	1969, Wally Heider's Studio, San Francisco, California
Genre	Rock
Length	28:47
Label	Fantasy
Producer(s)	John Fogerty, Saul Zaentz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Bayou Country (1969)	Green River (1969)	Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)

Green River is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). In 2003, the album was ranked number 95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Green River" (J. Fogerty) – 2:36
   • Recorded mid-1969
2. "Commotion" (J. Fogerty) – 2:44
   • Recorded mid-1969
3. "Tombstone Shadow" (J. Fogerty) – 3:39
   • Recorded mid-1969
4. "Wrote a Song for Everyone" (J. Fogerty) – 4:57
   • Recorded mid-1969

[edit] Side two

1. "Bad Moon Rising" (J. Fogerty) – 2:21
   • Recorded March 1969
2. "Lodi" (J. Fogerty) – 3:13
   • Recorded March 1969
3. "Cross-Tie Walker" (J. Fogerty) – 3:20
   • Recorded mid-1969
4. "Sinister Purpose" (J. Fogerty) – 3:22
   • Recorded mid-1969
5. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Napoleon "Nappy" Brown, Ozzie Cadena, Lew Herman) – 3:08
   • Recorded mid-1969

[edit] Personnel

• Doug Clifford - drums
• Stu Cook - bass
• John Fogerty - guitar, vocals
• Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, vocals

[edit] Production

• Producers: John Fogerty
• Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
• Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto
• Arranger: John Fogerty
• Liner notes: Kenta Hagiwara, Dave Marsh
• Photography: Basul Parik

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Black Albums	26
1969	Pop Albums	1
1970	UK Album Charts	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	"Bad Moon Rising"	Pop Singles	2
1969	"Bad Moon Rising"	UK Top 40	1
1969	"Commotion"	Pop Singles	30
1969	"Green River"	Pop Singles	2
1969	"Green River"	UK Top 40	19
1969	"Lodi"	Pop Singles	52