Creedence Clearwater Revival (album)

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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival cover
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 8382
Producer Saul Zaentz
Professional reviews
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(1968)
Bayou Country
(1969)
Original 1968 record label
Original 1968 record label

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

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Saul Zaentz
  • Recording engineer: Walt Payne
  • Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
  • Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto
  • Liner notes: Ralph J. Gleason, Ben Fong-Torres (CD release)
  • Album cover design: Laurie Clifford

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1968 Pop Albums #52

[edit] Singles

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