Green River (album)
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| Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| Released | August 3, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 28:50 (original) 44:35 (40th Anniversary Edition) |
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| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | John Fogerty, Saul Zaentz |
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Green River is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969. In 2003, the album was ranked number 95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Lodi
The song "Lodi," describes the plight of a musician who has wandered into Lodi, California (pronounced "low-die"), a small agricultural town about 70 miles from John Fogerty's hometown of Berkeley. After playing in local bars, he finds himself detesting the town but unable to raise bus or train fare to leave. Fogerty later said he had never actually visited Lodi before writing this song, and simply picked it for the song because it had "the coolest sounding name." However, the song unquestionably references the town's reputation as an uninteresting farm settlement, although the narrator does not mention any specific complaints about Lodi.[1] The song's chorus, "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again," has been the theme of several city events in Lodi.
Track listing
All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.
Side one
- "Green River" – 2:36 †
- "Commotion" – 2:44 †
- "Tombstone Shadow" – 3:39
- "Wrote a Song for Everyone" – 4:57
Side two
- "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:21 †
- "Lodi" – 3:13 †
- "Cross-Tie Walker" – 3:20
- "Sinister Purpose" – 3:23
- "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Napoleon "Nappy" Brown, Ozzie Cadena, Lew Herman) – 3:09
Note: All tracks recorded mid-1969, except for † recorded March 1969
40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks
- "Broken Spoke Shuffle" - 2:39
- "Glory Be" - 2:48
- "Bad Moon Rising" (Live in Berlin, 9/16/71) - 2:07
- "Green River/Susie Q" (Live in Stockholm, 9/21/71) - 4:28
- "Lodi" (Live in Hamburg, 9/17/71) - 3:19
Personnel
- Doug Clifford - drums
- Stu Cook - bass
- John Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Production
- Producer: John Fogerty
- Recording engineer: Russ Gary
- Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
- Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman
- Arranger: John Fogerty
- Liner notes (CD): Dave Marsh
- Photography: Basul Parik
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1969 | Black Albums | #26 |
| 1969 | Pop Albums | #1 |
| 1970 | UK Album Charts | #20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Position | |
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| Pop Singles | UK Top 40 | ||
| April 1969 |
"Bad Moon Rising" | #2 | #1 |
| April 1969 |
"Lodi" | #52 | |
| July 1969 |
"Green River" | #2 | #19 |
| July 1969 |
"Commotion" | #30 | |
| Preceded by Blind Faith by Blind Faith |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 4 - October 31, 1969 |
Succeeded by Abbey Road by The Beatles |
Trivia
- The title track has a nearly identical guitar riff as from their first hit, Suzie Q.
- Wrote a Song for Everyone was featured in an episode of Tour of Duty.
References
- ↑ "Residents are proud to be ‘Stuck in Lodi’" Lodi News Sentinel. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
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