Cosmo's Factory

Cosmo's Factory is the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), released by Fantasy Records in July 1970 and released as Fantasy 8402, the same month as the single release of "Lookin' out My Back Door" b/w "Long As I Can See the Light".^[1]

The name of the album comes from the warehouse in Berkeley where the band rehearsed early in their career. It was dubbed "The Factory" by drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, due to the fact that bandleader John Fogerty made them practice there almost every day.^[2]

Early pressings of the album contain a three-second dropout on the left stereo channel during "Before You Accuse Me" and an earlier mix of "Travelin' Band" with John Fogerty's first solo mixed behind the horn section. This mix was restored on the 40th anniversary reissue.^{[citation needed]} The album is regarded as the band's best in their catalogue by critics and fans, including being ranked #265 on Rolling Stone's list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Background

CCR released their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys, in November 1969. Shortly after, the band began recording songs for Cosmo's Factory. In January 1970, the double A-sided single, "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain",^[1] peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] In April, the band released their next double-sided single, "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend",^[1] which reached #4 and #2 on the Hot 100, respectively,^[3] and started their first tour of Europe. Cosmo's Factory was released in July 1970, and their ninth single "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light", both of which reached #2 on the Hot 100.^[1]^[3]

Cosmo's Factory was an international hit, topping the album charts in six countries.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] The album was certified Gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 16, 1970. Almost twenty years later, on December 13, 1990, it received a certification of four times platinum with sales of over four million copies.^[10]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by J.C. Fogerty, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ramble Tamble"	7:09
2.	"Before You Accuse Me" (Ellas McDaniel)	3:24
3.	"Travelin' Band‡"	2:07
4.	"Ooby Dooby" (Wade Moore, Dick Penner)	2:05
5.	"Lookin' Out My Back Door"	2:31
6.	"Run Through the Jungle†"	3:09

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Up Around the Bend†"	2:40
2.	"My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup)	2:17
3.	"Who'll Stop the Rain‡"	2:28
4.	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)	11:05
5.	"Long as I Can See the Light"	3:33

Note: All tracks recorded June 1970, except for † recorded March 1970 and ‡ recorded late 1969

40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Travelin' Band" (Remake Take)	2:15
2.	"Up Around the Bend" (Live in Amsterdam, September 10, 1971)	2:41
3.	"Born on the Bayou" (Jam with Booker T. at Fantasy Studios)	5:58

Personnel

Doug Clifford – drums
Stu Cook – bass
John Fogerty – lead guitar, piano, saxophone, harmonica, vocals, producer, arranger
Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar, except on track 13
Russ Gary – engineer
Bob Fogerty – cover art, design, photography

Popular culture

In the film The Big Lebowski, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski has a cassette of the album in his car stereo. One car scene features "Run Through the Jungle", while another scene depicting The Dude smoking marijuana in his car is accompanied by "Lookin' Out My Back Door".
The album is also mentioned in the Coen Brothers' later film A Serious Man, as one of the albums Larry Gopnik is offered by the Columbia Record Club.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

In 2003, the album was ranked number 265 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[11]

Covers

"Long As I Can See the Light" was covered by Monkey Mafia and released as a single in 1998 from their 1998 album Shoot the Boss.^[12]

Charts

Album

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	1
Canada RPM 100 Albums^[5]	1
France Top Albums^[6]	1
Netherlands (Top 100)^[13]	2
Norway (Top 40)^[7]	1
UK (The Official Charts Company)^[9]	1
US Billboard 200^[8]	1
US Billboard R&B Albums^[8]	11

Singles

Date	Single	Position
Date	Single	Pop Singles	UK Top 40
January 1970	"Travelin' Band"/ "Who'll Stop The Rain"	#2	#8
April 1970	"Up Around The Bend"/ "Run Through The Jungle"	#4	#3
July 1970	"Lookin' Out My Back Door"/ "Long As I Can See The Light"	#2	#20

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[14]	1× gold	20,000^[14]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
North America	July 1970	Fantasy Records	stereo LP	8402
			Cassette	58402
			8-track	88402
United Kingdom	1970	Liberty Records	stereo LP	LBS 83388
Germany	1970	Bellaphon Records	stereo LP	BLPS 19005
unknown	March 1973	Fantasy Records	stereo LP	FT 502
United States	1980	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	Half-Speed LP	MFSL 1-037
United States	1983	Fantasy Records	stereo LP	ORC-4516
United States	August 1987	Fantasy Records	CD	CDFE 505
World-wide	2008	Fantasy Records	expanded CD	FAN-30880-02

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Creedence Clearwater Revival. Berkeley, California, United States: Fantasy Records. 1991. FCD-CCR2-2.
↑ "Creedence Clearwater Revival-Cosmo's Factory". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "100 Albums" (PHP). RPM 14 (2). August 29, 1970. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Look for "CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL" under the drop-down menu.
↑ 7.0 7.1 "Album Info: Cosmo's Factory – Creedence Clearwater Revival" (PHP). VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved April 13, 2011.
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
↑ 9.0 9.1 "Artist Chart History: Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Creedence Clearwater Revival" under Artist to see search results.
↑ "News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
↑ "Monkey Mafia Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
↑ "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory (Album)" (PHP). Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
↑ 14.0 14.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
- "Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- "Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.

External links

Preceded by Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood, Sweat & Tears	Billboard 200 number one album August 22 – October 23, 1970	Succeeded by Abraxas by Santana
Preceded by Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)	Australian Kent Music Report number one album September 14, 1970 – January 23, 1971	Succeeded by Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Preceded by A Question of Balance by The Moody Blues	UK Albums Chart number-one album September 12–19, 1970	Succeeded by Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert by The Rolling Stones

v t e Creedence Clearwater Revival

Doug Clifford Stu Cook John Fogerty Tom Fogerty

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	Creedence Gold (1972) More Creedence Gold (1973) Pre-Creedence (1975) Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (1977) 20 Golden Greats (1979) Creedence Country (1981) Hits Album (1982) At the Movies (1985) Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) Rollin' On the River (1988) Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival (1992) Keep On Chooglin' (1999) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001) Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (2003) Platinum (2004) Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics (2009)

Singles	"Porterville"/"Call It Pretending" "Suzie Q. (Part 1)"/"Suzie Q. (Part 2)" "I Put a Spell on You"/"Walk on the Water" "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" "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend" "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight" "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"/"Door to Door" "Someday Never Comes"/"Tearin' up the Country" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"/"Good Golly Miss Molly"

Related articles	Discography The Golliwogs Creedence Clearwater Revisited Recollection Fogerty v. Fantasy Saul Zaentz Fantasy Records

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