Creedence Clearwater Revival (album)

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	July 5, 1968
Recorded	October 1967, January–February 1968, Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, southern rock, blues rock
Length	33:17
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Saul Zaentz
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Bayou Country (1969)
Singles from Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Porterville"/"Call It Pretending" Released: January 1968 (US) "Susie Q. (Part 1)"/"Susie Q. (Part 2)" Released: June 15, 1968 (US) "I Put a Spell on You"/"Walk on the Water" Released: October 1968 (US)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Original 1968 record label

Creedence Clearwater Revival is the first album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1968.

The reissue liner notes state that while "Susie Q" proved to be a hit, the band had played for years as the Golliwogs in the early 1960s, releasing numerous singles before achieving success in the pop world. While the band did gain success with their chart debut, critics initially denied the band respect.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.

Side one

1. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 4:33
2. "The Working Man" – 3:04
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.^{[citation needed]}

Side two

1. "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett) – 3:39
2. "Get Down Woman" – 3:09
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
5. "Walk on the Water" (John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty) – 4:40
   • 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.

Note: All tracks recorded February 1968, except where indicated

40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks

9. "Call It Pretending" (B-Side of Porterville) – 2:09
10. "Before You Accuse Me" (1968 Outtake) - 3:24
11. "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" (Live at The Fillmore, 3/14/69) - 3:47
12. "Susie Q" (Live at The Fillmore, 3/14/69) - 11:45

Personnel

• Doug Clifford - drums
• Stu Cook - bass guitar
• John Fogerty - lead guitar, all lead vocals unless otherwise noted
• Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, vocals

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

Reception

On Allmusic the album received 4.0 stars (out of 5), with Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating: "Released in the summer of 1968 - a year after the Summer of Love, but still in the thick of the Age of Aquarius - Creedence Clearwater Revival's self-titled debut album was gloriously out-of-step with the times, teeming with John Fogerty's Americana fascinations."^[1]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1968	Pop Albums	#52

Singles

Year	Single	Position
		Pop Singles	UK Top 40
June 1968	"Susie Q (Part One)"/ "Susie Q (Part Two)	#11
June 1968	"I Put a Spell on You"/ "Walk on the Water"	#58

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review "Creedence Clearwater Revival"". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4756. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
2. ^ Creedence Clearwater Revival Album, 40th Anniversary Edition, Fantasy records, liner notes.