The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

~ Release by Creedence Clearwater Revival (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
4.42:41
2Green River
recording of:
Green River
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
2:36
3Cotton Fields
producer:
John Fogerty
guitar:
Tom Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:58
4Proud Mary
recording of:
Proud Mary
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Burlington Music Ltd., Cierco Music, Warner Chappell, Jondora Music (on 1968-12-27) and Jondora Musikverlag (publisher) (in 1970)
3:10
5Hey Tonight
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Hey Tonight (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Jondora Music
3.52:44
6Bad Moon Rising
producer:
John Fogerty
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969-03)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969-03)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03)
performer:
Creedence Clearwater Revival
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1969), Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 356)
recording of:
Bad Moon Rising (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
4.32:21
7Before You Accuse Me
cover recording of:
Before You Accuse Me
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Figure Music and Longitude Music
3:28
8Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
2:09
9My Baby Left Me
recording of:
My Baby Left Me
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Crudup Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., R&H Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Williamson Music Company
2:20
10Lookin’ out My Back Door
recording of:
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
2:34
11Graveyard Train
recording of:
Graveyard Train
composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Jondora Music
3:20
12Who’ll Stop the Rain
recording of:
Who’ll Stop the Rain
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
2:30
13Molina
recording of:
Molina
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music
2:43
14Run Through the Jungle
recording of:
Run Through the Jungle
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Creeping Ritual, Jondora Music, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Prestige Music ltd.
3:07
15Lodi
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969-03)
guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969-03)
vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969-03)
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Ernst‐Merck‐Halle in Hamburg, Germany (on 1971-09-17)
recording of:
Lodi (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
live recording of:
Lodi (on 1971-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
43:12
16Suzy Q
4:35
17Sweet Hitchhiker
recording of:
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music, Primeval Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Wenaha Music and Wenaha Music Company
2:57
18Fortunate Son
recording engineer and mixer:
Russ Gary
producer:
John Fogerty
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford
guitar:
John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty
background vocals:
Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and Tom Fogerty
lead vocals:
John Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States and Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-09-01)
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 99) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 227)
recording of:
Fortunate Son (in 1969-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Cody River Music Company, Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.452:20
19Traveling Band
recording of:
Travelin’ Band
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
2:08
20Down on the Corner
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1970-01-31)
live recording of:
Down on the Corner (on 1970-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records) and Jondora Music
recording of:
Down on the Corner
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records) and Jondora Music
2:46
21Long as I Can See the Light
producer:
John Fogerty
drums (drum set):
Doug Clifford (in 1969)
electric bass guitar:
Stu Cook (in 1969)
electric guitar:
John Fogerty (in 1969) and Tom Fogerty (in 1969)
electric piano, saxophone and lead vocals:
John Fogerty (in 1969)
guitar:
Tom Fogerty
arranger:
John Fogerty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Long as I Can See the Light (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
4.253:35
22Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
4:33
23I Head It Through the Grapevine
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
11:04