Best Of

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Overview

This 2008 best-of from Universal collects 24 tracks from the seminal '60s folk/blues/country-rock legends on a single disc. While the package may offer little in the way of liner notes and other bonus material, it's as good a single-disc retrospective as one could hope for, balancing all of the radio hits that made 1976's Chronicle, Vol. 1 and 1986's Chronicle, Vol. 2 the gold standard for most listeners. The sound is exquisite, and while some of the band's beloved deep cuts like "Pagan Baby" and "Epitaph" are nowhere to be found, it's the most comprehensive "hits" collection out there (to date). The only downside (depending on one's preferences) is the appearance of the single 45-rpm edits of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Suzie Q," but the brevity works in context with the rest of the set, which includes enough classic rock staples like "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," "Long as I Can See the Light," "Up and Around the Bend," "Lookin' Out My Back Door," and "Born on the Bayou" to fuel a billion nasty commutes. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/2008
Label:	Fantasy / Universal Music
UPC:	0888072308701
Rank:	19674

Tracks

1. Bad Moon Rising
2. Born on the Bayou
3. Proud Mary
4. Travelin' Band
5. Have You Ever Seen the Rain
6. Green River
7. Down on the Corner
8. Lodi
9. Fortunate Son
10. Lookin' Out My Back Door
11. Run Through the Jungle
12. I Put a Spell on You
13. Susie Q
14. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
15. It Came Out of the Sky
16. Who'll Stop the Rain
17. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
18. Hey Tonight
19. Cotton Fields
20. Long as I Can See the Light
21. Molina
22. Hello Mary Lou
23. The Midnight Special
24. Up Around the Bend

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Creedence Clearwater Revival   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Phil Alexander   Liner Notes
Jay Hawkins   Composer
L. Mangiaracina   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Cayet Mangiaracina   Composer
Lew Herman   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Eleanor Broadwater   Composer
Gene Pitney   Composer
John Fogerty   Arranger,Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Composer
Ozzie Cadena   Composer
Dale Hawkins   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer