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- Date Released: December 22, 2000
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Classic Rock
- Label: Fantasy
The great American rock singles artists' greatest hits.
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From 1968 to 1971, while other Bay Area musicians were getting lost in the ozone amid hour-long psychedelic jams, Creedence Clearwater Revival released a series of brilliantly concise hit singles that owed more to Sun Records than Sun Ra. The evocative lyrics of CCR songs like '"Proud Mary," "Green River" and "Down On the Corner" drew heavily on both leader John Fogerty's working-class background and his love of American folk mythology. Combined with the band's unpretentious fusion of country, R&B and early rock & roll roots, the songs offered down-home comfort to draft-age Americans yearning for a return to the simplicity (real or imagined) of rural life. Though 'Fortunate Son' was CCR's only overtly political hit, 'Bad Moon Rising,' 'Who'll Stop the Rain' and 'Run Through the Jungle' all reflected the tensions of the times, and were embraced by many listeners as anthems of protest. But despite its myriad Vietnam-era associations, CCR's music still sounds as timeless and magical as it did upon its original release. Chronicle Volume One, which collects all of the band's big singles, demonstrates why such diverse artists as John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana and Kings of Leon have been inspired by CCR's swamp-rock sound.
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Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles -- including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Band," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" -- plus "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence. Several of the band's individual albums are essential, but Chronicle is not only an excellent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that the group was one of the definitive singles' bands of the late '60s. Rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled. [The compact disc edition is hampered by the inclusion of the full-length, 11-minute album version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; its presence slows down the momentum of the collection considerably.]
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Susie Q |
4:35 |  |
| 02. | |
I Put A Spell On You |
4:32 | |
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Proud Mary |
3:09 | |
| 04. | |
Bad Moon Rising |
2:20 | |
| 05. | |
Lodi |
3:11 | |
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Green River |
2:34 | |
| 07. | |
Commotion |
2:42 | |
| 08. | |
Down On the Corner |
2:44 | |
| 09. | |
Fortunate Son |
2:20 | |
| 10. | |
Travelin' Band |
2:09 | |
| 11. | |
Who'll Stop the Rain |
2:29 | |
| 12. | |
Up Around the Bend |
2:42 | |
| 13. | |
Run Through the Jungle |
3:05 | |
| 14. | |
Lookin' Out My Back Door |
2:32 | |
| 15. | |
Long As I Can See the Light |
3:34 | |
| 16. | |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
11:06 | |
| 17. | |
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? |
2:39 | |
| 18. | |
Hey Tonight |
2:42 | |
| 19. | |
Sweet Hitch-Hiker |
2:55 | |
| 20. | |
Someday Never Comes |
4:00 | |
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- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Main Performer // John Fogerty - Guitar // John Fogerty - Arranger // John Fogerty - Vocals // John Fogerty - Producer // Doug Clifford - Drums // Tom Fogerty - Guitar // Stu Cook - Bass // Greil Marcus - Liner Notes
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