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Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy And The Poor Boys

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On November 2, 1969, “Fantasy” label released “Willy and the Poor Boys”, the fourth Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by John Fogerty. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 392 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty– vocals, lead guitar, piano, harmonica, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty– rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook– bass, washtub bass
  • Doug Clifford– drums, washboard
  • Steve Cropper– guitar
  • Booker T. Jones– organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
  • Basul Parik – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Down on the Corner
  2. It came Out of the Sky
  3. Cotton Fields -Huddie Ledbetter
  4. Poorboy Shufle
  5. Feelin’ Blue
  6. Fortunate Son
  7. Don’t Look Now (It Ain’t You or Me)
  8. The Midnight Special – traditional arr. John Fogerty
  9. Side o’ the Road
  10. Effigy

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River

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On August 3, 1969, “Fantasy” label released “Green River”, the third Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded March – June 1969, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz. In 2003 “Rolling Stones” magazine ranked the album at number 95 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty– rhythm guitar
  • Doug Clifford– drums
  • Stu Cook– bass guitar
  • Basul Parik – cover art, photography
  • Russ Gary – engineer
  • Larissa Collins – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Green River
  2. Commotion
  3. Tombstone Shadow
  4. Wrote a Song for Everyone
  5. Bad Moon Rising
  6. Lodi
  7. Cross – Tie Walker
  8. Sinister Purpose
  9. The Night Time Is the Right Time

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Same

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On May 28,, 1968, “Fantasy” label released the self-titled, debut Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded October 1967, January–February 1968, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Saul Zaentz. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Tom Fogerty- co-lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook- vocals, bass guitar
  • Doug Clifford- vocals, drums
  • Walt Payne – recording
  • Tamaki Beck –  mastering supervisor
  • Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
  • Laurie Clifford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. The Working Man
  3. Susie Q – Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater, Stanley Lewis
  4. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  5. Get Down Woman
  6. Porterville
  7. Gloomy
  8. Walk on the Water – John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Mardi Grass

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On April 11, 1972, “Fantasy” label released “Mardi Grass”, the seventh and final Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded in spring 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios”, January 1972 at “Fantasy Records Studio A”, and was produced by Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty. Following the album’s release, Creedence Clearwater Revival were officially dissolved on 16 October in a statement released by the band.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, arrangements
  • Stu Cook – vocals, bass, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Doug Clifford – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Russ Gary, Kevin L. Gray, Steve Hoffman – engineer
  • Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
  • Tamaki Beck – mastering supervisor
  • George Horn – remastering
  • Tony Lane – art direction, design
  • Bob Fogerty, Baron Wolman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Looking for a Reason – John Fogerty
  2. Take It Like a Friend – Stu Cook
  3. Need Someone to Hold – Stu Cook, Doug Clifford
  4. Tearin’ Up the Country – Doug Clifford
  5. What Are You Gonna Do? – Doug Clifford
  6. Sail Away – Stu Cook
  7. Hello Mary Lou – Gene Pitney, Cayet Mangiaracina
  8. Door to Door – Stu Cook
  9. Sweet Hitch-Hiker – John Fogerty

Nils Lofgren: Face the Music

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On August 5, 2014, “Fantasy” label released “Nils Lofgren: Face the Music”,  nine CD / DVD box set that provides a biography of Lofgren, with each disc telling a different chapter. The first disc are the Grinyears (1971-1973),  the second disc is the beginning of his solo career (1975-1977),  the third disc chronicles his collaborations with Lou Reed and Bob Ezrin (1979-1983), the fourth disc four starts with the story in 1985 and continues with 1991’s Silver Lining and 1992’s Crooked Line, the next three discs are his independent and self-released recordings made between 1993 and 2011, and the last two discs offer rarities from various years of his career