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Released
  
October 1981 (1981-10)

Length
  
39:50

Release date
  
October 1981

Label
  
Fantasy Records

Recorded
  
1969–1972

Creedence Country(1981)
  
Chooglin(1982)

Producer
  
John Fogerty

Genres
  
Rock music, Country rock

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Compiler
  
Creedence Clearwater Revival members

Artist
  
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Similar
  
Creedence Clearwater Revival albums, Rock music albums

Creedence Country is a compilation album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). It was released by Fantasy Records in October 1981 (see 1981 in music) with the purpose of infiltrating the country market.

Contents

There was one single released from Creedence Country, "Cotton Fields" b/w "Lodi", in November. The single charted in Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart, while the album did not chart.

The album has been re-released in multiple formats, including a 2004 remastered CD with three bonus tracks.

Compilation and songs

According to an article in Billboard magazine, the idea for Creedence Country came from Bob Saporiti after listing to CCR's albums and hearing a prominent country influence in the group's songs. In the article, Saporiti said that the (former) members of the band compiled the songs for the album; although, he did not specify which members were involved.

Of the 12 songs on the original album, none were from the group's self-titled debut album or Bayou Country, three were from Green River, two were from Willy and the Poor Boys, five were from Cosmo's Factory, and two were from Mardi Gras. Of the three reissue bonus tracks two were from Mardi Gras and one was from Pendulum.

Only two songs were previously mainstream charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "Lodi" (#52) and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (#2). Early in 1982, "Cotton Fields" peaked at #50 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where indicated.

Side one
  1. "Lookin' for a Reason" – 3:27
  2. "Don't Look Now" – 2:11
  3. "Lodi" – 3:11
  4. "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup) – 2:19
  5. "Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney) – 2:13
  6. "Ramble Tamble" – 7:11
Side two
  1. "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (Huddy Ledbetter) – 2:56
  2. "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:26
  3. "Wrote a Song for Everyone" – 4:56
  4. "Ooby Dooby" (Wade Moore, Dick Penner) - 2:08
  5. "Cross-Tie Walker" – 3:18
  6. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" – 2:31
Bonus tracks on 2004 CD release
  1. "Need Someone to Hold" (Stu Cook) – 3:00
  2. "Tearin' Up the Country" (Doug Clifford) – 2:15
  3. "It's Just a Thought" – 3:55

Personnel

The following people contributed to Creedence Country:

  • John Fogerty – vocals, lead guitar, producer, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar; except on "Lookin' for a Reason", "Hello Mary Lou", "Need Someone to Hold", and "Tearin' Up the Country"
  • Stu Cook – vocals on "Need Someone to Hold", bass
  • Doug Clifford – vocals on "Tearin' Up the Country", drums, percussion
  • Hoyt Axton – sleeve notes
  • Phil Carroll – art direction
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • George Horn – digital remastering

    • Songs

    1Lookin' for a Reason3:25
    2Don't Look Now2:10
    3Lodi3:11

    References

    Creedence Country Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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