Tina Turns the Country On! Top Lyrics of 2011. There was nothing hanging on the wall, because I didn't have any money for paintings. Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. In 1970, Fogerty told Pop Chronicles, "'Born on the Bayou' was vaguely like 'Porterville,' about a mythical childhood and a heat-filled time, the Fourth of July. "There was a point at which we had done the first album. 7 tracks (33:42). Label: Fantasy - 8387 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Repress Rockaway Press • Country: US • Genre: Rock • Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock Some of the other Creedence members have taken exception to the notion that Fogerty was the sole creative force in the band, with Doug Clifford telling Gary James of classicbands.com, "We all jammed every day when we weren't on the road and actually when we were on the road. The song was often used to close Creedence Clearwater Revival concerts and was later covered by several other artists including Fogerty as a … If there was a way to tie it all together on one album, kind of cross-fertilize, cross-relate the songs, you would have a much more interesting and maybe more powerful image. "[9], The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [Part 3]", "Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country Album Review", "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country", "Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country (Reissue) Album Review", "American album certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country", Recording Industry Association of America, "RPM – Item Display: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 11, No. That song had so much soul in it." 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I could go anywhere and do anything because I was a writer. Bayou Country was often overlooked even though CCR was in their prime, they were an innovative group and had such a distinctive style – but the album is without any flaws, some songs such as Graveyard Train and Keep on Chooglin’ seems to sound like just fillers for the album.. Buy Vinyl, Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch exc "R" stamp var. [5] The line "Left a good job in the city" was written following Fogerty's discharge from the National Guard, and the line "rollin' on the river" was from a movie by Will Rogers. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 180 Gram Vinyl release of Bayou Country on Discogs. Of course, it really wasn't that big...I didn't want to go back to the carwash." ESSENTIAL ALBUM!!! Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. May 24, 2020 - The Bayous of Louisiana & Texas. 52 on the Billboard albums chart. "[7] In an interview with Jeb Wright on the Classic Rock Revisited website, Clifford cited "Born on the Bayou" as his favorite Creedence song, stating, "The favorite song that we ever did, for me, was 'Born on the Bayou.' "Proud Mary" is the only hit from here, peaking at #2 but it's the worst track on the album (Ouch! We'd play acoustically at night. remains unreleased on CD. Despite their new-found success, however, seeds of discontent among the four members had already been planted due to John Fogerty assuming control of the band at just about every level. In 2007, the singer elaborated to Joshua Klein of Pitchfork, "I determined, we're on the tiniest record label in the world, there's no money behind us, we don't have a manager, there's no publicist. In 1998, Fogerty admitted to Harold Steinblatt of Guitar World that he knew the composition was "my first really good song. Upcoming Lyrics. You won’t be disappointed. It is a weird thing. All tracks are written by John Fogerty, except where noted. I can’t tell you why. CCR's music is still a staple of U.S. classic rock radio airplay. 4): F-2716-2-B2C R, Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch exc "R" stamp var. It was greasy and we were right out of the clubs. Andy Warhol's fifteen minutes of fame. I would stare at it all night. 1): F-2715-5-G2C R, Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch exc "R" stamp var. Overall it considered the material in the album "not always strong, but Creedence Clearwater Revival plays with enough gusto to overcome this problem. [11] The review was positive on the title track "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary", but thought many of the other tracks lacked originality. Bayou Country is the second studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in January 1969, and was the first of three albums CCR released in that year. 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