Green River (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Green River
Type = Album
Artist = Creedence Clearwater Revival


Released = August 3, 1969
Recorded = 1969, Wally Heider's Studio, San Francisco, California
Genre = Rock
Length = 28:50
Label = Fantasy
Producer = John Fogerty,
Saul Zaentz
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cx2ibkr96akb~T1 link]
* George Starostin rating-10|9 (13/15) [http://starling.rinet.ru/music/ccr.htm#River link]
Last album = "Bayou Country"
(1969)
This album = "Green River"
(1969)
Next album = "Willy and the Poor Boys"
(1969)

"Green River" is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). RS500|95

Lodi

Songwriter John Fogerty wrote the song about being trapped in a town called "Lodi". Lodi, California is about 75 miles from Fogerty's hometown of El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California. He has said in interviews about how he hated going to the town. Members of the band have said in concert that the song is about the California town and how they don't want to go back.__NOTOC__

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.

ide one

#"Green River" – 2:36
#"Commotion" – 2:44
#"Tombstone Shadow" – 3:39
#"Wrote a Song for Everyone" – 4:57

ide two

#"Bad Moon Rising" – 2:21 †
#"Lodi" – 3:13 †
#"Cross-Tie Walker" – 3:20
#"Sinister Purpose" – 3:23
#"The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Napoleon "Nappy" Brown, Ozzie Cadena, Lew Herman) – 3:09

Note: All tracks recorded sometime in mid-1969, except for † recorded March 1969

Personnel

*Doug Clifford - drums
*Stu Cook - bass
*John Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals
*Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production

*Producer: John Fogerty
*Recording engineer: Russ Gary
*Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
*Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman
*Arranger: John Fogerty
*Liner notes (CD): Dave Marsh
*Photography: Basul Parik

Charts

Album

ingles

succession box
before = "Blind Faith" by Blind Faith
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = October 4 - October 31 1969
after = "Abbey Road" by The Beatles

Trivia

* The title song has a nearly identical guitar riff as from their first hit, Suzie Q