Creedence Clearwater Revival's golden era of hit singles (fall of 1968 through spring of 1972) rivals that of any band in rock 'n' roll history. The Southern-flavored quartet from El Cerrito, Calif., turned out 17 hits in a 44-month stretch, nine of them in the Top 10, five of them in the Top 5. Fantasy Records is proud to present The Singles Collection, a two-CD, one-DVD box with a slip case, containing all of the band's U.S. singles -- 30 songs in all.
Top 5 smashes like "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Who'll Stop the Rain," "Run Through the Jungle," "Up Around the Bend," "Long As I Can See the Light" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" are joined by seldom-heard singles that never charted ("Porterville" and "Call It Pretending" on Fantasy's Scorpio subsidiary, and later singles "Tearin' Up the Country" and "45 Revolutions Per Minute [Parts 1 & 2].
The 30 songs, (which are presented in their original single mixes, many of them in mono --- are making their CD debut), housed on two CDs, will be joined by a DVD containing four never-before-available, long-pre-MTV music videos: "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," "Bootleg," "I Put a Spell on You" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door." Also included in the package are a poster featuring the dozens of international single sleeves, and a 16-page booklet with liner notes by former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres, who lived and wrote in the Bay Area during CCR's golden half-decade.
- John Fogerty: Lead Guitar, Vocals
- Tom Fogerty: Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals
- Stu Cook: Bass, Background Vocals
- Doug Clifford: Drums, Background Vocals
CD1
01. Porterville
02. Call It Pretending
03. Suzie Q. (Pt. 1)
04. Suzie Q. (Pt. 2)
05. I Put A Spell On You
06. Walk On The Water
07. Proud Mary
08. Born On The Bayou
09. Bad Moon Rising
10. Lodi
11. Green River
12. Commotion
13. Fortunate Son
14. Down On The Corner
15. Travelin' Band
16. Who'll Stop The Rain
CD2
01. Run Through The Jungle
02. Up Around The Bend
03. Long As I Can See The Light
04. Lookin' Out My Back Door
05. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
06. Hey Tonight
07. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
08. Door To Door
09. Someday Never Comes
10. Tearin' Up The Country
11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine (single edit)
12. Good Golly, Miss Molly
13. 45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part I) (stereo)
14. 45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part II) (stereo)
Bonus DVD - The Video Collection
01. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
02. Bootleg
03. I Put A Spell On You
04. Lookin' Out My Back Door
