Creedence Country
Compilation album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	October 1981 (1981-10)[1]
Recorded	1969–1972
Length	39:50
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
Compiler	Creedence Clearwater Revival members[2]
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
The Concert (1980) Creedence Country (1981) Hits Album (1982)
Singles from Creedence Country
"Cotton Fields" Released: November 1981[3]

Creedence Country is acompilation album byAmericanrock bandCreedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). It was released byFantasy Records in October 1981 (see1981 in music) with the purpose of infiltrating thecountry market.^[1]

There was onesingle released fromCreedence Country, "Cotton Fields" b/w "Lodi", in November.^[3] The single charted inBillboard magazine'sHot 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.

According to an article inBillboard magazine, the idea forCreedence Country came from Bob Saporiti after listening 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.^[2]

Of the 12 songs on the original album, none were from the group'sself-titled debut album orBayou Country, three were fromGreen River, two were fromWilly and the Poor Boys, five were fromCosmo's Factory, and two were fromMardi Gras. Of the three reissue bonus tracks two were fromMardi Gras and one was fromPendulum.^[4]

Only two songs were previously mainstream charting singles on theBillboard Hot 100, "Lodi" (#52) and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (#2).^[5] Early in 1982, "Cotton Fields" peaked at #50 onBillboard'sHot Country Singles chart.^[6]

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All songs written byJohn Fogerty, except where indicated.

Side one

1. "Lookin' for a Reason" – 3:27
2. "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)" – 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

13. "Need Someone to Hold" (Stu Cook) – 3:00
14. "Tearin' Up the Country" (Doug Clifford) – 2:15
15. "It's Just a Thought" – 3:55

The following people contributed toCreedence Country:^[4][7]

• 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 –bass
• Doug Clifford – vocals on "Tearin' Up the Country" and "Need Someone to Hold",drums,percussion
• Hoyt Axton –sleeve notes
• Phil Carroll – art direction
• Jim Marshall –photography
• George Horn –digital remastering

• Creedence Clearwater Revival compilation albums
• 1981 compilation albums
• Fantasy Records compilation albums
• Albums produced by John Fogerty

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