Quotable:
“rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Album Tracks:
Susie-Q
I Put a Spell on You
Proud Mary
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Green River
Commotion
Down on the Corner
Fortunate Son
Travelin’ Band
Who’ll Stop the Rain
Up Around the Bend
Run Through the Jungle
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See the Light
Heard It Through the Grapevine
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Hey Tonight
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Someday Never Comes
Sales:
8 million
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8 million
Peak:
100
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Singles/Hit Songs:
Susie-Q (9/7/68) #11 US. Sales: ½ million. Airplay: 1 million
I Put a Spell on You (11/9/68) #58 US
Proud Mary (1/25/69) #2 US, #8 UK. Sales: 1 million. Airplay: 5 million
Bad Moon Rising (5/3/69) #2 US, #1 UK. Sales: 1 million. Airplay: 2 million
Lodi (5/3/69) #52 US. Airplay: 1 million
Green River (8/2/69) #2 US, #19 UK. Sales: ½ million. Airplay: 1 million
Commotion (8/2/69) #30 US
Down on the Corner (10/25/69) #3 US, #31 UK. Sales: 1 million. Airplay: 3 million
Fortunate Son (10/25/69) #14 US
Travelin’ Band (1/31/70) #2 US, #8 UK. Sales: 1 million. Airplay: 1 million
Who’ll Stop the Rain (1/31/70) Sales: 1 million *. Airplay: 2 million
Up Around the Bend (4/25/70) #4 US, #3 UK. Sales: ½ million. Airplay: 1 million
Lookin’ Out My Back Door (8/8/70) #2 US. Sales: 1 million. Airplay: 2 million
Long As I Can See the Light (8/8/70) #20 UK. Sales: 1 million **
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1/31/76) #43 US
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (1/30/71) #8 US, #36 UK. Sales: ½ million. Airplay: 2 million
Sweet Hitch-Hiker (7/17/71) #6 US, #36 UK. Sales: ½ million
Someday Never Comes (5/6/72) #25 US
* B-side of “Travelin’ Band”
** B-side of “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”
Awards:
Chronicle
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Review:
“Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles; including Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Down on the Corner, Travelin' Band, Up Around the Bend, and Have You Ever Seen the Rain; plus I Heard It Through the Grapevine, which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence. Several of the band's individual albums are essential, but Chronicle is not only an excellent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that the group was one of the definitive singles' bands of the late '60s. Rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled” (Erlewine), althouth “the compact disc edition is hampered by the inclusion of the full-length, 11-minute album version of ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’; its presence slows down the momentum of the collection considerably]” (Erlewine).
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