Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits

Outstanding, 20-track hits collection. Though they produced several excellent albums, Creedence was predominantly a singles band, and Chronicle compiles many of their biggest hits. From the slowly building saunter of Suzie Q and the spooky, r&b-soaked I Put a Spell on You to the fierce Fortunate Son and the swampy blues of Run Through the Jungle, Chronicle features the ensemble’s signature tunes. Beautifully melancholy songs Who’ll Stop the Rain and Someday Never Comes play off sunny, melodic anthems Down on the Corner and Lookin’ out my Back Door, fully revealing the band’s wide range. The group’s tight, no-frills musicianship leaves John Fogerty’s keening voice and superb songwriting at the fore, and the results – brought together here on one of rock’s best greatest-hits packages – make for some of the genre’s most endearing and enduring music.

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 Band,” and “Have You Ever Scene 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 group was one of the definitive singles bands of the late ’60s. Rarely has a greatest hits collection been so well-assembled.

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