Bayou Country [40th Anniversary Bonus Tracks] [Digipak]

Rating

Album: Bayou Country [40th Anniversary Bonus Tracks] [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Born On The Bayou	More Info...	5:15
2)	Bootleg	More Info...	3:02
3)	Graveyard Train	More Info...	8:36
4)	Good Golly Miss Molly	More Info...	2:42
5)	Penthouse Pauper	More Info...	3:38
6)	Proud Mary	More Info...	3:07
7)	Keep On Chooglin'	More Info...	7:41
8)	Bootleg Alternate Take	More Info...	5:46
9)	Born On The Bayou Live In London	More Info...	4:46
10)	Proud Mary Live In Stockholm	More Info...	2:49
11)	Crazy Otto Live at The Fillmore	More Info...	8:49
2)	Bootleg	More Info...	0:03
3)	Graveyard Train	More Info...	0:08
4)	Good Golly Miss Molly	More Info...	0:02
5)	Penthouse Pauper	More Info...	0:03
6)	Proud Mary	More Info...	0:03
7)	Keep On Chooglin'	More Info...	0:07
8)	Bootleg (Alternate Take)	More Info...	0:05
9)	Born On the Bayou	More Info...	0:04
10)	Proud Mary	More Info...	0:03
11)	Crazy Otto	More Info...	0:08

Album: Bayou Country [40th Anniversary Bonus Tracks] [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Born On The Bayou	More Info...	5:15
2)	Bootleg	More Info...	3:02
3)	Graveyard Train	More Info...	8:36
4)	Good Golly Miss Molly	More Info...	2:42
5)	Penthouse Pauper	More Info...	3:38
6)	Proud Mary	More Info...	3:07
7)	Keep On Chooglin'	More Info...	7:41
8)	Bootleg Alternate Take	More Info...	5:46
9)	Born On The Bayou Live In London	More Info...	4:46
10)	Proud Mary Live In Stockholm	More Info...	2:49
11)	Crazy Otto Live at The Fillmore	More Info...	8:49
2)	Bootleg	More Info...	0:03
3)	Graveyard Train	More Info...	0:08
4)	Good Golly Miss Molly	More Info...	0:02
5)	Penthouse Pauper	More Info...	0:03
6)	Proud Mary	More Info...	0:03
7)	Keep On Chooglin'	More Info...	0:07
8)	Bootleg (Alternate Take)	More Info...	0:05
9)	Born On the Bayou	More Info...	0:04
10)	Proud Mary	More Info...	0:03
11)	Crazy Otto	More Info...	0:08

Performer Notes

Composer: John Fogerty.
Lyricist: John Fogerty.
Personnel: John Fogerty (vocals, guitar); Stu Cook (bass guitar, background vocals); Doug Clifford (drums, background vocals); Tom Fogerty (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: George Horn.
Liner Note Author: Joel Selvin.
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London, England; Stockholm, Sweden; The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA.
Photographer: Tony Lane.
Arranger: John Fogerty.
Released in early 1969, the second album by guitarist/vocalist John Fogerty's Californian quartet is perhaps the definitive example of the group's swampy brew of rock, R&B, and blues. The key song on BAYOU COUNTRY is "Proud Mary," a rock milestone that still sounds just as fresh and exciting as it did when it first boomed out of AM radios decades ago. Although Creedence indulges in a few extended jams on tracks like "Keep On Chooglin" and "Graveyard Train," they forsake the gratuitous soloing favored by many of their San Francisco contemporaries in favor of fleshing out rhythmic, rock-solid grooves. From Fogerty's formidable bluesman's growl on "Born On The Bayou" to the explosive version of Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly," BAYOU COUNTRY is what rootsy rock & roll is all about, and it's one of the best American rock albums of the '60s.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (3/1/69, p.28) - "...very reminiscent of that early Stones [sound] - hard rock, based in blues....John Fogerty carries the group with his good lead guitar...good vocal and harp work....[CCR] has a solid overall sound....very tight..."

Blender (Magazine) (p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford walk the beat with zen proficiency as Fogerty stretches his Howlin' Wolf yowl over his rangy guitar pearls."