Name: Willy and the Poor Boys [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digipak]
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 1256451
Price: 7.62 GBP
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Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Willy and the Poor Boys [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digipak]

Rating

Album: Willy and the Poor Boys [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Down On The Corner	More Info...	2:46
2)	It Came Out Of The Sky	More Info...	2:56
3)	Cotton Fields	More Info...	2:57
4)	Poorboy Shuffle	More Info...	2:25
5)	Feelin' Blue	More Info...	5:07
6)	Fortunate Son	More Info...	2:21
7)	Don't Look Now	More Info...	2:11
8)	Midnight Special	More Info...	4:14
9)	Side O' The Road	More Info...	3:24
10)	Effigy	More Info...	6:27
11)	Fortunate Son Live In Manchester	More Info...	2:15
12)	It Came Out Of The Sky Live in Berlin	More Info...	3:28
13)	Down On The Corner Jam with Booker T.	More Info...	2:48
2)	It Came Out of the Sky	More Info...	0:03
3)	Cotton Fields	More Info...	0:03
4)	Poorboy Shuffle	More Info...	0:02
5)	Feelin' Blue	More Info...	0:05
6)	Fortunate Son	More Info...	0:02
7)	Don't Look Now	More Info...	0:02
8)	The Midnight Special	More Info...	0:04
9)	Side O' the Road	More Info...	0:03
10)	Effigy	More Info...	0:06
11)	Fortunate Son (Bonus)	More Info...	0:02
12)	It Came Out Of The Sky (Bonus)	More Info...	0:03
13)	Down On The Corner (Bonus)	More Info...	0:02

Album: Willy and the Poor Boys [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Down On The Corner	More Info...	2:46
2)	It Came Out Of The Sky	More Info...	2:56
3)	Cotton Fields	More Info...	2:57
4)	Poorboy Shuffle	More Info...	2:25
5)	Feelin' Blue	More Info...	5:07
6)	Fortunate Son	More Info...	2:21
7)	Don't Look Now	More Info...	2:11
8)	Midnight Special	More Info...	4:14
9)	Side O' The Road	More Info...	3:24
10)	Effigy	More Info...	6:27
11)	Fortunate Son Live In Manchester	More Info...	2:15
12)	It Came Out Of The Sky Live in Berlin	More Info...	3:28
13)	Down On The Corner Jam with Booker T.	More Info...	2:48
2)	It Came Out of the Sky	More Info...	0:03
3)	Cotton Fields	More Info...	0:03
4)	Poorboy Shuffle	More Info...	0:02
5)	Feelin' Blue	More Info...	0:05
6)	Fortunate Son	More Info...	0:02
7)	Don't Look Now	More Info...	0:02
8)	The Midnight Special	More Info...	0:04
9)	Side O' the Road	More Info...	0:03
10)	Effigy	More Info...	0:06
11)	Fortunate Son (Bonus)	More Info...	0:02
12)	It Came Out Of The Sky (Bonus)	More Info...	0:03
13)	Down On The Corner (Bonus)	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Composer: John Fogerty.
Lyricist: John Fogerty.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: 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 Authors: Joel Selvin; Ed Ward .
Recording information: Berlin, Germany; Fantasy Studio; Manchester, England.
Photographer: Basul Parik.
Arranger: John Fogerty.
Opening up with the feel-good, down-home groove of the hit "Down on the Corner" and featuring all-out, belligerent roots rock like "Fortunate Son" and loose, soul-drenched instrumentals like "Side Of The Road," WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS is sensational from start to finish. Throughout CCR's brief career, their sound was a musical evocation of a mythic rural South, and WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS is arguably the most Southern-sounding of all their records. Even though this t10-song album is padded out with cover versions of such folk-blues standards as "Cotton Fields" and "The Midnight Special," John and brother Tom Fogerty's ragged electric guitar playing and the minimalist bass and drum work of Stu Cook and Doug Clifford make these well-known songs sound like Creedence originals.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The album] upped the anger ante on 'Fortunate Son,' which rages against class-based draft inequality with rare, beat-driven fury..."

Blender (Magazine) (p.84) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "WiLLY AND THE POOR BOYS is their loosest and most class-conscious record."