BY THE NUMBERS: CCR’s ‘Bayou Country’
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Bayou Country turns 50 today (January 5) and, thus, starts a yearlong celebration of the band’s incredible three album run in 1969. The 7-track LP was anchored…
‘Bayou Country’ (January 5)
Photo from UMGCreedence Clearwater Revival’s Bayou Country turns 50 today (January 5) and, thus, starts a yearlong celebration of the band’s incredible three album run in 1969.
The 7-track LP was anchored by “Born On the Bayou” and the hit “Proud Mary,” and while critics weren’t very receptive to the other tracks, the album as a whole served as a stepping stone to CCR’s two other ‘69 offerings: Green River and Willy and the Poor Boys.
Here’s Bayou Country by the numbers.
- Age: 50 (January 5, 1969)
- Number of Producers: 1 (John Fogerty)
- Number of Tracks: 7
- “Born On the Bayou”
- Highest Billboard Hot 100 ranking for “Proud Mary”: 2
- Ranking on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 156
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
