At the Royal Albert Hall

This article is about the Creedence Clearwater Revival album. For the Gordon Lightfoot album "At Royal Albert Hall", see Gordon Lightfoot discography.
At the Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall at night
Live album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)[1]
RecordedApril 14, 1970
VenueRoyal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
GenreSwamp rock
Length42:36
Label
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Live at Woodstock
(2019) 		At the Royal Albert Hall
(2022)

At the Royal Albert Hall is a 2022 live album recorded in 1970 with American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The performance was released as an album to coincide with the documentary film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by Bob Smeaton.[1] The recordings document the band's first European tour and feature footage that has never been released;[2] the album includes the entire set recorded on April 14, 1970.[3] An earlier live album, The Concert, released in 1980, was initially erroneously titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert, but actually documented a completely different CCR show in Oakland, California, three months before their UK tour.

Reception

Writing for Variety, Jem Aswad praises both the album and documentary for capturing the band at their peak.[4] John Aizlewood of Classic Rock rates the album four out of five, highlighting all of the individual member's contributions to the band, as well as the "pristine listening experience" due to the technical personnel preparing the recordings for listening.[5] AllMusic's Fred Thomas gave a positive review pointing out the upbeat performances that are "flawlessly executed and crackling with energy".[6]

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted

  1. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:12
  2. "Green River" – 2:57
  3. "Tombstone Shadow" – 3:39
  4. "Travelin' Band" – 2:11
  5. "Fortunate Son" – 2:16
  6. "Commotion" – 2:45
  7. "Midnight Special" (traditional, arranged by John Fogerty) – 3:38
  8. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:19
  9. "Proud Mary" – 3:01
  10. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:11
  11. "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco) – 2:51
  12. "Keep On Chooglin'" – 8:37

The Super Deluxe Edition from Craft Recordings also included a second disc that acts as a soundtrack to the film with songs recorded by the band, including in earlier incarnations under different names:[1]

  1. "Come On Baby" (by Tommy Fogerty and The Blue Velvets) – 2:13
  2. "Brown Eyed Girl" (by The Golliwogs) – 2:31
  3. "Porterville" (by The Golliwogs) – 2:17
  4. "Suzie Q." (Eleanor Broadwater, Robert Chaisson, Dale Hawkins, and Stan Lewis) – 4:20
  5. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 4:32
  6. "Proud Mary" – 3:07
  7. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:15
  8. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:19
  9. "Green River" – 2:34
  10. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:07
  11. "Down on the Corner" – 2:46
  12. "Who'll Stop the Rain" – 2:27

Personnel

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for At the Royal Albert Hall
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 54
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 23
US Billboard 200[14] 192
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 29

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Newman, Melinda (August 2, 2022). "'Lost' Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 Royal Albert Hall Show Coming Out for First Time: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Smith, Benjamin H. (September 23, 2022). "'Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall' Captures The Band's Peak, Just Before Their Fall". Decider. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Duncan, Jason (September 19, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival At Royal Albert Hall: No Encores, But Worth The 52-Year Wait". Grammys. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem (September 16, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival's Spellbinding Royal Albert Hall Concert Finally Sees the Light of Day: Album Review". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Aizlewood, John (September 15, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival's legendary London choogle can finally be heard". Classic Rock. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Thomas, Fred. "At the Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1699. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 26, 2022. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.