Live in Europe (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)

Live in Europe
Live album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedOctober 16, 1973 (1973-10-16)
RecordedSeptember 4–28, 1971
GenreSwamp rock
Length51:02
LabelFantasy
ProducerDSR
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
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(1973) 		Live in Europe
(1973) 		Pre-Creedence
(1975)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Live in Europe is the first live album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Although released in 1973, it was recorded in 1971 during the Pendulum tour.

Overview

The album is notable because it documents the band performing as a trio, following Tom Fogerty's departure. It was released, despite John Fogerty's strong objections,[1][3][4][5][6] after his final struggles with Fantasy Records over his songwriting. In 1973, Fogerty said he would never play a Creedence song again, as it would only benefit Fantasy Records—a promise he kept for some 20 years.[7]

Track listing

All songs by John Fogerty, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:05
  2. "Green River/Susie Q" (Fogerty/Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater, Stan Lewis) – 4:31
  3. "It Came Out of the Sky" – 3:11
Side two
  1. "Door to Door" (Stu Cook) – 2:00
  2. "Travelin' Band" – 2:12
  3. "Fortunate Son" – 2:25
  4. "Commotion" – 2:34
  5. "Lodi" – 3:15
Side three
  1. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:13
  2. "Proud Mary" – 2:52
  3. "Up Around the Bend" – 2:42
  4. "Hey Tonight" – 2:30
  5. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" – 3:05
Side four
  1. "Keep on Chooglin'" (with an interpolation of "Pagan Baby" from about 4:45–6:35) – 12:47

A budget-priced 1987 reissue of the album omitted "Door to Door" and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (the studio versions of which were both originally recorded by the band as a trio) to fit the album on a single LP. When the album was remastered and issued on CD by Fantasy Records in 1999, the two missing songs were restored.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 72
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 30
US Billboard 200[10] 143

References

  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Live in Europe – Creedence Clearwater Revival". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ "Live in Europe [Live]". Amazon. August 20, 1990. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Live in Europe CD". cduniverse.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Live in Europe". last.fm. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Landau, Jon (February 1978). "Live In Europe | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  7. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (April 26, 2013). "Fantasy Records vs. John Fogerty – Infamous Rock Lawsuits". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.