Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Greatest hits album by
Released2003
Length72:51n
Label Fantasy
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set
(2001)
Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
(2003)
Scandinavian Collection
(2005)

Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival is a compilation album of the major hits from American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. *"Bad Moon Rising" - 2:18
  2. "Up Around the Bend" - 2:42
  3. *"Proud Mary" - 3:07
  4. "Travelin' Band" - 2:07
  5. "Green River" - 2:32
  6. "Down on the Corner" - 2:45
  7. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" - 2:38
  8. "Long as I Can See the Light" - 3:31
  9. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" - 2:56
  10. "Susie Q" - 4:35
  11. "Lodi" - 3:09
  12. "Commotion" - 2:41
  13. "I Put a Spell on You" - 4:30
  14. *"Born on the Bayou" - 5:15
  15. *"Fortunate Son" - 2:18
  16. "Hey Tonight" - 2:42
  17. "Who'll Stop the Rain" - 2:28
  18. "Wrote a Song For Everyone" - 4:55
  19. "Run Through the Jungle" - 3:06
  20. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" - 2:31
  21. "Someday Never Comes" - 4:00
  22. *"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - 3:52
  23. "The Midnight Special" - 4:10

Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

"The CCR Mix" is a song only featured on an Asian version of the album and is a song that was performed live and is a medley of several different songs, including "Proud Mary", "Who'll Stop the Rain", and "Lodi".

  1. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" - 2:38
  2. "Who'll Stop the Rain" - 2:28
  3. "Cotton Fields" - 2:55
  4. "Proud Mary" - 3:07
  5. "Lodi" - 3:09
  6. "Bad Moon Rising" - 2:18
  7. "Down on the Corner" - 2:44
  8. "Hello Mary Lou" - 2:15
  9. "Hey Tonight" - 2:42
  10. "Someday Never Comes" - 4:00
  11. "Long as I Can See the Light" - 3:31
  12. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" - 2:32
  13. "Susie Q, Pt. 2" - 3:48
  14. "Green River" - 2:32
  15. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" - 2:56
  16. "Up Around the Bend" - 2:42
  17. "Molina" - 2:41
  18. "Travelin' Band" - 2:07
  19. "The CCR Mix (Proud Mary/Born on the Bayou/Who'll Stop the Rain/Lodi/...)" - 7:08

2008 version

  1. "Bad Moon Rising" - 2:22
  2. "Born on the Bayou" - 5:16
  3. "Proud Mary" - 3:08
  4. "Travelin' Band" - 2:10
  5. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" - 2:42
  6. "Green River" - 2:33
  7. "Down On The Corner" - 2:45
  8. "Lodi" - 3:12
  9. "Fortunate Son" - 2:20
  10. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" - 2:34
  11. "Run Through the Jungle" - 3:06
  12. "I Put a Spell On You" - 4:32
  13. "Susie Q" - 4:37
  14. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" - 2:57
  15. "It Came Out of the Sky" - 2:56
  16. "Who'll Stop the Rain" - 2:29
  17. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Edit) - 3:55
  18. "Hey Tonight" - 2:44
  19. "Cotton Fields" - 2:58
  20. "Long As I Can See the Light" - 3:34
  21. "Molina" (Edit) - 2:10
  22. "Hello Mary Lou" - 2:15
  23. "The Midnight Special" - 4:14
  24. "Up Around the Bend" - 2:43

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References

  1. "Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival di Creedence Clearwater Revival" via music.apple.com.