Best Of (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)

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Greatest hits album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedJune 9, 2008 (2008-06-09)
Genre Rock
Length1:13:59
Label Universal
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
(2003)		Best Of
(2008)		 Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics
(2009)

Best Of is a 2008 compilation album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In a review of the album on AllMusic, James Christopher Monger states that "This 2008 best-of from Universal collects 24 tracks from the seminal '60s folk/blues/country-rock legends on a single disc" and that it "as good a single-disc retrospective as one could hope for, balancing all of the radio hits that made 1976's Chronicle, Vol. 1 and 1986's Chronicle, Vol. 2 the gold standard for most listeners" and stating at the end that "The only downside (depending on one's preferences) is the appearance of the single 45-rpm edits of 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' and 'Suzie Q,' but the brevity works in context with the rest of the set". [1] In a review of the album for MusicOMH, music critic Neil Dowden stated that it "is similar to previous compilations but its 24 tracks do indeed represent the cream of the band’s output." and that "This album proves him to be an outstanding songwriter, a singer of passionate power and a distinctive guitarist who could let rip if he wanted to." [2]

Track listing

Disc one

  1. Bad Moon Rising – 2:21
  2. Born on the Bayou – 5:16
  3. Proud Mary – 3:08
  4. Travelin' Band – 2:09
  5. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – 2:41
  6. Green River – 2:33
  7. Down on the Corner – 2:44
  8. Lodi – 3:11
  9. Fortunate Son – 2:19
  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 – 4:36
  14. Sweet Hitch-Hiker – 2:56
  15. It Came Out of the Sky – 2:55
  16. Who'll Stop the Rain – 2:29
  17. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – 3:54
  18. Hey Tonight – 2:44
  19. Cotton Fields – 2:57
  20. Long as I Can See the Light – 3:34
  21. Molina – 2:10
  22. Hello Mary Lou – 2:14
  23. The Midnight Special – 4:14
  24. Up Around the Bend – 2:42

Live bonus disc

  1. Born on the Bayou – 5:15
  2. Green River – 3:00
  3. Tombstone Shadow – 4:06
  4. Don't Look Now – 2:26
  5. Travelin' Band – 2:18
  6. Who'll Stop the Rain – 2:32
  7. Bad Moon Rising – 2:17
  8. Proud Mary – 3:31
  9. Fortunate Son – 2:24
  10. Commotion – 2:36
  11. The Midnight Special – 3:48
  12. Night Time Is the Right Time – 3:30
  13. Down on the Corner – 2:44
  14. Keep on Chooglin' – 9:12

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Best Of
Chart (2008–2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 91
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [5] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 24
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [7] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 33
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [11] 92
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 50
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 46
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [15] 31
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [16] 27
UK Physical Albums (OCC) [17] 46

Certifications

Certifications for Best Of
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Monger, James Christopher. "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Dowden, Neil (2008-06-01). "Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Best Of | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Best Of: Creedence Clearwater Revival Australian Chart History". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: COU - CYR > Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin - Suomen listalevyt / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Charts.nz – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Official Physical Albums Chart". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
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