Chronicle, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | January 1976 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1968–1972 | |||
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Length | 67:55 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | John Fogerty [2] | |||
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology | ||||
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Chronicle, Vol. 1, also known as Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in January 1976 by Fantasy Records. [1] The edited version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" featured on the album was simultaneously released as a single (see 1976 in music). [2]
Chronicle, Vol. 1 is a singles collection with 13 A-sides and seven B-sides. Unlike the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle Vol. 1 includes all of the group's charted hits. Chronicle, Vol. 2 was released in 1986, and features non-charting "classics" collected from the same albums as the songs on Vol. 1.
Certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, [3] it is the best-selling album in the band's catalog. The compilation was ranked number 59 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time in 2012, [4] but disappeared from the list altogether when it was published again in 2020. The album has sold at least 6 million copies in the US since 1991 (data from 2013), when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard . [5] It has remained on the Billboard 200 LP chart for years, on which it reached the 500 week-mark (non-consecutive) on 12 December 2020, when it was at number 85. It was re-released on vinyl in 2014 as a Limited Edition.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Blender | [7] |
Robert Christgau | A [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
For his review of Chronicle for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album was suitably compiled, but he did not like how the Compact Disc reissue had the full-length version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," saying it does not fit with the other songs on the collection. [6] Blender magazine's review called Chronicle, Vol. 1 the group's best compilation. [7] Robert Christgau called the album a good starting-point for Creedence fans. [8] [9]
All tracks are written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted.
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Susie Q" | Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) | 4:36 |
2. | "I Put A Spell On You" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4:32 |
3. | "Proud Mary" | Bayou Country (1969) | 3:08 |
4. | "Bad Moon Rising" | Green River (1969) | 2:19 |
5. | "Lodi" | Green River | 3:10 |
6. | "Green River" | Green River | 2:33 |
7. | "Commotion" | Green River | 2:42 |
8. | "Down On The Corner" | Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) | 2:45 |
9. | "Fortunate Son" | Willy and the Poor Boys | 2:20 |
10. | "Travelin' Band" | Cosmo's Factory (1970) | 2:08 |
11. | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:28 |
12. | "Up Around the Bend" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:42 |
13. | "Run Through the Jungle" | Cosmo's Factory | 3:07 |
14. | "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:33 |
15. | "Long As I Can See the Light" | Cosmo's Factory | 3:31 |
16. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) | Cosmo's Factory | 11:04 |
17. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Pendulum (1970) | 2:38 |
18. | "Hey Tonight" | Pendulum | 2:43 |
19. | "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | Mardi Gras (1972) | 2:56 |
20. | "Someday Never Comes" | Mardi Gras | 4:00 |
Total length: | 67:55 |
Per liner notes [2]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [46] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [47] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
Belgium (BEA) [48] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [49] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI) [50] | Gold | 250,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [51] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [3] | 10× Platinum | 10,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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