Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set

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Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set
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ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Recorded1961 – September 28, 1971
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Length420:51
Label Fantasy
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Chronicle, Vol. 2
(1986)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set
(2001)
Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
(2003)

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set is a career-spanning box set by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 2001. It contains the entirety of their seven studio albums, two live albums, and material recorded by the band under their previous names "The Golliwogs" and "The Blue Velvets", which comprises the majority of their released output. In November 2013, the box set was reissued with different artwork.

Contents

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Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Come on Baby" – 2:15
  2. "Oh My Love" – 1:58
  3. "Have You Ever Been Lonely" – 2:20
  4. "Bonita" – 1:43
  5. "Don't Tell Me No Lies" – 1:55
  6. "Little Girl (Does Your Mama Know)" – 2:37
  7. "Where You Been" – 2:42
  8. "You Came Walking" – 2:00
  9. "You Can't Be True" (First version) – 2:47
  10. "You Got Nothin' on Me" – 2:38
  11. "I Only Met You Just an Hour Ago" – 2:09
  12. "Brown-Eyed Girl" – 2:35
  13. "You Better Be Careful" – 2:38
  14. "Fight Fire" – 2:34
  15. "Fragile Child" – 2:39
  16. "She Was Mine" – 2:20
  17. "Gonna Hang Around" – 2:29
  18. "Try Try Try" – 2:13
  19. "Instrumental #1" – 3:01
  20. "Little Tina" – 2:30
  21. "Walking on the Water" – 3:10
  22. "You Better Get It Before It Gets You" – 3:41
  23. "Tell Me" – 4:05
  24. "You Can't Be True" (Second version) – 2:49
  25. "Action USA Promotional Spot" – 1:03

Disc Two

  1. "Call It Pretending" – 2:10
    • Track 1 was originally released, with Porterville, as the B-side of the final Golliwogs single, later rereleased under the CCR name
  2. "I Put a Spell on You" – 4:32
  3. "The Working Man" – 3:05
  4. "Susie Q" – 8:39
  5. "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" – 3:40
  6. "Get Down Woman" – 3:09
  7. "Porterville" – 2:23
  8. "Gloomy" – 3:50
  9. "Walk on the Water" – 4:40
  10. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:15
  11. "Bootleg" – 3:02
  12. "Graveyard Train" – 8:38
  13. "Good Golly Miss Molly" – 2:43
  14. "Penthouse Pauper" – 3:40
  15. "Proud Mary" – 3:09
  16. "Keep on Chooglin'" – 7:39

Disc Three

  1. "Green River" – 2:36
  2. "Commotion" – 2:45
  3. "Tombstone Shadow" – 3:40
  4. "Wrote a Song for Everyone" – 4:59
  5. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:23
  6. "Lodi" – 3:12
  7. "Cross-Tie Walker" – 3:20
  8. "Sinister Purpose" – 3:22
  9. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" – 3:10
  10. "Down on the Corner" – 2:47
  11. "It Came Out of the Sky" – 2:56
  12. "Cotton Fields" – 2:54
  13. "Poorboy Shuffle" – 2:27
  14. "Feelin' Blue" – 5:06
  15. "Fortunate Son" – 2:21
  16. "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)" – 2:12
  17. "The Midnight Special" – 4:14
  18. "Side of the Road" – 3:26
  19. "Effigy" – 6:28

Disc Four

  1. "Ramble Tamble" – 7:12
  2. "Before You Accuse Me" – 3:27
  3. "Travelin' Band" – 2:09
  4. "Ooby Dooby" – 2:07
  5. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" – 2:34
  6. "Run Through the Jungle" – 3:07
  7. "Up Around the Bend" – 2:42
  8. "My Baby Left Me" – 2:19
  9. "Who'll Stop the Rain" – 2:30
  10. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – 11:08
  11. "Long as I Can See the Light" – 3:35
  12. "Pagan Baby" – 6:27
  13. "Sailor's Lament" – 3:50
  14. "Chameleon" – 3:17
  15. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" – 2:40
  16. "(Wish I Could) Hideaway" – 3:47
  17. "Born to Move" – 5:41
  18. "Hey Tonight" – 2:44
  19. "It's Just a Thought" – 3:51
    • Tracks 12 to 19 are from Pendulum (1970)

Disc Five

  1. "Molina" – 2:43
  2. "Rude Awakening #2" – 6:23
    • Tracks 1 and 2 are from Pendulum
  3. "45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 1)" – 3:20
  4. "45 Revolutions Per Minute (Part 2)" – 7:22
  5. "Lookin' for a Reason" – 3:28
  6. "Take It Like a Friend" – 3:02
  7. "Need Someone to Hold" – 3:02
  8. "Tearin' Up the Country" – 2:16
  9. "Someday Never Comes" – 4:04
  10. "What Are You Gonna Do" – 2:56
  11. "Sail Away" – 2:33
  12. "Hello Mary Lou" – 2:18
  13. "Door to Door" – 2:11
  14. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" – 3:00
  15. "Born on the Bayou (Live)" – 5:14
  16. "Green River (Live)" – 3:17
  17. "Tombstone Shadow (Live)" – 3:41
  18. "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me) (Live)" – 2:21
  19. "Travelin' Band (Live)" – 2:03
  20. "Who'll Stop the Rain (Live)" – 2:21
  21. "Bad Moon Rising (Live)" – 2:17
  22. "Proud Mary (Live)" – 3:17
  23. "Fortunate Son (Live)" – 2:22
  24. "Commotion (Live)" – 2:36

Disc Six

  1. "The Midnight Special (Live)" – 3:49
  2. "The Night Time Is the Right Time (Live)" – 3:22
  3. "Down on the Corner (Live)" – 2:43
  4. "Keep on Chooglin' (Live)" – 9:14
    • Tracks 1 to 4 are from The Concert
  5. "Born on the Bayou (Live)" – 5:04
  6. "Green River/Susie Q (Live)" – 4:31
  7. "It Came Out of the Sky (Live)" – 3:12
  8. "Door to Door (Live)" – 2:00
  9. "Travelin' Band (Live)" – 2:12
  10. "Fortunate Son (Live)" – 2:25
  11. "Commotion (Live)" – 2:34
  12. "Lodi (Live)" – 3:11
  13. "Bad Moon Rising (Live)" – 2:04
  14. "Proud Mary (Live)" – 2:57
  15. "Up Around the Bend (Live)" – 2:36
  16. "Hey Tonight (Live)" – 2:31
  17. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker (Live)" – 3:12
  18. "Keep on Chooglin' (Live)" – 12:37

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