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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Length | 68:59 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
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Hits Album is an album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1981. [1]
All songs are written by John Fogerty, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Moon Rising" | Green River , 1969 | 2:21 |
| 2. | "Travelin' Band" | Cosmo's Factory , 1970 | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Up Around the Bend" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Long as I Can See the Light" | Cosmo's Factory | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Lodi" | Green River | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Commotion" | Green River | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Fortunate Son" | Willy and the Poor Boys , 1969 | 2:21 |
| 9. | "Born on the Bayou" | Bayou Country , 1969 | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Keep on Chooglin'" | Bayou Country | 7:40 |
| 11. | "Proud Mary" | Bayou Country | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Down on the Corner" | Willy and the Poor Boys | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Green River" | Green River | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Pendulum , 1970 | 2:39 |
| 15. | "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | Mardi Gras , 1972 | 2:59 |
| 16. | "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | Cosmo's Factory | 2:35 |
| 17. | "Hey Tonight" | Pendulum | 2:43 |
| 18. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Single version; originally by Marvin Gaye) (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) | Cosmo's Factory | 3:53 |
| 19. | "Good Golly Miss Molly" (originally by Little Richard; John Marascalco, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell) | Bayou Country | 2:43 |
| 20. | "Susie Q" (originally by Dale Hawkins; Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) | Creedence Clearwater Revival , 1968 | 8:39 |
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