Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Opening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou," Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born on the Bayou" announces that CCR has discovered its sound -- it reveals the extent of John Fogerty's myth-making. With this song, he sketches out his persona; it makes him sound as if he crawled out of the backwoods of Louisiana instead of being a native San Franciscan. He carries this illusion throughout the record, through the ominous meanderings of "Graveyard Train" through the stoked cover of "Good Golly Miss Molly" to "Keep on Chooglin'," which rides out a southern-fried groove for nearly eight minutes. At the heart of Bayou Country, as well as Fogerty's myth and Creedence's entire career, is "Proud Mary." A riverboat tale where the narrator leaves a good job in the city for a life rolling down the river, the song is filled with details that ring so true that it feels autobiographical. The lyric is married to music that is utterly unique yet curiously timeless, blending rockabilly, country, and Stax R&B into something utterly distinctive and addictive. "Proud Mary" is the emotional fulcrum at the center of Fogerty's seductive imaginary Americana, and while it's the best song here, his other songs are no slouch, either. "Born on the Bayou" is a magnificent piece of swamp-rock, "Penthouse Pauper" is a first-rate rocker with the angry undertow apparent on "Porterville" and "Bootleg" is a minor masterpiece, thanks to its tough acoustic foundation, sterling guitar work, and clever story. All the songs add up to a superb statement of purpose, a record that captures Creedence Clearwater Revival's muscular, spare, deceptively simple sound as an evocative portrait of America.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
John Fogerty, Producer, Bells, Guitar, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Conga, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stu Cook, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist - Doug Clifford, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Fogerty, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
John Fogerty, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stu Cook, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist - Doug Clifford, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Fogerty, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
John Fogerty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Fantasy Records Inc.
Robert Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - John Marascalco, ComposerLyricist - John Fogerty, Producer - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
John Fogerty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
John Fogerty, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stu Cook, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist - Doug Clifford, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Fogerty, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
John Fogerty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Creedence Clearwater Revival, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Opening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou," Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born on the Bayou" announces that CCR has discovered its sound -- it reveals the extent of John Fogerty's myth-making. With this song, he sketches out his persona; it makes him sound as if he crawled out of the backwoods of Louisiana instead of being a native San Franciscan. He carries this illusion throughout the record, through the ominous meanderings of "Graveyard Train" through the stoked cover of "Good Golly Miss Molly" to "Keep on Chooglin'," which rides out a southern-fried groove for nearly eight minutes. At the heart of Bayou Country, as well as Fogerty's myth and Creedence's entire career, is "Proud Mary." A riverboat tale where the narrator leaves a good job in the city for a life rolling down the river, the song is filled with details that ring so true that it feels autobiographical. The lyric is married to music that is utterly unique yet curiously timeless, blending rockabilly, country, and Stax R&B into something utterly distinctive and addictive. "Proud Mary" is the emotional fulcrum at the center of Fogerty's seductive imaginary Americana, and while it's the best song here, his other songs are no slouch, either. "Born on the Bayou" is a magnificent piece of swamp-rock, "Penthouse Pauper" is a first-rate rocker with the angry undertow apparent on "Porterville" and "Bootleg" is a minor masterpiece, thanks to its tough acoustic foundation, sterling guitar work, and clever story. All the songs add up to a superb statement of purpose, a record that captures Creedence Clearwater Revival's muscular, spare, deceptively simple sound as an evocative portrait of America.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:03
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2014 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Distinctions:
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.