Chronicle, Vol. 1

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Chronicle, Vol. 1
Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle.jpg
Greatest hits album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released January 1976 (1976-01)[1]
Recorded 1968–1971
Genre Roots rock, swamp rock
Length 67:33
Label Fantasy
Producer John Fogerty[2]
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
More Creedence Gold
(June 1973)More Creedence GoldString Module Error: Match not found		 Chronicle, Vol. 1
(January 1976)		 The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival
(1977)The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival1977

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] at the same time as the single release of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" from the album (see 1976 in music).[2]

Chronicle, Vol. 1 is a singles collection with thirteen A-sides and seven B-sides. Compared to the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle Vol. 1 includes all of the group's charted hits.

It is the best-selling album in the band's catalog, making 8x multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3] The compilation was ranked at number 59 in the updated version of Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.[4] It has sold 6,357,000 copies in the US since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars[6]
Blender 5/5 stars[7]
Robert Christgau A[8]
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars[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" because it does not fit with the other songs on the album.[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]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted. 

No. Title Album Length
1. "Susie Q (Part 1)" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) 4:36
2. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Creedence Clearwater Revival 4:30
3. "Proud Mary"   Bayou Country (1969) 3:07
4. "Bad Moon Rising"   Green River (1969) 2:18
5. "Lodi"   Green River 3:09
6. "Green River"   Green River 2:32
7. "Commotion"   Green River 2:41
8. "Down on the Corner"   Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) 2:43
9. "Fortunate Son"   Willy and the Poor Boys 2:18
10. "Travelin' Band"   Cosmo's Factory (1970) 2:07
11. "Who'll Stop the Rain"   Cosmo's Factory 2:27
12. "Up Around the Bend"   Cosmo's Factory 2:41
13. "Run Through the Jungle"   Cosmo's Factory 3:05
14. "Lookin' Out My Back Door"   Cosmo's Factory 2:31
15. "Long as I Can See the Light"   Cosmo's Factory 3:32
16. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong (vinyl and cassette releases; CD version features the full 11:06 version)) Cosmo's Factory 3:52
17. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"   Pendulum (1970) 2:38
18. "Hey Tonight"   Pendulum 2:41
19. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"   Mardi Gras (1972) 2:55
20. "Someday Never Comes"   Mardi Gras 3:59
Total length:
 67:33

Personnel

Per liner notes[2]

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
1976 German Albums Chart[10] 50
1980 New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 2
1991 Dutch Albums Chart[12] 70
2007 Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 40
2007 Swedish Albums Chart[14] 59
2008 Irish Albums Chart[15] 72
2009 Australian Albums Chart[16] 22
2009 US Catalog Albums[17] 1
2010 US Digital Albums[17] 2
2012 Croatian Albums Chart[18] 36
2012 Italian Albums Chart[19] 98
2012 US Billboard 200[17] 52

Certifications

Region Certification
Argentina (CAPIF)[20] Gold
Australia (ARIA)[21] 2× Platinum
Belgium (BEA)[22] Gold
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold
Germany (BVMI)[24] Gold
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold
United States (RIAA)[3] 8× Platinum

References

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