Cosmo's Factory
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Cosmo's Factory is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and one of six albums the band released in just over two years. It was published in July 1970 when record label Fantasy Records .
The name of the album comes from a warehouse in Berkeley where the band was rehearsing. Because band leader John Fogerty was keen to work there almost every day, Doug “Cosmo” Clifford , the band's drummer , began to refer to the place as “the factory”.
The album became a huge commercial success. It peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart ; there were also six singles that were in the top 5 . In addition, it even reached number 11 on the Billboard Black Albums chart , which is extremely rare for a "white" music group.
Track list
- Ramble Tamble (J. Fogerty) - 7:10
- Before You Accuse Me ( E. McDaniel ) - 3:27
- Travelin 'Band (J. Fogerty) - 2:07
- Ooby Dooby ( Wade L. Moore, Richard A. Penner ) - 2:07
- Lookin 'Out My Back Door (J. Fogerty) - 2:35
- Run Through the Jungle (J. Fogerty) - 3:10
- Up Around the Bend (J. Fogerty) - 2:42
- My Baby Left Me ( Arthur Crudup ) - 2:19
- Who'll Stop the Rain (J. Fogerty) - 2:29
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine ( Barrett Strong , Norman Whitfield ) - 11:07
- Long as I Can See the Light (J. Fogerty) - 3:33
production
- Producer: John Fogerty
- Mastering Supervisor: Tamaki Beck
- Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto
- Arranger: John Fogerty
- Cover design: Bob Fogerty
- Cover photo: Bob Fogerty
- Liner Notes: Robert Christgau
Charts
album
| year | Chart | space |
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| 1970 | Black Albums | 11 |
| 1970 | Pop albums | 1 |
Singles
| year | single | Chart | space |
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| 1970 | Long As I Can See The Light | Pop singles | 2 |
| 1970 | Lookin 'Out My Back Door | Pop singles | 2 |
| 1970 | Run through the jungle | Pop singles | 4th |
| 1970 | Travelin 'band | Pop singles | 2 |
| 1970 | Up Around The Bend | Pop singles | 4th |
| 1970 | Who'll stop the rain | Pop singles | 2 |
Songs from the album as film music
- The pieces Lookin 'Out My Back Door and Run Through The Jungle are on the soundtrack of the movie The Big Lebowski included.
- The title Long as I Can See the Light runs in the credits of the film State of Play .
Web links
- Cosmo's Factory at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ US catalog number Fantasy 8402; UK catalog number Liberty LBS 83388; D catalog number Fantasy BLPS 19005. Compare also: Tilch, KD: Rock LPs 1955-1970. Vol. 1: AE . 3rd ext. Aufl. Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 362; for the critical appraisal of the album, see also: Christgau, Robert: Rock Albums Of The 70s. A critical guide . New York City, New York: Da Capo Press Inc., 1981, p. 96
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1996, p. 188
- ↑ Chart positions according to: Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 139
- ↑ This title was the B-side of Lookin 'Out My Back Door , catalog number Fantasy 645, and did not reach number 2 as an independent title
- ↑ This title was the B-side of Up Around The Band , catalog number Fantasy 641, and did not reach number 4 as an independent title
- ↑ This title was the B-side of Travelin 'Volume , catalog number Fantasy 637, and did not reach number 2 as an independent title