Willy and the Poor Boys
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Willy And The Poor Boys is the fourth music album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and was released in November 1969 by the music label Fantasy Records .
The title song Down on the Corner is about a street band (Willy and the Poor Boys), who also represent the motif for the design of the record cover. In the song Poorboy Shuffle , the musicians play with the instruments with which they are depicted on the cover. The album was listed at # 392 of the 500 best albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Songs
- Down on the Corner (J. Fogerty) - 2:47
- It Came Out of the Sky (J. Fogerty) - 2:56
- Cotton Fields ( Leadbelly ) - 2:54
- Poorboy Shuffle (J. Fogerty) - 2:27
- Feelin 'Blue (J. Fogerty) - 5:05
- Fortunate Son (J. Fogerty) - 2:21
- Don't Look Now (J. Fogerty) - 2:12
- The Midnight Special (Traditional) - 4:14
- Side O 'the Road (J. Fogerty) - 3:26
- Effigy (J. Fogerty) - 6:31
Musician
- Doug Clifford - drums
- Stu Cook - bass
- John Fogerty - guitar , harmonica , vocals
- Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar , vocals
production
- Producer: John Fogerty
- Engineer: Russ Gary
- Mixer: Russ Gary
- Mastering Supervisor: Tamaki Beck
- Mastering: Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto
- Production manager: Roberta Ballard
- Arranger: John Fogerty
- Pre-Production: Marcia McGovern
- Cover Art: Basul Parik
- Cover photo: Basul Parik
- Liner Notes: Ed Ward
Charts
album
| year | Chart | space |
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| 1970 | Black Albums | 28 |
| 1970 | Pop albums | 3 |
Singles
| year | single | Chart | space |
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| 1969 | Down On The Corner | Pop singles | 3 |
| 1969 | Fortunate Son | Pop singles | 14th |
| 1982 | Cotton Fields | Country singles | 50 |
literature
- Alec Dubro: Willy and the Poor Boys - Not Rated . In: Rolling Stone Magazine , January 22, 1974 (English); accessed on February 16, 2015
Web links
- Album cover in the English language Wikipedia
- Willy and the Poor Boys at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival. Rolling Stone , archived from the original on May 25, 2012 ; accessed on December 20, 2015 .