Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys [APO CAPJ

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys [APO CAPJ 8397 SA] Mastered by Steve Hoffman


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Released 1969/2002 | Running time 34:57 | Mastered by Steve Hoffman



Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 392 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Allmusic.com rating 5 out of 5 Stars!!!


“ Review
Make no mistake, Willie & the Poor Boys is a fun record, perhaps the breeziest album CCR ever made. Apart from the eerie minor-key closer "Effigy" (one of John Fogerty's most haunting numbers), there is little of the doom that colored Green River. Fogerty's rage remains, blazing to the forefront on "Fortunate Son," a working-class protest song that cuts harder than any of the explicit Vietnam protest songs of the era, which is one of the reasons that it hasn't aged where its peers have. Also, there's that unbridled vocal from Fogerty and the ferocious playing on CCR, which both sound fresh as they did upon release. "Fortunate Son" is one of the greatest, hardest rock & rollers ever cut, so it might seem to be out of step with an album that is pretty laid-back and friendly, but there's that elemental joy that by late '69 was one of CCR's main trademarks. That joy runs throughout the album, from the gleeful single "Down on the Corner" and the lazy jugband blues of "Poorboy Shuffle" through the great slow blues jam "Feelin' Blue" to the great rockabilly spiritual "Don't Look Now," one of Fogerty's overlooked gems. The covers don't feel like throwaways, either, since both "Cotton Fields" and "The Midnight Special" have been overhauled to feel like genuine CCR songs. It all adds up to one of the greatest pure rock & roll records ever cut. ”


Back cover


Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted.

1. "Down on the Corner" – 2:47
* Recorded September 1969
2. "It Came Out of the Sky" – 2:56
* Recorded fall 1969
3. "Cotton Fields" (Leadbelly) – 2:54
* Recorded fall 1969
4. "Poorboy Shuffle" – 2:27
* Recorded fall 1969
5. "Feelin' Blue" – 5:05
* Recorded fall 1969
6. "Fortunate Son" – 2:21
* Recorded September 1969
7. "Don't Look Now" – 2:12
* Recorded fall 1969
8. "The Midnight Special" (Leadbelly) – 4:14
* Recorded fall 1969
9. "Side o' the Road" – 3:26
* Recorded fall 1969
10. "Effigy" – 6:31


Personnel

* Doug Clifford - drums
* Stu Cook - bass
* John Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals
* Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production

* Producer: John Fogerty
* Engineer: Russ Gary
* Mixing: 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
* Photography: Basul Parik
* Liner notes: Ed Ward