Willy and the Poor Boys
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Type: Album
- Released: October聽29,聽1969
- Label: Fantasy
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:42
- Community rating: 4.22/5 from 14 ratings
Artists on this release: Stu Cook, Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, John Fogerty
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on October 29, 1969, by Fantasy Records. It was the last of three studio albums the band released that year, arriving just three months after Green River. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 193 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, guitar-driven, rhythmic, political, classic
Tracklist
- Down On The Corner (02:45)
- It Came Out Of The Sky (02:57)
- Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (02:54)
- Poorboy Shuffle (02:24)
- Feelin' Blue (05:07)
- Fortunate Son (02:18)
- Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me) (02:11)
- The Midnight Special (04:13)
- Side O' The Road (03:24)
- Effigy (06:29)
Credits
- John Fogerty - lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, maracas, cowbell, harmonica, producer, arranger, arranged by, vocals
- Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Stu Cook - bass, washtub bass, backing vocals
- Doug Clifford - drums, washboard
- Basul Parik - photography by [front and back cover photos]
- Kevin Gray - mastered by
- Steve Hoffman - mastered by