Live in Europe (Creedence Clearwater Revival album) explained

Live in Europe
Type:Live album
Artist:Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cover:Creedence Clearwater Revival - Live in Europe.jpg
Recorded:September 4–28, 1971
Genre:Swamp rock
Label:Fantasy
Producer:DSR
Prev Title:More Creedence Gold
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Pre-Creedence
Next Year:1975

Live in Europe is the first live album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Although released in 1973, it was recorded in 1971 during the Pendulum tour.

Overview

The album is notable because it documents the band performing as a trio, following Tom Fogerty's departure. It was released, despite John Fogerty's strong objections,[1] [2] [3] [4] after his final struggles with Fantasy Records over his songwriting. In 1973, Fogerty said he would never play a Creedence song again, as it would only benefit Fantasy Records—a promise he kept for some 20 years.[5]

Track listing

All songs by John Fogerty, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:05
  2. "Green River/Susie Q" (Fogerty/Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater, Stan Lewis) – 4:31
  3. "It Came Out of the Sky" – 3:11
Side two
  1. "Door to Door" (Stu Cook) – 2:00
  2. "Travelin' Band" – 2:12
  3. "Fortunate Son" – 2:25
  4. "Commotion" – 2:34
  5. "Lodi" – 3:15
Side three
  1. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:13
  2. "Proud Mary" – 2:52
  3. "Up Around the Bend" – 2:42
  4. "Hey Tonight" – 2:30
  5. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" – 3:05
Side four
  1. "Keep on Chooglin'" (with an interpolation of "Pagan Baby" from about 4:45–6:35) – 12:47

A budget-priced 1987 reissue of the album omitted "Door to Door" and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (the studio versions of which were both originally recorded by the band as a trio) to fit the album on a single LP. When the album was remastered and issued on CD by Fantasy Records in 1999, the two missing songs were restored.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 72
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 30

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live in Europe [Live]]. Amazon . August 20, 1990 . January 15, 2014. August 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817063036/http://www.amazon.com/Live-Europe-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/B000000XCT. live.
  2. Web site: Creedence Clearwater Revival – Live in Europe CD. cduniverse.com. January 15, 2014. January 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117021704/http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1034774/a/Live+In+Europe.htm. live.
  3. Web site: Creedence Clearwater Revival Live in Europe. last.fm. January 15, 2014. December 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071230143513/http://www.last.fm/music/Creedence+Clearwater+Revival/Live+in+Europe. live.
  4. Landau. Jon. Live In Europe Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. February 1978 . January 15, 2014. March 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330190013/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/live-in-europe-19780201. live.
  5. Web site: Whitaker . Sterling . Fantasy Records vs. John Fogerty – Infamous Rock Lawsuits . . April 25, 2021 . April 26, 2013 . January 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131145122/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-fogerty-fantasy-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ . live .
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.

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