Pre-Creedence Explained

Pre-Creedence
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	the Golliwogs (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Cover:	Golliwogs_precreedence.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1964–1967
Length:	33:09
Label:	Fantasy
Chronology:	Creedence Clearwater Revival
Prev Title:	Live in Europe
Prev Year:	1973
Next Year:	1976

Pre-Creedence is a compilation album by the Golliwogs which changed its name to Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) in 1968. This album was released in 1975 after the band had disbanded.

The album consists of tracks recorded and released under the band's prior name, although the final two songs on the album, originally released in 1967 as a Golliwogs single, were re-released as the first CCR single in 1968.

All tracks were reissued on CD as part of .

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty, except as indicated.

1. "Don't Tell Me No Lies" – 1:55
2. "Little Girl (Does Your Mama Know)" – 2:40
3. "Where You Been" – 2:25
4. "You Came Walking" – 1:49
5. "You Can't Be True" – 2:41
6. "You Got Nothin' on Me" – 2:11
7. "Brown-Eyed Girl" – 2:26
8. "You Better Be Careful" – 2:19
9. "Fight Fire" – 2:22
10. "Fragile Child" – 2:36
11. "Walking on the Water" – 2:29
12. "You Better Get It Before It Gets You" – 2:49
13. "Porterville" – 2:20 (John Fogerty)
14. "Call It Pretending" – 2:07 (John Fogerty)

Personnel

• John Fogerty — lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 7, 10–14)
• Tom Fogerty — rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1–6, 8, 9)
• Stu Cook — bass
• Doug Clifford — drums