Creedence Clearwater Revival  by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Despite the fact that John Fogerty's group in 1968 - the year they released their self-titled debut - had been together for about ten years as a band under the name the Golliwogs, they had not managed to release an album. However, their first single, a cover of Dale Hawkins' Suzie Q - having changed to Creedence Clearwater Revival - sent them to No. 11 on the Billboard. From then on, the path was opened for a success that the band could not have imagined in any case.

The first album was recorded in two phases. Some of its songs were recorded in October 1967 and some others in February 1968. The debut contained two more covers: Wilson Pickett's Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) and Screamin' Jay Hawkins' I Put A Spell On You. The remaining five songs were primarily by John Fogerty.

When Creedence Clearwater Revival was first released, it received negative reviews as an album that did not stand out in anything other than the guitar and vocal prowess of John Fogerty. The album reached No. 52 on the Billboard, but in the following years its sales in the U.S. exceeded 1,000,000.