Green River (album)

Green River
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 1969 (1969-08-07)[1]
RecordedMarch–June 1969[2]
StudioWally Heider (San Francisco)[3]
Genre
Length29:25
LabelFantasy
ProducerJohn Fogerty[7]
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Bayou Country
(1969)
Green River
(1969)
Willy and the Poor Boys
(1969)
Singles from Green River
  1. "Bad Moon Rising"/"Lodi"
    Released: April 1969[8]
  2. "Green River"/"Commotion"
    Released: July 1969[8]

Green River is the third studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on August 7, 1969 by Fantasy Records. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, preceded by Bayou Country in January and followed by Willy and the Poor Boys in October.

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