Willy and the Poor Boys

Willy and the Poor Boys
Studio album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedOctober 29, 1969 (1969-10-29)[1]
Recorded1969
StudioWally Heider (San Francisco)[2]
Genre
Length34:31
LabelFantasy
ProducerJohn Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Green River
(1969) 		Willy and the Poor Boys
(1969) 		Cosmo's Factory
(1970)
Singles from Willy and the Poor Boys
  1. "Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son"
    Released: October 1969[6]

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.[6] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 193 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Classic Tracks: Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son"". March 2009. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024. John Fogerty's ability to wed swamp rock with catchy, complex arrangements gave Willy a durability few rock albums can match.
  4. ^ Laing, Rob. "The story of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon Rising: "A long time ago I adopted one of rock's major tenets and stuck with it: be simple and speak powerfully"". Music Radar. All three of 1969's Bayou Country, Green River and Willy And The Poor Boys are vital additions to the blues rock canon.
  5. ^ a b Wood, Gabe (July 17, 2017). "Patriot Month #5: Willy and the Poor Boys, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)". Sevencut. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Creedence Clearwater Revival. U.S.A.: Fantasy Records. 1991. FCD-CCR2-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)