Chronicle, Vol. 1

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Chronicle, Vol. 1
Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedJanuary 1976 (1976-01)[1]
Recorded1968–1972
Genre
Length67:33
LabelFantasy
ProducerJohn Fogerty[2]
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
More Creedence Gold
(1973) 		Chronicle, Vol. 1
(1976) 		20 Golden Greats
(1979)

Chronicle, Vol. 1, also known as Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in January 1976 by Fantasy Records.[1] The edited version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" featured on the album was simultaneously released as a single (see 1976 in music).[2]

Chronicle, Vol. 1 is a singles collection with 13 A-sides and seven B-sides. Unlike the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle Vol. 1 includes all of the group's charted hits. Chronicle, Vol. 2 was released in 1986, and features non-charting "classics" collected from the same albums as the songs on Vol. 1.

Certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America,[3] it is the best-selling album in the band's catalog. The compilation was ranked number 59 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time in 2012,[4] but disappeared from the list altogether when it was published again in 2020. The album has sold at least 6 million copies in the US since 1991 (data from 2013), when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard.[5] It has remained on the Billboard 200 LP chart for years, on which it reached the 500 week-mark (non-consecutive) on 12 December 2020, when it was at number 85. It was re-released on vinyl in 2014 as a Limited Edition.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[6]
Blender5/5 stars[7]
Robert ChristgauA[8]
Rolling Stone5/5 stars[9]

For his review of Chronicle for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album was suitably compiled, but he did not like how the Compact Disc reissue had the full-length version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," saying it does not fit with the other songs on the collection.[6] Blender magazine's review called Chronicle, Vol. 1 the group's best compilation.[7] Robert Christgau called the album a good starting-point for Creedence fans.[8][9]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted.

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Susie Q (Part 1)" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater)Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)4:36
2."I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)Creedence Clearwater Revival4:30
3."Proud Mary"Bayou Country (1969)3:07
4."Bad Moon Rising"Green River (1969)2:18
5."Lodi"Green River3:09
6."Green River"Green River2:32
7."Commotion"Green River2:41
8."Down on the Corner"Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)2:43
9."Fortunate Son"Willy and the Poor Boys2:18
10."Travelin' Band"Cosmo's Factory (1970)2:07
11."Who'll Stop the Rain"Cosmo's Factory2:27
12."Up Around the Bend"Cosmo's Factory2:41
13."Run Through the Jungle"Cosmo's Factory3:05
14."Lookin' Out My Back Door"Cosmo's Factory2:31
15."Long as I Can See the Light"Cosmo's Factory3:32
16."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong (vinyl and cassette releases; CD version features the full 11:06 version))Cosmo's Factory3:52
17."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"Pendulum (1970)2:38
18."Hey Tonight"Pendulum2:41
19."Sweet Hitch-Hiker"Mardi Gras (1972)2:55
20."Someday Never Comes"Mardi Gras3:59
Total length:67:33

Personnel[]

Per liner notes[2]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[42] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[43] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Belgium (BEA)[44] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[46] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] 10× Platinum 10,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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