Bayou Country

Bayou Country is the second studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in January 1969, and was the first of three albums CCR released in that year. The album was remastered and reissued on 180 Gram Vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2006.
==Reception==
In an early review, Rolling Stone thought that the album suffered from a major fault of inconsistency. "The good cuts are very good; but the bad ones just don't make it." it said. The review was positive on the title track "Born On The Bayou" and "Proud Mary", but thought many of the other tracks lacked originality. Overall it considered the material in the album "...not always strong, but Creedence Clearwater Revival plays with enough gusto to overcome this problem." On the reissue of the album on its 40th-anniversary in 2008, the album was given a score of 3.5 stars out of 5.
On Allmusic the album received 4.5 stars (out of 5), with Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating: "Opening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou," Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born on the Bayou" announces that CCR has discovered its sound—it reveals the extent of John Fogerty's myth-making."
==Track listing==
All songs written and composed by J.C. Fogerty, except where noted.
===Side One===
#Born on the Bayou - 5:16
#Bootleg - 3:03
#Graveyard Train - 8:37
===Side Two===
#Good Golly Miss Molly (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco) - 2:44
#Penthouse Pauper - 3:39
#Proud Mary - 3:09
#Keep On Chooglin' - 7:43
===40th Anniversary Edition CD Bonus Tracks===
#Bootleg (Alternate Take) - 5:48
#Born on the Bayou (Live in London, September 28, 1971) - 4:48
#Proud Mary (Live in Stockholm, September 21, 1971) - 2:51
#Crazy Otto (Live at The Fillmore, March 14, 1969) - 8:48
==Personnel==
John Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals, harmonica
Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar & backing vocals
Stu Cook - bass guitar
Doug Clifford - drums
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