Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | January 1976[1] | |||
Recorded | 1968–1972 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 67:55 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | John Fogerty[4] | |||
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology | ||||
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1976 greatest hits album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle, or fully Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American 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.[4]
Chronicle is a singles collection with 13 A-sides and seven B-sides. Unlike the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle includes all of the group`s charted hits. Chronicle: Volume Two was released in 1986, and features non-charting "classics" collected from the same albums as the songs on Chronicle.
Certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,[5] it is the best-selling album in the band`s catalog. The compilation was ranked number 59 on Rolling Stone`s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2012,[6] 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.[7] It has remained on the Billboard 200 chart for 12 years, reaching the 600 week-mark (non-consecutive) in August 2022. It was re-released on vinyl in 2014 as a limited edition.
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Blender | [9] |
Robert Christgau | A[10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
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.[8] Blender magazine`s review called Chronicle the group`s best compilation.[9] Robert Christgau called the album a good starting-point for Creedence fans.[10][11]
All tracks are written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins) | Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) | 4:36 |
2. | "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin` Jay Hawkins, Herb Slotkin) | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4:32 |
3. | "Proud Mary" | Bayou Country (1969) | 3:08 |
4. | "Bad Moon Rising" | Green River (1969) | 2:19 |
5. | "Lodi" | Green River | 3:10 |
6. | "Green River" | Green River | 2:33 |
7. | "Commotion" | Green River | 2:42 |
8. | "Down on the Corner" | Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) | 2:45 |
9. | "Fortunate Son" | Willy and the Poor Boys | 2:20 |
10. | "Travelin` Band" | Cosmo`s Factory (1970) | 2:08 |
11. | "Who`ll Stop the Rain" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:28 |
12. | "Up Around the Bend" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:42 |
13. | "Run Through the Jungle" | Cosmo`s Factory | 3:07 |
14. | "Lookin` out My Back Door" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:33 |
15. | "Long as I Can See the Light" | Cosmo`s Factory | 3:31 |
16. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) | Cosmo`s Factory | 11:04 |
17. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Pendulum (1970) | 2:38 |
18. | "Hey Tonight" | Pendulum | 2:43 |
19. | "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | Mardi Gras (1972) | 2:56 |
20. | "Someday Never Comes" | Mardi Gras | 4:00 |
Total length: | 67:55 |
These times are for the CD version. The vinyl LP version has the single version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" instead of the longer album version.[12]
Per liner notes.[4]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Argentina (CAPIF)[56] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[57] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[58] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[59] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[60] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[61] | Gold | 25,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[63] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[5] | 12× Platinum | 12,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1976 greatest hits album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle, or fully Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American 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.[4]
Chronicle is a singles collection with 13 A-sides and seven B-sides. Unlike the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle includes all of the group`s charted hits. Chronicle: Volume Two was released in 1986, and features non-charting "classics" collected from the same albums as the songs on Chronicle.
Certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,[5] it is the best-selling album in the band`s catalog. The compilation was ranked number 59 on Rolling Stone`s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2012,[6] 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.[7] It has remained on the Billboard 200 chart for 12 years, reaching the 600 week-mark (non-consecutive) in August 2022. It was re-released on vinyl in 2014 as a limited edition.
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Blender | [9] |
Robert Christgau | A[10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
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.[8] Blender magazine`s review called Chronicle the group`s best compilation.[9] Robert Christgau called the album a good starting-point for Creedence fans.[10][11]
All tracks are written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted
No. | Title | Album | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins) | Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) | 4:36 |
2. | "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin` Jay Hawkins, Herb Slotkin) | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4:32 |
3. | "Proud Mary" | Bayou Country (1969) | 3:08 |
4. | "Bad Moon Rising" | Green River (1969) | 2:19 |
5. | "Lodi" | Green River | 3:10 |
6. | "Green River" | Green River | 2:33 |
7. | "Commotion" | Green River | 2:42 |
8. | "Down on the Corner" | Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) | 2:45 |
9. | "Fortunate Son" | Willy and the Poor Boys | 2:20 |
10. | "Travelin` Band" | Cosmo`s Factory (1970) | 2:08 |
11. | "Who`ll Stop the Rain" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:28 |
12. | "Up Around the Bend" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:42 |
13. | "Run Through the Jungle" | Cosmo`s Factory | 3:07 |
14. | "Lookin` out My Back Door" | Cosmo`s Factory | 2:33 |
15. | "Long as I Can See the Light" | Cosmo`s Factory | 3:31 |
16. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) | Cosmo`s Factory | 11:04 |
17. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Pendulum (1970) | 2:38 |
18. | "Hey Tonight" | Pendulum | 2:43 |
19. | "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | Mardi Gras (1972) | 2:56 |
20. | "Someday Never Comes" | Mardi Gras | 4:00 |
Total length: | 67:55 |
These times are for the CD version. The vinyl LP version has the single version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" instead of the longer album version.[12]
Per liner notes.[4]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Argentina (CAPIF)[56] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[57] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[58] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[59] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[60] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[61] | Gold | 25,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[63] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[5] | 12× Platinum | 12,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |