Cosmo’s Factory

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Cosmo’s Factory · Creedence Clearwater Revival's fifth studio album was released in July 1970 on Fantasy Records. The title refers to the shed in Berkeley where the band practised in its early years. Drummer Doug Clifford, nicknamed Cosmo, called that place The Factory, because John Fogerty had them rehearse there almost every day. Six of the eleven tracks were released as singles in 1970.

The album shows the roots of the swamp rock sound: R&B, soul, country, rockabilly and psychedelia. Travelin' Band is a salute to Little Richard. Lookin' Out My Back Door nods to the Bakersfield Sound and was written by Fogerty for his three-year-old son. There is also a seven-minute opener, Ramble Tamble, and an eleven-minute version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine. The album spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Ramble Tamble7:11Apple Music ↗
2. 2Before You Accuse Me3:27Apple Music ↗
3. 3Travelin Band2:08Apple Music ↗
4. 4Ooby Dooby2:07Apple Music ↗
5. 5Lookin' Out My Back Door2:34Apple Music ↗
6. 6Run Through the Jungle3:07Apple Music ↗
7. 7Up Around the Bend2:42Apple Music ↗
8. 8My Baby Left Me2:19Apple Music ↗
9. 9Who'll Stop the Rain2:30Apple Music ↗
10. 10I Heard It Through the Grapevine11:07Apple Music ↗
11. 11Long As I Can See the Light3:33Apple Music ↗

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