Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy and the Poor Boys (2015 Reissue on 180g Vinyl)

Released on 2 November 1969, Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the last of three studio albums the band released that year, arriving just three months after Green River.

The album was well received, exemplified by the original review in Rolling Stone, which stated it was ‘the best one yet’. In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau also believed it was the group’s best record.

In 2020, Willy and the Poor Boys was ranked No. 193 on Rolling Stone’s list of the ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Down On the Corner
2. It Came Out of the Sky
3. Cotton Fields
4. Poor Boy Shuffle
5. Feelin' Blue

Side Two

1. Fortunate Son
2. Don't Look Now
3. The Midnight Special
4. Side O' the Road
5. Effigy

Producer: John Fogerty

Format: Vinyl / 12” Album

Label: Concord

Catalogue No: 1883971

Barcode: 0025218839716

Release Date: 9 Mar 2015