Cosmo's Factory

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Cosmo's Factory
Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released July 1970 (1970-07)[1]
Recorded 1969–1970 at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California
Genre Rock, roots rock, country rock, blues rock, southern rock
Length 42:28
Label Fantasy
Producer John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Willy and the Poor Boys
(1969)		 Cosmo's Factory
(1970)		 Pendulum
(1970)
Singles from Cosmo's Factory
  1. "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain"
    Released: January 1970 (1970-01)[1]
  2. "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend"
    Released: April 1970 (1970-04)[1]
  3. "Lookin' out My Back Door"
    Released: July 1970 (1970-07)[1]
  4. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
    Released: January 1976 (1976-01)[1]
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Cosmo's Factory is the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in July 1970 and released as Fantasy 8402, the same month as the single release of "Lookin' out My Back Door" b/w "Long As I Can See the Light" (see 1970 in music).[1]

The name of the album comes from the room where the band rehearsed early in their career. Bandleader John Fogerty was so insistent on practicing (nearly every day)--and the atmosphere was often so smoky from the other members' cigarettes--that drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford began referring to the place as "the factory".

Early pressings of the album contain a three-second dropout on the left stereo channel during "Before You Accuse Me" and an earlier mix of "Travelin' Band" with John Fogerty's first solo mixed behind the horn section. This mix was restored on the 40th anniversary reissue.

In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Cosmo's Factory 265 on its list of 500 Greatest Albums.

Contents

[edit] Timeline

Creedence Clearwater Revival released their fourth studio album, "Willy and the Poor Boys", in November 1969. Shortly after, the band began recording songs for their next album, Cosmo's Factory. In January 1970, the double A-sided single, "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain",[1] peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] In April, the band released their next double-sided single, "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend",[1] which reached #4 and #2 on the Hot 100, respectively,[2] and started their first tour of Europe. Three months later, in July, Creedence released their fifth album, Cosmo's Factory, and their ninth single "Lookin' out My Back Door" b/w "Long As I Can See the Light", both of which reached #2 on the Hot 100.[1][2]

When the album was released it became a world-wide hit, topping the album charts in six countries.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The album was certified "Gold"( 500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 16, 1970. Almost twenty years later, on December 13, 1990, it received a certification of 4 times platinum with sales of over four million units sold.[9]

Cosmo's Factory was published in the US as LP record and 8-track cartridge in 1970, as CD in 1987, and as remastered Super Audio CD in 2002. In 2006 it was published as limited edition 180gm remastered LP record. In 1993 it was published as limited edition remastered Gold CD. Its 40th anniversary edition was reissued in 2008 as remastered digipack CD with bonus tracks.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted.

[edit] Original album

Side one
  1. "Ramble Tamble" – 7:09
  2. "Before You Accuse Me" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:24
  3. "Travelin' Band" – 2:07 ‡
  4. "Ooby Dooby" (Wade Moore, Dick Penner) – 2:05
  5. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" – 2:31
  6. "Run Through the Jungle" – 3:09 †
Side two
  1. "Up Around the Bend" – 2:40 †
  2. "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup) – 2:17
  3. "Who'll Stop the Rain" – 2:28 ‡
  4. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 11:05
  5. "Long as I Can See the Light" – 3:33

Note: All tracks recorded June 1970, except for † recorded March 1970 and ‡ recorded late 1969

[edit] 40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks

  1. "Travelin' Band" (Remake Take) – 2:15
  2. "Up Around the Bend" (Live in Amsterdam, 9/10/71) – 2:41
  3. "Born on the Bayou" (Jam with Booker T. at Fantasy Studios) – 5:58

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Popular References & Awards

In the film The Big Lebowski, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski has a cassette of the album in his car stereo. One car scene features "Run Through the Jungle", while another scene depicting The Dude smoking marijuana in his car is accompanied by "Lookin' Out My Back Door". The album is also mentioned in the Coen Brothers' later film A Serious Man as one of the LPs that Larry Gopnik is offered by the Columbia Record Club.

"Long As I Can See the Light" plays over the ending credits of the 2009 thriller State of Play.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 265 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[10]

"Long As I Can See the Light" was covered by Monkey Mafia and released as a single in 1998 from their 1998 album Shoot the Boss.[11]

[edit] Charts

Album
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 1
Canada RPM 100 Albums[4] 1
France Top Albums[5] 1
Netherlands (Top 100)[12] 2
Norway (Top 40)[6] 1
UK (The Official Charts Company)[8] 1
US Billboard 200[7] 1
US Billboard R&B Albums[7] 11
Singles
Date Single Position
Pop Singles UK Top 40
January
1970		 "Travelin' Band"/
"Who'll Stop The Rain"		 #2 #8
April
1970		 "Up Around The Bend"/
"Run Through The Jungle"		 #4 #3
July
1970		 "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/
"Long As I Can See The Light"		 #2 #20

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
North America July 1970 Fantasy Records stereo LP 8402
Cassette 58402
8-track 88402
United Kingdom 1970 Liberty Records stereo LP LBS 83388
Germany 1970 Bellaphon Records stereo LP BLPS 19005
unknown March 1973 Fantasy Records stereo LP FT 502
United States 1980 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Half-Speed LP MFSL 1-037
United States 1983 Fantasy Records stereo LP ORC-4516
United States August 1987 Fantasy Records CD CDFE 505
World-wide 2008 Fantasy Records expanded CD FAN-30880-02

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i (1991) Album notes for Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits by Creedence Clearwater Revival [CD booklet]. Berkeley, California, United States: Fantasy Records (FCD-CCR2-2).
  2. ^ a b c "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/creedence-clearwater-revival-p3985/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved November 21, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  4. ^ a b "100 Albums" (PHP). RPM 14 (2). August 29, 1970. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4196&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French) (PHP). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_C.php.  Look for "CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL" under the drop-down menu.
  6. ^ a b "Album Info: Cosmo's Factory – Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Norwegian) (PHP). VG-lista. http://lista.vg.no/album_info.php?AlbumOp=show&albumId=3239&albumtype=album. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/creedence-clearwater-revival-p3985/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b "Artist Chart History: Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/creedence%20clearwater%20revival/. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Creedence Clearwater Revival" under Artist to see search results.
  10. ^ "News". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626062/265_cosmos_factory. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  11. ^ "Monkey Mafia Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Monkey+Mafia. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  12. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory (Album)" (PHP). Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Creedence+Clearwater+Revival&titel=Cosmo%27s+Factory&cat=a. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 

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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Studio albums
Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) · Bayou Country (1969) · Green River (1969) · Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) · Cosmo's Factory (1970) · Pendulum (1970) · Mardi Gras (1972)
Live albums
Live in Europe (1973) · The Concert (1980)
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