Creedence Clearwater Revival - Best Of (CD)

All Music Guide

This 2008 Best Of from Universal Singapore collects twentyfour tracks from the seminal 60's folk/blues/countryrock legends on a single disc. While the package may offer little in the way of liner notes and other bonus material, it's as good a single disc retrospective as one could hope for, balancing all of the radio hits that made 1976's Chronicle, Vol. 1 and 1986's Chronicle, Vol. 2 the gold standard for most listeners. All of the tracks are taken from the late 90's remasters, so the sound is exquisite, and while some of the band's beloved deep cuts like "Pagan Baby" and "Epitaph" are nowhere to be found, it's the most comprehensive "hits" collection out there (to date). The only downside (depending on one's preferences) is the appearance of the single 45 rpm edits of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Suzie Q," but the brevity works in context with the rest of the set, which includes enough classic rock staples like "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," "Long as I Can See the Light," ..."Up and Around the Bend," "Lookin' out My Back Door" and "Born on the Bayou" to fuel a billion nasty commutes. - James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide Read more Less