American Songwriter

On This Day in 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival Scored Their First UK No. 1 With an Album Named for Their Early Rehearsal Space

Cosmo’s Factory spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Finland, and Norway. It was a top 10 hit in Italy, Japan, Germany, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival Started a Nine-Week Run at No. 1 with an Album That Produced Six Hit Singles

CCR wore their influences on their collective sleeve on Cosmo’s Factory. The heavy influences of country, rockabilly, psychedelic rock, R&B, and 1950s rock and roll were all present. No two songs from ...