Green River
Green River (1969) is the third studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on August 7, 1969, by Fantasy Records. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, preceded by Bayou Country in January and followed by Willy and the Poor Boys in October.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 16, 1970; twenty years later it was certified triple Platinum on December 13, 1990.
In 2003, Green River was ranked number 95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and was featured in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It features two of the band's best-known songs, "Bad Moon Rising" and the title track. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2006.