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At the Royal Albert Hall
Live album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Recorded	April 14, 1970
Venue	Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Swamp rock
Length	42:36
Label	Craft Fantasy
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Live at Woodstock (2019) At the Royal Albert Hall (2022)

At the Royal Albert Hall is a 2022 live album recorded in 1970 with American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The performance was released as an album to coincide with the documentary film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by Bob Smeaton. The recordings document the band's first European tour and feature footage that has never been released; the album includes the entire set recorded on April 14, 1970. An earlier live album, The Concert, released in 1980, was initially erroneously titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert, but actually documented a completely different CCR show in Oakland, California, three months before their UK tour.

Reception

Writing for Variety, Jem Aswad praises both the album and documentary for capturing the band at their peak. John Aizlewood of Classic Rock rates the album four out of five, highlighting all of the individual member's contributions to the band, as well as the "pristine listening experience" due to the technical personnel preparing the recordings for listening. AllMusic's Fred Thomas gave a positive review pointing out the upbeat performances that are "flawlessly executed and crackling with energy".

Track listing

All songs written by John Fogerty, except where noted

1. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:12
2. "Green River" – 2:57
3. "Tombstone Shadow" – 3:39
4. "Travelin' Band" – 2:11
5. "Fortunate Son" – 2:16
6. "Commotion" – 2:45
7. "Midnight Special" (traditional, arranged by John Fogerty) – 3:38
8. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:19
9. "Proud Mary" – 3:01
10. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:11
11. "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco) – 2:51
12. "Keep On Chooglin'" – 8:37

The Super Deluxe Edition from Craft Recordings also included a second disc that acts as a soundtrack to the film with songs recorded by the band, including in earlier incarnations under different names:

1. "Come On Baby" (by Tommy Fogerty and The Blue Velvets) – 2:13
2. "Brown Eyed Girl" (by The Golliwogs) – 2:31
3. "Porterville" (by The Golliwogs) – 2:17
4. "Suzie Q." (Eleanor Broadwater, Robert Chaisson, Dale Hawkins, and Stan Lewis) – 4:20
5. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 4:32
6. "Proud Mary" – 3:07
7. "Born on the Bayou" – 5:15
8. "Bad Moon Rising" – 2:19
9. "Green River" – 2:34
10. "The Night Time Is the Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:07
11. "Down on the Corner" – 2:46
12. "Who'll Stop the Rain" – 2:27

Personnel

Creedence Clearwater Revival

• Doug Clifford – drums
• Stu Cook – bass guitar, backing vocals
• John Fogerty – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Giles Martin – mixing, restoration
• Sam Okell – mixing, restoration
• Miles Showell – mastering at Abbey Road Studios

Charts

See also

• Lists of 2022 albums

References

1. ^ Newman, Melinda (August 2, 2022). "'Lost' Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 Royal Albert Hall Show Coming Out for First Time: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
2. Smith, Benjamin H. (September 23, 2022). "'Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall' Captures The Band's Peak, Just Before Their Fall". Decider. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
3. Duncan, Jason (September 19, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival At Royal Albert Hall: No Encores, But Worth The 52-Year Wait". Grammys. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
4. Aswad, Jem (September 16, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival's Spellbinding Royal Albert Hall Concert Finally Sees the Light of Day: Album Review". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
5. Aizlewood, John (September 15, 2022). "Creedence Clearwater Revival's legendary London choogle can finally be heard". Classic Rock. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
6. Thomas, Fred. "At the Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1699. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 26, 2022. p. 6.
8. "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
9. "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
12. "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
14. "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
15. "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

External links

• Press release from Craft Recordings
• At the Royal Albert Hall at Discogs (list of releases)
• At the Royal Albert Hall at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall at Netflix
• Review from The Spill Magazine
• Reviews of the film from Rotten Tomatoes

• 2022 live albums
• Creedence Clearwater Revival live albums
• Craft Recordings live albums
• Live albums published posthumously
• Fantasy Records live albums
• Live albums recorded at the Royal Albert Hall