"Down on the Corner" b/w "Fortunate Son" Released: October 1969[6]
Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on October 29, 1969. It was the last of three studio albums the band released that year, arriving just three months after Green River.[6] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 193 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
^"RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
^"Classic Tracks: Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son"". March 2009. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024. John Fogerty's ability to wed swamp rock with catchy, complex arrangements gave Willy a durability few rock albums can match.
^Laing, Rob. "The story of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon Rising: "A long time ago I adopted one of rock's major tenets and stuck with it: be simple and speak powerfully"". Music Radar. All three of 1969's Bayou Country, Green River and Willy And The Poor Boys are vital additions to the blues rock canon.
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