Fortunate Son

"Fortunate Son"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Willy and the Poor Boys
A-side"Down on the Corner"
ReleasedOctober 1969
Recorded1969, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre
Length2:21
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Down on the Corner"
(1969) 		"Fortunate Son"
(1969) 		"Travelin' Band"
(1970)

"Fortunate Son" is a 1969 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was taken from their fourth studio album Willy and the Poor Boys. It went to number 3 in the United States and number 144 in France. It was covered by Bob Seger in 1986 for his 13th studio album Like a Rock. John Fogerty reworked the single with the Foo Fighters in 2013 for his 9th studio album Wrote a Song for Everyone.

References

  1. ↑ Perone, James E. (January 1, 2001). Songs of the Vietnam Conflict. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-0-313-31528-2.
  2. ↑ Werner, Craig Hansen (2006). A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America. University of Michigan Press. pp. 152, 156. ISBN 9780472031474.
  3. ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (November 1, 2005). "John Fogerty Is Closer to Peace With a Label". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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