Fortunate Son (track)
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Year: 1969
From the album Willy And The Poor Boys (track #6)
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Fortunate Son appears on the following album(s) by Creedence Clearwater Revival:
- Willy And The Poor Boys (track #6) (this album) (1969)
- Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (track #9) (compilation) (1976)
- The Royal Albert Hall Concert (track #9) (1980)
- Platinum (track #2) (compilation) (2001)
- Live In Europe (track #6) (1973)
- The 1969 Singles (track #8) (compilation) (2014)
- Keep On Chooglin' (track #27) (compilation) (1999)
- Hey Tonight (track #6) (compilation) (1981)
- Hits Album (track #8) (compilation) (1981)
- Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival (track #22) (compilation) (1992)
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| ! | 07/05/2026 15:34 | Siromynian | 19,669 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2026 12:56 | TheSmiths82-87 | 16,550 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 18:52 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
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Absolutely fantastic, this song represented what Rock 'n' Roll was to me as a kid. (Edited)
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/09/2015 17:34 | #136440
One of the greatest songs of all time. (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/14/2014 14:45 | #126960
The perfect protest song. Fogerty sounds pissed off, and his guitar snarls perfectly throughout. (Edited)
Cool song. I've been trying to get more into CCR. (Edited)
One of my fav CCR of all time. (Edited)
