Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1969
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Craft Recordings - Willy and the Poor Boys
Original November 1969 album and original track program, including Fortunate Son. Later colored-vinyl issue does not set the first date.
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Fortunate Son appears on Creedence Clearwater Revival's Willy and the Poor Boys, released in 1969. Craft's album notes place it among the record's politically engaged songs. The original program sets it alongside Down on the Corner, traditional material and instrumentals, giving the song a wider album context than its later greatest-hits appearances.
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Craft Recordings - Willy and the Poor Boys
Original November 1969 album and original track program, including Fortunate Son. Later colored-vinyl issue does not set the first date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Original 1969 studio recording from Willy and the Poor Boys.
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Craft Recordings - Willy and the Poor Boys
Original November 1969 album and original track program, including Fortunate Son. Later colored-vinyl issue does not set the first date.
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