Album:
Cosmo’s Factory entered the Kent album charts on 31 Aug 1970. After only two weeks it hit #1 (on 14 Sep 1970) and remained there for an incredible 19 weeks. It was eventually knocked off the top (on 25 Jan 1971) by Led Zeppelin III.
Songwriters – I Heard it Through the Grapevine:
Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
Producer:
John Fogerty
Record label of Australian release:
Liberty
Wikipedia:
With the release of Cosmo’s Factory in July 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival hit their commercial zenith. It was their fifth album in two years and became an international smash, topping the album charts in six countries.
The name of the album comes from the warehouse in Berkeley where the band rehearsed early in their career. It was dubbed “The Factory” by drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, because bandleader John Fogerty made them practice there almost every day.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo’s_Factory
I Heard it Through the Grapevine, previously recorded by artists including Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, and the Miracles.
Cosmo’s Factory spawned the singles: Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop the Rain, Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle, and Lookin’ Out My Back Door.
Lyrics:
Ooh-ooh, bet you wondered how I knew
′Bout your plan to make me blue
With some other guy that you knew before
Between the two of us guys, you know I love you more
It took me by surprise, I must say
When I found out yesterday
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This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
Also on Bang a Gong from Cosmo’s Factory:
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Up Around the Bend
Who’ll Stop the Rain / Travelin’ Band
Run Through the Jungle / Long as I Can See the Light / Ramble Tamble
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