Single:
Sweet Hitch-Hiker entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 August 1971 and peaked at #12. It was #81 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
The song is on Mardi Gras which entered the Australian albums chart* on 12 June 1972 and peaked at #8.
Songwriter:
John Fogerty
Producers:
Stu Cook, Doug Clifford, John Fogerty
Record label of Australian release:
United Artists
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Mardi Gras was the first CCR album that John Fogerty did not dominate. Other members of the band had accused him of being a control freak, so Fogerty let them do more of the songwriting and have a more prominent role on this album. It was the beginning of the end for CCR, as the album was a flop.
Sweet Hitch-Hiker was the first single CCR released as a trio – Tom Fogerty left before the album was recorded.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/creedence-clearwater-revival/sweet-hitchhiker
Lyrics:
Was ridin’ alongside the highway
Rollin’ up the country side
Thinkin’ I’m the devil’s heatwave
What you burn in your crazy mind?
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