Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country (40th Ann. Edition)

In an early review, Rolling Stone thought that the album suffered from a major fault of inconsistency. "The good cuts are very good; but the bad ones just don't make it," it said. The review was positive on the title track "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary", but thought many of the other tracks lacked originality. Overall it considered the material in the album "not always strong, but Creedence Clearwater Revival plays with enough gusto to overcome this problem."] On the reissue of this album on its 40th-anniversary in 2008, the album was given a score of 3.5 stars out of 5.] On AllMusic the album received 4.5 stars (out of 5), with Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating: "Opening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou", Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born on the Bayou" announces that CCR has discovered its sound—it reveals the extent of John Fogerty's myth-making." The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[ The album was first certified Gold by the RIAA on December 16, 1970, then double Platinum on December 13, 1990.

GREAT ALBUM! This album peaked at #7 on the charts. It contains the hit "Proud Mary" but I think this song is not best track on the album. Other songs are hard and heavy and they sound just great.

This album including the super hit Proud Mary - obviously one of the best rock songs ever. Also worth to listen 3 live versions added as bonus tracks.

Excelente disco, un clásico de CCR, todas las canciones son éxitos que todos conocemos, no hay una que no hallamos escuchado en cualquier compilación; con el plus de Remasterizacion y bonus tracks,