Mardi Gras (album)

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Track listing

Side one

1. "Lookin' for a Reason" (John Fogerty
   John Fogerty
   
   John Cameron Fogerty is an United States Rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival....
   ) – 3:28
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
2. "Take It Like a Friend" (Stu Cook) – 3:00
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Stu Cook.
3. "Need Someone to Hold" (Cook, Doug Clifford
   Doug Clifford
   
   Doug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. After CCR broke up, Clifford and former CCR bassist Stu Cook joined Don Harrison in the Don Harrison Band and also issued a solo album....
   ) – 3:00
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Doug Clifford.
4. "Tearin' Up the Country" (Clifford) – 2:14
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by Doug Clifford.
5. "Someday Never Comes
   Someday Never Comes
   
   Someday Never Comes is a 4 minute long song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontmant John Fogerty The song barely made it into the US top 20 in early 1973 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the b-side....
   " (Fogerty) – 4:01
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.

Side two

1. "What Are You Gonna Do?" (Clifford) – 2:53
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Doug Clifford. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Doug Clifford.
2. "Sail Away" (Cook) – 2:29
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: Stu Cook. Produced by Stu Cook.
3. "Hello Mary Lou
   Hello Mary Lou
   
   "Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by United States singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard magazine on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1....
   " (Gene Pitney
   Gene Pitney
   
   Gene Francis Alan Pitney was an American singer-songwriter. He was also an accomplished guitarist, piano, drummer and skilled sound engineer. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
   ) – 2:14
   • Recorded January 1972. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.
4. "Door to Door" (Cook) – 2:09
   • Recorded spring 1971. Lead vocal: Stu Cook. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by Stu Cook.
5. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker
   Sweet Hitch-Hiker
   
   Sweet Hitch-Hiker is a song by the American roots rock/swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972....
   " (Fogerty) – 2:59
   • Recorded spring 1971. Lead vocal: John Fogerty. Lead guitar: John Fogerty. Produced by John Fogerty.

Personnel

• Doug Clifford
  Doug Clifford
  
  Doug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. After CCR broke up, Clifford and former CCR bassist Stu Cook joined Don Harrison in the Don Harrison Band and also issued a solo album....
   - drums, vocals
• Stu Cook - bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, vocals
• John Fogerty
  John Fogerty
  
  John Cameron Fogerty is an United States Rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival....
   - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals

Production

• Producers: Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty
• Engineer: Russ Gary, Kevin L. Gray, Steve Hoffman
• Mastering supervisor: Tamaki Beck
• Mastering: Shigeo Miyamoto
• Remastering: George Horn
• Arrangers: Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty
• Art direction: Tony Lane
• Design: Tony Lane
• Cover design: Tony Lane
• Photography: Bob Fogerty, Baron Wolman
• Liner notes (CD): Craig Werner

Charts

Album

Singles