WCSX Classic Cuts : Who’ll Stop the Rain
WCSX Classic Cuts
Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Who’ll Stop the Rain”
The Hook: A rare Creedence song on which all four band members actually sang.
Album: Cosmo’s Factory
Year: 1970
Writer: John Fogerty
Stats: A double-A-sided single with “Travelin’ Band,” it reached number-two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background: Creedence Clearwater Revival were so hot in 1970 that they had three double-A sided singles off the Cosmo’s Factory album reach the Top 5. Released during that standout year, bassist Stu Cook says there’s something that stands out for him about “Who’ll Stop the Rain.”
Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook on what stands out to him about “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” OC:…on it. :16
“‘Who’ll Stop the Rain’ was one of the few songs, actually, that John didn’t do all the background singing on. That was a song that Doug, Tom and I sang on the chorus. John had done most of them, and I don’t recall whose idea it was, or if it was a big deal, or just what it was, but I remember we sang on it.”
