the result of the gift of a diamond ring being, "When she hugs me, her kissin' make me ting-a-ling-a-ling," John Fogerty sang, "Would you pardon me a kissin' and a ting-a-ling-a-ling?" The raucous "Keep On Chooglin'", laced with sexual innuendo, would become a concert show-stopper for the band. Reception 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. Track listing Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–7 on CD reissues. Personnel Performers John Fogerty – lead guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, harmonica, piano, percussion Tom Fogerty – backing vocals, rhythm guitar Stu Cook – bass guitar Doug Clifford – drums Production John Fogerty – producer, arranger Chris Clough – compilation producer George Horn – remastering Basul Parik – cover art Hank McGill – engineer Joel Selvin – liner notes Charts Release history References External links Album online at radio3net.ro Infosite Creedence Clearwater Revival albums 1969 albums Fantasy Records albums Liberty Records albums Bellaphon Records albums Albums produced by John Fogerty Swamp rock albums