John Fogerty had the view that CCR needed to have a single being played on the radio every day of the year, or else the public would forget about CCR. Fogerty viewed the album as just a collection of singles with the singles being released one after the other. This was an old fashioned view and created a lot of pressure within CCR and led to a lot of dissension in the band.
By the late 60s, much of the focus in rock music had shifted to the album and not just the single. The idea that the public would forget about a great band like CCR if they didn’t release multiple albums a year seems strange looking back. Bands could still be successful and only release an album every year or two. However, Fogerty’s beliefs also resulted in a deluge of some of the greatest rock music ever written and few writers have ever matched his creative talent.
CCR was formed in El Cerrito, California. Consisted of guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. They had played together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs, then Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967
The name, CCR, came from three sources: Tom Fogerty’s friend Credence Newball, whose name they changed to form the word Creedence (as in creed); a television commercial for Olympia Brewing Company (”clear water”).
Their web site: https://creedence-revisited.com/