Cosmo (album)

Cosmo
Studio album by Doug Clifford
Released	September 1972
Genre	Roots rock, swamp rock
Length	27:23
Language	English
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Doug Clifford

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Cosmo is the only solo studio album by former Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford, released shortly after that band's breakup.

History

In a 2012 interview, Clifford was critical of the album:

"It's not in print, and I don't see any reason why... why it would even be relevant. When Revival broke up, we all ended up having individual contracts, so I decided to make a record and see what it was like. Secondly, we had the Cosmo's Factory building under a long-term lease, and Stu [Cook, of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Revisited] has plans... the remote recording vehicle starting to appear in that time period, they had one in L.A. that I used for that record. We thought we could back it into the building, which was an old warehouse, and run a snake that would allow us to hook up microphones inside our own rehearsal area and use it as a recording studio. We each had bands we wanted to record and try and get record deals for, and make money that way, and also give us capital and use that machine because there were none in the San Francisco Bay Area. So that's it... I think it's a terrible record. The band is good. The band is great. I had really good players on that record but I... obviously I'm not a singer. So that's not something I'm interested in."

Track listing

All songs written by Doug Clifford, except where noted

1. "Latin Music" — 3:11
2. "Regret It (For the Rest of Your Life)" — 2:23
3. "Guitars, Drums, and Girls" — 2:07
4. "I'm a Man" (Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood) — 2:25
5. "She's About a Mover" (Doug Sahm) — 2:27
6. "I Just Want to Cry" — 2:48
7. "Get Your Raise" — 2:31
8. "Daydream" (John Sebastian) — 2:10
9. "Take a Train" — 2:06
10. "Death Machine" — 2:23
11. "Swingin' in a Hammock" — 2:52

Musicians

• Doug Clifford - Vocals, drums, arrangements
• Freddie Smith - Vocals
• Eddie Bayers - Vocals
• Lynette Hawkins - Vocals
• Stu Cook - Rhythm guitar
• Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
• Steve Miller - Piano
• Judiyaba - Cello
• Greg Adams - Trumpet
• Mic Gillette - Trombone, trumpet
• Stephen Kupka - Baritone saxophone
• Skip Mesquite - Tenor saxophone
• Emilio Castillo - Tenor saxophone

Additional personnel

• Russ Gary - Engineer
• Tony Lane - Art Direction
• Bob Fogerty - Photography