Editing Cosmo's Factory

{{Short description|1970 studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Cosmo's Factory
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]
| cover      = Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1970|07|08}}<ref>Cash Box July 16, 1970, page 42</ref>
| recorded   = 1969–1970
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Wally Heider Studios|Wally Heider]] ([[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]])
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref name=PF/>
* [[Swamp rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=42|s=28}}
| label      = [[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]
| producer   = [[John Fogerty]]
| prev_title = [[Willy and the Poor Boys]]
| prev_year  = 1969
| next_title = [[Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)|Pendulum]]
| next_year  = 1970
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Cosmo's Factory
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Travelin' Band]]" / "[[Who'll Stop the Rain (song)|Who'll Stop the Rain]]
 | single1date = January 1970<ref name="Chronicle">{{cite AV media notes |title=Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits |title-link=Chronicle, Vol. 1 |others=[[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] |year=1991 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Fantasy Records]] |id=FCD-CCR2-2 |location=[[Berkeley, California]], [[United States]]}}</ref>
 | single2     = [[Up Around the Bend]]" / "[[Run Through the Jungle]]
 | single2date = April 1970<ref name="Chronicle" />
 | single3     = [[Lookin' Out My Back Door]]" / "[[Long As I Can See the Light]]
 | single3date = July 1970<ref name="Chronicle" />
}}
}}

'''''Cosmo's Factory''''' is the fifth studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]], released by [[Fantasy Records]] on July 8, 1970. Six of the album's eleven tracks were released as singles in 1970, and all of them charted in the top 5 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The album spent nine consecutive weeks in the number one position on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and was certified 4x [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in 1990. ''[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it number 413 on its 2020 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".

==Background==
With the release of ''Cosmo's Factory'' in July 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival hit their commercial zenith. It was their fifth album in two years and became an international success, topping the album charts in six countries.<ref name="Kent">{{cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |last=Kent |first=David |year=1993 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |author-link=David Kent (historian) |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref><ref name="RPM">{{cite journal |date=August 29, 1970 |title=100 Albums |journal=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=14 |issue=2 |format=PHP |access-date=April 13, 2011 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4196&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020074946/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4196&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ID">{{cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_C.php |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste |work=InfoDisc |language=fr |format=PHP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720203219/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_C.php |archive-date=July 20, 2015 }} Look for "CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL" under the drop-down menu.</ref><ref name="VG">{{cite web |url=http://lista.vg.no/album_info.php?AlbumOp=show&albumId=3239&albumtype=album |title=Album Info: ''Cosmo's Factory'' – Creedence Clearwater Revival |work=[[VG-lista]] |language=no |format=PHP |access-date=April 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="AMC">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=creedence-clearwater-revival-p3985/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival – Billboard Albums |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=November 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/creedence%20clearwater%20revival/ |title=Artist Chart History: Creedence Clearwater Revival |work=[[The Official Charts Company]] |access-date=April 13, 2011}}</ref> The band also toured Europe in 1970, playing London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] among other venues, and had emerged as the most popular band in America by largely ignoring the trippy [[acid rock]] that was typical of the era.{{fact|date=June 2023}} However, despite the band's blend of [[rockabilly]], folk, and R&B, some peers and rock critics dismissed them as a singles band with no substance.{{fact|date=June 2023}} In a 2012 cover story, ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' observed: "While San Francisco longhairs across the bridge scoffed at their commercialism, Creedence henceforth made a point of releasing double A-sides. And invariably both songs{{clarify|date=June 2023}} would have an uncanny knack of cutting through to all sections of the population." Singer and lead guitarist John Fogerty, who had seemingly arrived out of nowhere, but had actually struggled with his bandmates throughout most of the 1960s as the Blue Velvets and the [[Golliwogs]], composed the group's songs and generally steered the band artistically, although his grip on the band – including his dubious{{clarify|date=June 2023}} role as manager – irritated the others, especially his older brother [[Tom Fogerty]], who left the band by the end of 1970.

==Songs==
Perhaps more than any other Creedence album, ''Cosmo's Factory'' displays the wide range of musical ingredients that provided the foundation for their "[[swamp rock]]" sound: [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] ("[[Before You Accuse Me]]", "[[My Baby Left Me]]"), soul ("[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]", "[[Long As I Can See the Light]]"), country ("[[Lookin' Out My Back Door]]"), rockabilly and classic rock and roll ("[[Ooby Dooby]]", "[[Travelin' Band]]"), and psychedelia ("[[Ramble Tamble]]").

"Travelin' Band" was inspired by 1950s rock 'n' roll songs, particularly those by [[Little Richard]]. In October 1972, the company that held the publishing rights to Richard's "[[Good Golly, Miss Molly]]" felt "Travelin' Band" bore enough similarities to warrant a plagiarism lawsuit that was later settled out of court. The song's flip side, "[[Who'll Stop the Rain (song)|Who'll Stop the Rain]]", could not have been more different, with Fogerty telling ''Uncut'' in 2012: "'Travelin' Band' was my salute to Little Richard, but 'Who'll Stop The Rain?' was part of the fabric of the times. From '68 to '74, [[Vietnam]] was probably the most important thing on the minds of young people." "[[Run Through the Jungle]]" mined similar territory, with many listeners believing the lyrics to be about the war (although the song was actually about the prevalence of guns in the United States).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2016-01-12 |title=John Fogerty: 'Run Through the Jungle' Plea for Gun Control |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/john-fogerty-run-through-the-jungle-is-plea-for-gun-control-60581/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the band's bassist [[Stu Cook]], the song's opening and closing both feature jungle [[sound effects]] created by "lots of backwards recorded guitar and piano."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2997|title=Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival Songfacts|website=www.songfacts.com|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143736/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2997|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was rhythm guitarist [[Tom Fogerty]]'s favorite CCR song: "My all-time favorite Creedence tune was 'Run Through the Jungle'. It's like a little movie in itself with all the sound effects. It never changes key, but it holds your interest the whole time. It's like a musician's dream. It never changes key, yet you get the illusion it does."<ref>The Global Satellite Network, 60's Legends</ref>

"Lookin' Out My Back Door" was a direct tribute to the [[Bakersfield Sound]], a style of music that influenced John Fogerty and the Creedence sound – [[Buck Owens]], one of the architects of the Bakersfield Sound, is even mentioned in the lyrics. The song is known for its upbeat tempo, its down-home feel, and a change in key and tempo towards the end. The lyrics, filled with colorful, dream-like imagery, led some to believe the song was about drugs (according to the drug theory, the "flying spoon" in the song was a [[cocaine spoon]], and the crazy animal images were an [[acid trip]]). Fogerty, however, has repeatedly stated in interviews that the song was actually written for his son Josh, who was three years old at the time, and said the reference to a parade passing by was inspired by the [[Dr. Seuss]] book ''[[And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bordowitz|first=Hank|title=Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival|year=1998|publisher=Chicago Review Press|page=98|isbn=9781569769843|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zDDKxvnPy7cC&q=lookin%27+out+my+back+door+mulberry+street&pg=PA98|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425174909/https://books.google.com/books?id=zDDKxvnPy7cC&q=lookin%27+out+my+back+door+mulberry+street&pg=PA98|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although CCR was well-known for its concise, tightly arranged songs, ''Cosmo's Factory'' features two longer cuts: the seven-minute opener, "[[Ramble Tamble]]", and an 11-minute cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]". The band had dabbled with [[psychedelia]] on their debut single, "[[Susie Q (song)|Susie Q]]", but "Ramble Tamble" is more ambitious, beginning with a rockabilly part before transitioning into a psychedelic wall of sound that lasts nearly four minutes and then transitioning back into the original rockabilly section near the end. The song has been singled out for critical praise,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Larson|first1=Jeremy D.|title=Pitchfork – The Spirit of "Ramble Tamble"|url=http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/58-the-spirit-of-ramble-tamble/|website=Pitchfork|date=September 4, 2013 |access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808160628/http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/58-the-spirit-of-ramble-tamble/|url-status=live}}</ref> with music journalist [[Steven Hyden]] calling it "the most rockin' song of all time".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hyden|first1=Steven|title=The AV Club Blog – The most rockin' song of all time|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/the-most-rockin-song-of-all-time-10761|website=The AV Club|date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810141805/http://www.avclub.com/article/the-most-rockin-song-of-all-time-10761|url-status=live}}</ref> As Cook explained to Bill Kopp of musoscribe.com: "Each album had a longish track on it, but they were never jams, per se...'Heard It Through the Grapevine' had a little jammy character to it, but they were all pretty structured. There was no space to noodle. Live, there was a little bit of noodling, but in the studio we always tried to nail the arrangement."

Several songs on the album pay tribute to the band's blues and rock and roll roots, including Big [[Arthur Crudup]]'s "My Baby Left Me" (a notable cover of which had previously been recorded by [[Elvis Presley]]), [[Bo Diddley]]'s "Before You Accuse Me", and the rockabilly classic "Ooby Dooby".

==Album title and artwork==
The name of the album comes from the warehouse in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] where the band rehearsed early in their career, which was dubbed "The Factory" by drummer [[Doug Clifford|Doug "Cosmo" Clifford]], because bandleader [[John Fogerty]] made them practice there almost every day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creedence Clearwater Revival-Cosmo's Factory|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1319/Creedence-Clearwater-Revival-Cosmos-Factory/|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425174914/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1319/Creedence-Clearwater-Revival-Cosmos-Factory/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Clifford recalled to ''[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]]'' that "John knew the press would be all over us for the album, so he said that he would name the album after me and that I would have to deal with it. He wanted the pressure off of him. It was our biggest album ever and I tell people that they named it after me, so it had to be a hit [laughter]. That's a joke!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Jeb |date=Sep 14, 2013 |title=Cosmo Clifford, Stu Cook keep the faith with Creedence Clearwater Revisited |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/cosmo-clifford-stu-cook-keep-the-faith-with-creedence-clearwater-revisited |website=Goldmine}}</ref>

The cover photo was taken by Bob Fogerty, brother of John and Tom. As David Cavanagh of ''Uncut'' wrote in 2012: "The album's front cover showed the four of them caught by a camera in an off-duty moment, a proudly uncool quartet who looked more like lumberjacks than rock stars." The handwritten sign affixed to the support post at the left of the photo that reads "3RD GENERATION" is an ironic reference to something rock music critic [[Ralph Gleason]] wrote in the liner notes of the band's [[Creedence Clearwater Revival (album)|debut album]]: "Creedence Clearwater Revival is an excellent example of the Third Generation of San Francisco bands".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fogerty|first=John|title=Fortunate Son|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|year=2016|isbn=978-0-316-24458-9|location=US|pages=147}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] 
| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=''Cosmo's Factory'' – Creedence Clearwater Revival |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosmos-factory-mw0000232241 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118165933/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosmos-factory-mw0000232241 |archive-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: C|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=C&bk=70|access-date=February 23, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413062714/https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=C&bk=70|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|chapter=Creedence Clearwater Revival|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|location=London|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|year=2011|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev4Score = 8.8/10<ref name=PF>{{cite web |last=Lingan |first=John |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival: ''Cosmo's Factory'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/creedence-clearwater-revival-cosmos-factory/ |date=July 22, 2018 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225025237/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/creedence-clearwater-revival-cosmos-factory/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating |5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/creedence-clearwater-revival/albumguide|title=Creedence Clearwater Revival: Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203351/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/creedence-clearwater-revival/albumguide|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
In its original review, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' opined: "It should be obvious by now that Creedence Clearwater Revival is one great rock and roll band. ''Cosmo's Factory'', the group's fifth album, is another good reason why."

[[AllMusic]] states: "On 'Long as I Can See the Light', the record's final song, he again finds solace in home, anchored by a soulful, laid-back groove. It hits a comforting, elegiac note, the perfect way to draw ''Cosmo's Factory'' – an album made during stress and chaos, filled with raging rockers, covers, and intense jams – to a close." An editorial review from [[Amazon.com]] calls the album "the peak of a prolific streak."<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosmo's Factory|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Factory-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/B001AKTZOQ|website=Amazon|access-date=July 18, 2017|date=September 30, 2008|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118120008/https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Factory-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/B001AKTZOQ|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
In 2014, ''Cosmo's Factory'' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRAMMY HALL OF FAME AWARD |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#c |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>

In 2003, the album was ranked number 265 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 greatest albums of all time]]; it was re-ranked number 413 on the revised 2020 list.<ref>{{cite web

|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626062/265_cosmos_factory |title=News |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 4, 2011 |archive-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228073829/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626062/265_cosmos_factory |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2020-09-22|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=2020-11-11|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923210922/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
In January 1970, the double [[A-side and B-side|A-side]]d "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain" single<ref name="Chronicle" /> peaked at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="AMS">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=creedence-clearwater-revival-p3985/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival – Billboard Singles |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> In April, the band released the double A-sided "[[Up Around the Bend]]"/"Run Through the Jungle" single,<ref name="Chronicle" /> which reached number four on the Hot 100,<ref name="AMS" /> and started their first tour of Europe. ''Cosmo's Factory'' was released in July 1970, as was the band's ninth single, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long as I Can See the Light", which reached number two on the Hot 100.<ref name="Chronicle" /><ref name="AMS" />

The album was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on December 16, 1970. Almost 20 years later, on December 13, 1990, it received a certification of four times platinum, indicating sales of over four million copies.<ref name=RIAA />

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[John Fogerty]], except where noted
| title1 = [[Ramble Tamble]]
| length1 = 7:09
| title2 = [[Before You Accuse Me]]
| writer2 = [[Bo Diddley|Ellas McDaniel]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = [[Travelin' Band]]
| length3 = 2:07
| title4 = [[Ooby Dooby]]
| writer4 = Wade Moore, [[Dick Penner]]
| length4 = 2:05
| title5 = [[Lookin' out My Back Door]]
| length5 = 2:31
| title6 = [[Run Through the Jungle]]
| length6 = 3:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = [[Up Around the Bend]]
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = [[My Baby Left Me]]
| writer2 = [[Arthur Crudup]]
| length2 = 2:17
| title3 = [[Who'll Stop the Rain (song)|Who'll Stop the Rain]]
| length3 = 2:28
| title4 = [[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]
| writer4 = [[Norman Whitfield]], [[Barrett Strong]]
| length4 = 11:05
| title5 = [[Long as I Can See the Light]]
| length5 = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks
| title12 = [[Travelin' Band]]
| note12 = Remake [[take]]
| length12 = 2:15
| title13 = [[Up Around the Bend]]
| note13 = Live in [[Amsterdam]], September 10, 1971
| length13 = 2:41
| title14 = [[Born on the Bayou]]
| note14 = with [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]] at [[Fantasy Studios]], 1970
| length14 = 5:58
}}

==Personnel==
Source:<ref>Kitts, T M, 2015. John Fogerty: An American Son. 1st ed. U.S.A: Routledge.</ref>

'''Creedence Clearwater Revival'''
* [[John Fogerty]] – lead guitar, lead vocals, piano, [[electric piano]], keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, [[Record producer|producer]], [[Arrangement|arranger]] 
* [[Tom Fogerty]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* [[Stu Cook]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
* [[Doug Clifford]] – drums, [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]]
'''Production'''
* Russ Gary – [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
* Bob Fogerty – [[cover art]], [[design]], [[photography]]

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Cosmo's Factory''
! scope="col" | Chart (1970–1971)
! scope="col" | Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| align="center"| 1
|-
{{Album chart|Canada|1|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|album=Cosmo's Factory|chartid=4196|rowheader=true|accessdate=July, 8 2023}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|2|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|album=Cosmo's Factory|rowheader=true|accessdate=July, 8 2023}}
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|4|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|album=Cosmo's Factory|id=19899|rowheader=true|accessdate=July, 8 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5| language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=July 8, 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Creedence Clearwater Revival".</ref>
| align="center"| 2
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 10
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|1|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|album=Cosmo's Factory|rowheader=true|accessdate=July, 8 2023}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|1|date=19700906|rowheader=true|accessdate=July, 8 2023}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|11|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|rowheader=true|access-date=July, 8 2023}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Cosmo's Factory''
! scope="col" | Chart (1971)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
! scope="row" | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1971&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1971|publisher=Hung Medien|language=nl|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref>
| 57
|-
! scope="row" | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1971|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1971|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|language=de|access-date=April 2, 2022}}</ref>
| 41
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Cosmo's Factory''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|title=Cosmo's Factory|type=album|award=Gold|number=1|salesamount=20,000|certyear=1971|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Creedence Clearwater Revival|title=Cosmo's Factory|relyear=1970|certyear=2024|accessdate=March 1, 2024|id=16955-1136-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Creedence Clearwater|title=Cosmo's Factor|number=4|award=Platinum|accessdate=July 18, 2017|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for ''Cosmo's Factory''
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| North America
|rowspan="4"| July 1970
|rowspan="4"| [[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]
| [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]] [[LP record|LP]]
| 8402
|-
| [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]]
| 58402
|-
| [[8-track tape|8-track]]
| 88402
|-
| [[Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|Reel to Reel]]
| M 8402
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 1970
| [[Liberty Records|Liberty]]
| Stereo LP
| LBS 83388
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| 1970
| [[Bellaphon Records|Bellaphon]]
| stereo LP
| BLPS 19005
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| March 1973
| Fantasy
| stereo LP
| FT 502
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| 1980
| [[Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab]]
| Half-speed LP
| MFSL 1-037
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| 1983
| Fantasy
| Stereo LP
| ORC-4516
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| August 1987
| Fantasy
| [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| CDFE 505
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| 2008
| Fantasy
| Expanded CD
| FAN-30880-02
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|type=album|55281|name=Cosmo's Factory}}
* [http://www.fogerty.de/alben/cosmos-factory/ ''Cosmo's Factory'' Infosite]

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