The decision to transform the group into a democracy came at the end of the recording process and didnвЂ™t really affect the finished product, the majority of which had already been recorded, but inspired one further song. Throughout the recording of Pendulum John worked the band hard, dismissing ideas and performances that he felt werenвЂ™t worthy of the groupвЂ™s name, resulting in an album entirely written and produced by Fogerty. For a short while CCR were the biggest rock band in America, producing five albums in just three years, but on their sixth album, 1970вЂ™s Pendulum, the band began to unravel. Following several name changes and the promotion of John to lead vocals, the band would sign a record deal with theВ Jazz label, Fantasy Records, in 1968, becoming the top earner for the label and producing more revenue for Fantasy in the four years the group were active than in the 20 years prior.В The band solidified their place in the rock pantheon throughout the late 60вЂ™s and early 70вЂ™s through constant touring and a string of top selling singles, including вЂBad Moon RisingвЂ™, вЂLooking Out My Back DoorвЂ™, вЂWhoвЂ™ll Stop the RainвЂ™, and вЂFortunate SonвЂ™, briefly outselling the Beatles. As the band come near to putting the finishing touches on theirВ 6 thВ album, Pendulum, John pens one more song that would become synonymous with the name Creedence Clearwater Revival, but also act as a premonition of the imminent dissolution of the group: вЂHave You Ever Seen the Rain?вЂ™Д¬reedence Clearwater Revival formed in the early 1960вЂ™s as a high-school covers band ledВ by JohnвЂ™s brother, Tom. Feeling he has no other choice, John agrees to relinquish some of the blinding spotlight that up until now has been thrust solely upon him, allowing a more democratic song-writing and management process to take shape. John Fogerty, quoted in Bad Moon Rising (Bordowitz, 1998: 108)ДЄutumn 1970, San Francisco, California.В John Fogerty sits beside his Creedence Clearwater Revival bandmates, guitarist John Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford, as they express their discontent at the domineering role that John has taken in the band. вЂHave you ever seen the rain coming down, sunny day?вЂ™ Creedence was supposed to be sunny days, the golden times, yet look at the rain falling down on us I donвЂ™t think the band realised вЂHave You Ever Seen the Rain?вЂ™ was about our breakup.вЂќ вЂњвЂ™Have you Ever Seen the Rain?вЂ™ is about the breakup of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Story Behind the Song: вЂHave You Ever Seen the Rain?вЂ™

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