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{{short description|American actor and musician (born 1943)}}

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{{About|the musician and actor|the character he plays on ''The Office''|Creed Bratton (The Office)}}{{redirect|William Charles Schneider|the American aerospace engineer|William C. Schneider}}{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}

[[Image:creedwithguitar2.jpg|right|thumb|Creed Bratton]]

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'''Creed Bratton''' (born '''William Charles Schneider''' on [[February 8]] [[1943]]) was a member of the [[The Grass Roots|Grass Roots]] and is now an actor. Born in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], he grew up in [[Coarsegold, California|Coarsegold]], [[California|Calif.]], a small town near [[Yosemite National Park|Yosemite]]. His grandparents, mother, and father were all musicians and he took a liking to music at a very early age. When he was 13, he received his first guitar from a Sears mail order catalogue. He became a professional musician during his high school and college years. Upon his mother's remarriage, Schneider's name was changed to '''Chuck Ertmoed'''.

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Creed Bratton

| image = Creed Bratton 2019 (48474439927) CROPPED.jpg

| caption = Bratton at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh 2019

| birth_name = William Charles Schneider

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|2|8}}

| birth_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.

| instrument = {{flatlist|

* Guitar

* vocals

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

* Actor

* musician}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

* [[Rock music|Rock]]

* [[pop rock]]

* [[folk rock]]

* [[psychedelic rock]]

}}

| years_active =

| label = {{flatlist|

* [[Dunhill Records|Dunhill]]

* Kindred

* Alien Chicken

}}

| past_member_of = [[The Grass Roots]]

| website = {{URL|creedbratton.com}}

}}

'''Creed Bratton''' (born '''William Charles Schneider'''; February 8, 1943)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2024/02/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Feb-8-2024/8681707353729/ |title=UPI Almanac for Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 |date=February 8, 2024 |website=[[United Press International]] |access-date=May 9, 2024 |quote=Today is Thursday, Feb. 8...Those born on this date...actor Creed Bratton in 1943 (age 81)... |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218212836/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2024/02/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Feb-8-2024/8681707353729/ |archive-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref> is an American actor and musician. He is a former member of the rock band [[the Grass Roots]], but he is best known for playing a [[Creed Bratton (character)|fictionalized version of himself]] on the [[NBC]] comedy [[The Office (American TV series)|''The Office'']] (2005–2013), which earned him five nominations for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]].

Ertmoed decided to try life as a traveling musician and made his way on a global excursion. During his travels, he changed his name again to '''Creed Bratton'''. He traveled through Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Appearing with his group the Young Californians, he played guitar at a large folk festival in Israel. Fellow American and guitarist Warren Entner witnessed Bratton's performance and asked him to give him a call when he got back to the states. They formed a partnership and recruited the remaining members needed for their group, the 13th Floor. Bratton played lead guitar, [[Rick Coonce]] played drums, Warren Entner played rhythm guitar, and Kenny Fukomoto played bass. They recorded a demo and sent it to a new record company, Dunhill, headed by [[Lou Adler]].

==Early life and education==

Producers/songwriters [[P.F. Sloan]] and Steve Barri heard the demo and liked it. They needed new band members for a folk rock group they had formed in 1965. The 13th Floor lost their bass player to the draft during this time and quickly recruited Rob Grill. They changed their name to the Grass Roots for prior name recognition and went straight to the top 10 with their first recording, "Let's Live For Today". The group continued in their hit making vein and toured all over the United States. With the help of their record company and producers, they created a unique sound.

Bratton was born William Charles Schneider in [[Los Angeles]], and grew up in [[Coarsegold, California]], a small town near [[Yosemite National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |date=January 6, 2024 |title=The Grass Roots {{!}} Creed Bratton {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2024/01/the-grass-roots-creed-bratton-interview.html |access-date=June 3, 2025 |website=It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Musical career==

The Grass Roots had top songwriters offering their best songs to them and they wrote many songs themselves. Bratton co-wrote "Beatin' Round The Bush", "No Exit" and "Hot Bright Lights" and he self composed "Dinner For Eight" and "House Of Stone" on their first two albums. Iconic hit songs such as "Midnight Confessions" cemented their standing as major contributors to the rock music scene.

===Early years===

Bratton left the group in 1969 to pursue an acting career and has performed in movies such as ''[[Mask (film)|Mask]]'' and ''[[Heart Like a Wheel (film)|Heart Like a Wheel]]''. Still an active musician, Bratton released three albums of his work since leaving the Grass Roots, in 2001 and 2002. He is a current cast member (playing [[Creed Bratton (The Office character)|a parody of himself who shares his name]]) on NBC's Emmy & SAG award winning ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]''. His character on ''The Office'' is referred to as "the creepy guy" and also has mentioned (in deleted scenes) being a part of the Grass Roots.

Bratton adopted his new name while on a global excursion as a traveling musician. He traveled through Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He played guitar at a large folk festival in Israel, appearing with his group the Young Californians. Fellow American and guitarist [[Warren Entner]] witnessed Bratton's performance and asked to give him a call when he got back to the United States. In 1966, they formed a partnership and recruited the remaining members needed for their group, the 13th Floor. Bratton played lead guitar, [[Rick Coonce]] played drums, Entner played rhythm guitar and Kenny Fukomoto played bass. The Young Californians recorded a demo and sent it to Dunhill, a new record company headed by [[Lou Adler]].

===The Grass Roots===

{{Main|The Grass Roots}}

[[File:The Grass Roots 1967.jpg|thumb|Bratton (second from right) with The Grass Roots in 1967]]

Producers/songwriters [[P. F. Sloan]] and [[Steve Barri]] heard the demo and liked it. They needed new band members for a folk-rock group that they had created in 1965. The 13th Floor lost their bass player to the military draft during this time, and quickly recruited [[Rob Grill]], changing the band's name to the "Grass Roots" for prior name recognition. The group went straight to the Top 10 with the song "[[Let's Live for Today (song)|Let's Live for Today]]" in 1967 and toured the United States. Iconic hit songs such as "[[Midnight Confessions]]" cemented the group's standing as major contributors to the rock-music scene.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boone |first1=Brian |title=Whatever happened to Creed from The Office? |url=https://www.looper.com/91268/whatever-happened-creed-office/ |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |date=October 17, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

The Grass Roots had top songwriters offering their best songs to them and wrote many songs themselves. For their major songs, music on the recordings was played by the LA studio musicians known as [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|the Wrecking Crew]].<ref name="The Wrecking Crew">{{cite book

| first= Kent

| last= Hartman

| author-link= Kent Hartman

| year= 2012

| title= [[The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret]]

| publisher= [[St. Martin's Press]]

| ___location= New York

| pages= [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312619749/page/169 169–172]

| isbn= 978-0-312-61974-9

}}</ref> Bratton co-wrote the songs "Beatin' Round the Bush", "No Exit" and "Hot Bright Lights", and self-composed "Dinner for Eight" and "House of Stone". He sang lead vocals on "This Precious Time" and "Dinner for Eight". Bratton played with the group on its albums ''[[Let's Live for Today (album)|Let's Live for Today]]'', ''[[Feelings (The Grass Roots album)|Feelings]]'', ''[[Golden Grass]]'' (a compilation) and ''[[Lovin' Things]]''. Three of the albums charted, and ''Golden Grass'' received a gold record certification. He took part in ten of the group's singles, eight of which charted; "Midnight Confessions" received a gold record certification.

The Grass Roots played at the [[Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival]] on Sunday, June 11, 1967, during the "[[Summer of Love]]" as their top-ten hit "Let's Live for Today" was hitting the airwaves.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Jason |title=The Untold and Deeply Stoned Story of the First U.S. Rock Festival |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-untold-and-deeply-stoned-story-of-the-first-u-s-rock-festival-124437/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 17, 2014 |access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> Though the music festival occurred before the [[Monterey Pop Festival]], it was not filmed as was the latter festival (see [[List of electronic music festivals]]). On Sunday, October 27, 1968, the group played at the [[San Francisco Pop Festival]] and then played at the [[Los Angeles Pop Festival]] and [[Miami Pop Festival (December 1968)|Miami Pop Festival]] in December as the top-ten hit "Midnight Confessions" was becoming popular.

In April 1969, Bratton became frustrated by Dunhill's refusal to allow the band to write its own songs and play the instruments on its records (although the members did play alone at concerts). After a disastrous appearance at the [[Fillmore West]] in April 1969, Bratton was asked to leave the band.<ref name="The Wrecking Crew" />

===Solo years===

[[File:The Office Convention 10-07 011.jpg|thumb|Bratton in 2011]]

In 2001 and 2002, Bratton released three albums showcasing his solo recordings since the 1960s with the assistance of [[Peter White (musician)|Peter White]]. In 2007, he presented an induction award to [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|the Wrecking Crew]] at the [[Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum|Musicians Hall of Fame]]. In 2008, he released another album of new music with producer [[Jon Tiven]]. In 2010, Bratton released an album titled "Bounce Back" with producer [[Dave Way]]. In 2011, Bratton released an album of greatest hits from his first three solo albums, titled "Demo". In 2010 and 2012, Bratton performed live at the [[SXSW]] festival. In 2013, Bratton released an original work in three acts as an audio biography titled ''Tell Me About It''. Songs ranged from those recently written to pieces that he had written decades before. Bratton states that he listens to much jazz and classical music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laparadiddle.com/2013/04/28/creed-bratton-from-his-first-guitar-to-the-office-finale-telling-us-about-it/ |title=Creed Bratton: From His First Guitar to 'The Office' Finale. Telling Us About It. |first=Farah |last=Joan |website=LaParadiddle |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=May 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117021404/http://laparadiddle.com/2013/04/28/creed-bratton-from-his-first-guitar-to-the-office-finale-telling-us-about-it/ |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 18, 2014, Bratton joined his friend [[Zachary Scot Johnson]] for a duet for the 500th consecutive day of the [[thesongadayproject]] on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOXtTC_ZmU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dvOXtTC_ZmU |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=(500) Zachary Scot Johnson & Creed Bratton Chained To The Blues thesongadayproject The Office |publisher=YouTube |date=January 18, 2014 |access-date=May 24, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Acting career==

[[File:Creed Bratton.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bratton in 2009]]

Bratton began to pursue an acting career in 1975. He has appeared in films such as ''[[Mask (1985 film)|Mask]]'' and ''[[Heart Like a Wheel (film)|Heart Like a Wheel]]''. He was a cast member, playing a [[Creed Bratton (The Office)|fictional version of himself]], on NBC's [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG]] award-winning ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''. In a deleted scene from the episode "[[Booze Cruise (The Office)|Booze Cruise]]", he speaks about his time with the Grass Roots. In Season 3 Episode 10 "[[A Benihana Christmas]]", Creed sings a karaoke rendition of his song "Spinnin' N Reelin'" during the Christmas party. In a deleted scene from Season 3 Episode 21 "[[Product Recall]]", the reporter from the Scranton Times recognizes him as Creed Bratton from the band the Grass Roots and mentions that he wrote his obituary. In the episode "[[Money (The Office)|Money]]", he says "he never goes bankrupt", as all his debt "is always transferred to William Charles Schneider" (which is his birth name), while holding an allegedly fake passport on camera. In the [[Finale (The Office)|series finale]], his character is revealed to be a part of Grass Roots, and was arrested after being a wanted fugitive living at the Dunder Mifflin office. This episode also features Bratton performing his song "All the Faces".

In 2008, he appeared in a short film with [[Kyle Gass]] titled ''Just One Of The Gynos'', which won an award for best short film at the 2008 Malibu International Film Festival. He appeared in the feature film ''Labor Pains'' in 2009. His recent film projects are ''[[The Ghastly Love of Johnny X]]'', written, produced and directed by Paul Bunnell; ''I Am Ben'', written, produced and directed by Mathew Brady and [[Gaelan Connell]]; and ''[[Terri (film)|Terri]]'' produced by [[David Guy Levy]]. ''Terri'' was selected by the [[Sundance Film Festival]] 2011 to appear in the US dramatic competition. It was one of only 16 films selected from 1,102 submissions to the US dramatic category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://creedbratton.com/html/biography.html |work=CreedBratton.com |title=Biography |access-date=March 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224020421/http://creedbratton.com/html/biography.html |archive-date=February 24, 2008 }}</ref> In 2012, he appeared as special guest star in ''Staged'' with Brandon Olive who appeared with him in ''Just One Of The Gynos''. In 2013, he starred in ''[[Saving Lincoln]],'' a biography set during the [[American Civil War]].

==Filmography==

=== Film ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

|-

| 1968

|''[[With Six You Get Eggroll]]''

| Himself

| As a member of [[The Grass Roots]]

|-

| 1983

|[[Heart Like a Wheel (film)|''Heart Like a Wheel'']]

| Photographer

|

|-

| 1985

|[[Mask (1985 film)|''Mask'']]

| Carnival Ticket Taker

|

|-

| 1987

|''[[The Wild Pair (film)|The Wild Pair]]''

| Dalton

|

|-

| 1988

|''[[Seven Hours to Judgment]]''

| Subway Worker

|

|-

| 1991

|''[[Neon City]]''

| Guard at Neon

| Also worked as a grip

|-

| 2006

|''The Manual''

| Maj. Edwards

| rowspan="2" |Short film

|-

| 2008

|''Just One Of The Gynos''

| Dr. Gus Callery

|-

|2009

|''Remembering Nigel''

|Himself

|

|-

| rowspan=2|2011

|''I Am Ben''

| Dr. Cobb

|

|-

|[[Terri (film)|''Terri'']]

| Uncle James

|

|-

| rowspan=3 |2012

|''[[The Ghastly Love of Johnny X]]''

| Mickey O'Flynn

|

|-

|[[The Guilt Trip (film)|''The Guilt Trip'']]

|Suitor

|

|-

|''Melvin Smarty''

|

|

|-

| 2013

|''[[Saving Lincoln]]''

| Senator [[Charles Sumner]]

|

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2015

|''[[Band of Robbers]]''

| Dobbins

|

|-

|''The Sound of Magic''

|SRC

|

|-

| 2018

|''[[The Sisters Brothers (film)|The Sisters Brothers]]''

| Quarrel Saloon Guy Town 2

|

|-

| 2021

| ''[[Hero Mode]]''

| James Tisdale

|

|-

|2024

|''Portland Is the New Portland''

|Isaac Blitzer

|Short Film

|-

|2025

|''Bart Bagalzby and the Garbage Genie''

|Supreme Regional Chancellor

|

|}

=== Television ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

|-

| 1967

|''[[The Hollywood Palace]]''

| rowspan="4" |Himself (guest)

|

|-

| 1967–1969

|''[[American Bandstand]]''

|4 episodes

|-

| rowspan="2" | 1969

|''It's Happening''

|Episode: "The Grassroots"

|-

|''[[Playboy After Dark]]''

|

|-

| 1975

|''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''

| Man Entering Lab

| Episode "Primal Scream"

|-

| rowspan="2" | 1977

|''[[Quincy M.E.]]''

| Young Man

| Episode "No Deadly Secret"

|-

|''[[Eight Is Enough]]''

|Merv

| Episode "Mortgage Burnin' Blues"

|-

| 1986

|''[[The Magical World of Disney]]''

| Court Clerk

|Episode: "A Fighting Choice"

|-

| 1987

|''U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart''

| Agent Jones

|[[Television film]]

|-

| 1994

|''Secret Sins Of The Father''

| Gas Station Worker

|[[Television film]]

|-

| 2003–2004; 2006

|''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''

| Various

| 6 episodes

|-

| 2005–2013

|''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''

|[[Creed Bratton (character)|Creed Bratton]]

|Recurring role (seasons 1–3); main cast (seasons 4–9)<br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] (1)<br>Nominated - [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] (5)

|-

| 2007–2008

|[[Today (NBC program)|''Today'']]

| Himself (guest)

| 2 episodes

|-

| 2008

|''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''

| Himself (guest)

| Episode: "The Office vs. American Gladiators, Hickeys vs. Camden County"

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2010

|[[The Forgotten (TV series)|''The Forgotten'']]

| Guy

| Episode: "Double Doe"

|-

|''[[Funny or Die Presents]]''

| Himself

| 4 episodes

|-

|2012

|''[[Liz & Dick]]''

|[[Darryl Zanuck]]

|[[Television film]]

|-

| rowspan="3" | 2014

|''[[Adventure Time]]''

|Phlannel Boxingday

|Episode: "Lemonhope Part Two"

|-

|''[[Franklin & Bash]]''

|Judge Patrick Semmer

|Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum"

|-

|[[Garfunkel and Oates (TV series)|''Garfunkel and Oates'']]

|Kazoo Man

|Episode: "Maturity"

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''

| Grandfather

| Episode: "Ty Burrell Wears a Chambray Shirt & Clear Frame Glasses"

|-

| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''

| Seth

| Episode: "The Bachelor Party"

|-

| 2017

| ''The New V.I.P.'s''

| Charlie

| [[Television film]]

|-

| rowspan="2" |2019

|''Hello Realtor''

|Sal

|Episode: "Pilot"

|-

| ''[[Into the Dark (TV series)|Into the Dark]]''

| George Atwood

| Episode: "Culture Shock"

|-

|2020

|''[[Upload (TV series)|Upload]]''

|Rupert Tilford

|Episode: "The Funeral"

|-

|2022

|''[[PBC (web series)|PBC]]''

|Randy

|Episode: "Accountants love finding fraud and tacos"

|}

=== Web ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

|-

|2008

|''The Office: The Outburst''

| rowspan="4" |[[Creed Bratton (character)|Creed Bratton]]

| rowspan="2" |4 episodes

|-

|2009

|''The Office: Blackmail''

|-

| rowspan="3" |2010

|''The Office: The Mentor''

|Episode: "Reimbursements"

|-

|''The Office: The 3rd Floor''

|Episode: "The Final Product"

|-

|''[[In Gayle We Trust]]''

|Denny Potter

|2 episodes

|-

|2011

|''The Office: The Podcast''

|[[Creed Bratton (character)|Creed Bratton]]

|3 episodes

|-

|2012

|''Staged''

|Villain

|Episode: "Gym Class Heroes"

|-

| 2017

|''The New V.I.P.'s''

|Charlie

|-

| 2024

|''Tunnel Rave''

|Man in the Tree

|

|}

=== Video games ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

|-

|2011

|''[[World Gone Sour]]''

|Narrator (voice)

|-

|2020

|''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]''

|Emerson Black (voice)

|}

==Discography==

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! rowspan="2"| Release date

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Flip side

! rowspan="2"| Record Label

! colspan="4"| Chart Positions

|-

! | <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Billboard]]</small>

! | <small> US Cashbox </small>

! |<small>UK</small>

|-

|rowspan="3"| 1967

| ''[[Let's Live for Today (song)|Let's Live for Today]]''

| ''Depressed Feeling''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''Things I Should Have Said''

| ''Tip Of My Tongue''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 23

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''Wake Up, Wake Up''

| ''No Exit''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 68

| style="text-align:center;"| 61

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|rowspan="4"| 1968

| ''Melody For You''

| ''Hey Friend''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 123

| style="text-align:center;"| 120

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''Feelings''

| ''Here's Where You Belong''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"| 118

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''[[Midnight Confessions]]'' '''++'''

| ''Who Will You Be Tomorrow''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''[[Balla Linda|Bella Linda]]''

| ''Hot Bright Lights''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| 20

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|rowspan="3"| 1969

| ''Melody For You''

| ''All Good Things Come To An End''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''[[Lovin' Things (song)|Lovin' Things]]''

| ''You And Love Are The Same''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 49

| style="text-align:center;"| 35

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''[[The River Is Wide]]''

| ''(You Gotta) Live For Love''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 31

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| style="text-align:center;"|

|}

'''++''' - Gold Record - [[RIAA Certification]]

===Albums===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! rowspan="2"| Release date

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Record Label

! colspan="4"| Chart Positions

|-

! |<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Billboard]]</small>

! |<small> US Cashbox </small>

! |<small>UK</small>

|-

|| 1967

| ''[[Let's Live for Today (album)|Let's Live for Today]]''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 75

| style="text-align:center;"| 69

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|rowspan="2"| 1968

| ''[[Feelings (The Grass Roots album)|Feelings]]''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''[[Golden Grass]]'' '''++'''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 25

| style="text-align:center;"| 25

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 1969

| ''[[Lovin' Things]]''

| style="text-align:center;"|Dunhill

| style="text-align:center;"| 73

| style="text-align:center;"| 58

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|rowspan="2"| 2001

| ''Chasin’ The Ball''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

| ''The 80s''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 2002

| ''Coarsegold''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 2008

| ''Creed Bratton''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 2010

| ''Bounce Back''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 2011

| ''Demo''

| style="text-align:center;"|Kindred

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|

|-

|| 2018

| ''While The Young Punks Dance''

| style="text-align:center;"|Alien Chicken

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|| 2020

| ''Slightly Altered''

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|2024

|''Tao Pop''

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'''++''' - Gold Record - [[RIAA Certification]]

==References==

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==External links==

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* [http://the-grassroots.com/ The-GrassRoots.com - One Stop Information Site]

* [http://{{Official website|creedbratton.com/ CreedBratton.com]}}

* [http://www.myspace.com/grassroots{{IMDb name|0105588|Creed Bratton] at [[MySpace]]}}

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*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:2pkxu325andk Creed at AMG]

;Interviews

* [https://www.rockerzine.com/2013/06/creed-brattons-long-strange-trip/ About his new record, finale of The Office (2013)] at Rocker Magazine

* [https://submergemag.com/music/creed-bratton/15968/ About his career as an actor and musician (2015)] at Submerge Magazine

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