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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.
The database is an international joint work by Fred Rothwell, England, author of "Long Distance information - Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy",
Morten Reff, Norway, author of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", and Dietmar Rudolph, Germany, author of "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry"
featuring collaboration from Thierry Chanu (†), Arne Wolfswinkel, and Claude Schlouch with help from record collectors world-wide.
Using this database you can find out which songs Chuck Berry recorded during his musical career, when he recorded the often multiple versions of a song, and who helped recording it.
All Songs — All Sessions — All Musicians
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Philip Thomas
Nickname "Phil"
Route 66
(Bobby Troup)
CHESS Recording, original release, take 10
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:43 |
| Master | CHESS 10636 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Route 66
(Bobby Troup)
CHESS Recording, take 11
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
1986 Stereo mix
| Length | 2:48 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
I'm Talking About You | Talkin' Bout You | Talking 'Bout You
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 1:48 |
| Master | CHESS 10637 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Little Star b/w I'm Talking About You (CHESS 1779, USA, 1961-02) |
| First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
1986 Stereo mix
| Length | 1:48 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Rip It Up
(Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell, John Marascalco)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:09 |
| Master | CHESS 10638 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
faded
| Length | 1:58 |
| Master | CHESS 10638 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Rip It Up b/w No Money Down (CHESS 169532, F, 1969) |
| First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Come On | Everything Is Wrong
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 1:47 |
| Master | CHESS 11072 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Go Go Go b/w Come On (CHESS 1799, USA, 1961-10) |
| First release on album | Twist With Chuck Berry (CHESS LP 1465, USA, 1962-02) |
Come On | Everything Is Wrong
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
1960s Stereo mix
| Length | 1:49 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry (Marble Arch MALS-611, UK, 1966-09) |
1986 Stereo remix
| Length | 1:49 |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Adulteen
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:09 |
| Master | CHESS 11073 |
| First release on album | The ARC Music Classics (ARC AMC CB 0402, USA, 2004-02) |
The Man And The Donkey | Man and the Donkey
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:06 |
| Master | CHESS 11074 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3 (CHESS 60028, USA, 1974-04) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:03 |
| Master | CHESS 12593 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Go Go Go | Go Go Go Johnny B Goode
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:30 |
| Master | CHESS 11075 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Go Go Go b/w Come On (CHESS 1799, USA, 1961-10) |
| First release on album | Greatest Hits (CHESS CRL-4548, UK, 1969-04) |
1986 Stereo mix
| Length | 2:46 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on 45rpm | Go, Go, Go Johnny B. Goode b/w Time Was (Collectables COL.3475, USA, 1988) |
| First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Audience dubbed
| E. Rodney Jones | master of ceremonies (overdub) |
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 3:31 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Go Go Go | Go Go Go Johnny B Goode
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:47 |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Trick Or Treat
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Martha Berry | vocal |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 1:32 |
| Master | CHESS 11076 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 1:27 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1961 Recording, instrumental overdub
| Chuck Berry | guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 1:45 |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1961 Recording, vocal overdub
| Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 1:49 |
| Master | CHESS 11077 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
1986 Stereo mix
| Length | 1:49 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 1:37 |
| Master | CHESS 12594 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w Brown Eyed Handsome Man (CHESS 169513, F, 1968/69) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
All Aboard
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
| John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:06 |
| Master | CHESS 11078 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Blues (MCA B0000530-02, USA, 2003-09) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:05 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
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