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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.
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Fred Below
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, demo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:40 |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Slightly shortened
| Length | 2:34 |
| First release on album | CHESS Masters (CHESS CXMP 2011, UK, 1983-04) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:28 |
| First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
Deep Feeling (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Hubert Sumlin | guitar |
| Chuck Berry | steel guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Master | CHESS 8378 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | School Day b/w Deep Feeling (CHESS 1653, USA, 1957-03) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
School Day | Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll | Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell | School Days
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Hubert Sumlin | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Master | CHESS 8379 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | School Day b/w Deep Feeling (CHESS 1653, USA, 1957-03) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Blue Feeling | Low Feeling (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
Full speed original
| Length | 2:59 |
| Master | CHESS 8381 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Rock & Roll Music b/w Blue Feeling (CHESS 1671, USA, 1957-09) |
| First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
edited and slowed down "Low Feeling"
| Length | 3:06 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
Untitled Instrumental (1956) (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1956 Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:21 |
| Engineer | Doug Schwartz |
| First release on album | Missing Berries - Rarities Volume 3 (CHESS CHD-9318, USA, 1990-07) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
How You've Changed
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:46 |
| Master | CHESS 8498 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd vocal (overdub) |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:24 |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:29 |
| Master | CHESS 8499 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Rock & Roll Music b/w Blue Feeling (CHESS 1671, USA, 1957-09) |
| First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:30 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Oh Baby Doll
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Master | CHESS 8500 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Oh Baby Doll b/w La Jaunda (CHESS 1664, USA, 1957-06) |
| First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
with Alan Freed introduction
| Alan Freed | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Master | |
| Producer | |
| First release on album | Alan Freed - A hundred years of Rock 'n' Roll (Bear Family BCD 17628, D, 2021-11) |
| Other notable release | Mister Rock And Roll (movie) (Paramount Pictures, USA, 1957) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Thirteen Question Method
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1957 Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Master | CHESS 8501 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
How High The Moon (instrumental)
(Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Master | CHESS 12496 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Audience dubbed (CHESS)
| Length on some releases only 1:03 |
| E. Rodney Jones | master of ceremonies (overdub) |
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 1:45 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Audience dubbed (Stack-O-Hits)
| + | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 3:03 |
| First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Betty Jean | Chucky Boy
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 14
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:27 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Betty Jean | Chucky Boy
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 17
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:39 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Betty Jean | Chucky Boy
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:29 |
| Master | CHESS 9626 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
County Line
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:15 |
| Master | CHESS 9627 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Carol b/w County Line (CHESS 1700 (Bootleg), EU, late 1970s) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3 (CHESS 60028, USA, 1974-04) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Childhood Sweetheart
(E. Anderson (Chuck Berry))
CHESS Recording, alt. take
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 3:13 |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 3:11 |
| First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Childhood Sweetheart
(E. Anderson (Chuck Berry))
CHESS Recording, original release, take 16
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Master | CHESS 9628 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Broken Arrow b/w Childhood Sweetheart (CHESS 1737, USA, 1959-09) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
One O'Clock Jump | Chuck's Jam
(Count Basie)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 3:08 |
| Master | CHESS 9629 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 3:03 |
| First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
I Just Want To Make Love To You
(Willie Dixon)
CHESS 1959 Recording, take 3
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:01 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
I Just Want To Make Love To You
(Willie Dixon)
CHESS 1959 Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:11 |
| Master | CHESS 9630 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | On the Blues Side (ACE Records CDCH 397, UK, 1993) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:09 |
| First release on 45rpm | Rock'n'Roll Music b/w I Just Want To Make Love To You (CHESS 169512, F, 1968/69) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Broken Arrow | Never Do That Again
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 21
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 3:01 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Broken Arrow | Never Do That Again
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:19 |
| Master | CHESS 9631 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Broken Arrow b/w Childhood Sweetheart (CHESS 1737, USA, 1959-09) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
longer fade?
| Length | 2:28 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Let It Rock | Rockin' On The Railroad
(E. Anderson (Chuck Berry))
CHESS Recording, without overdub
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 1:53 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Let It Rock | Rockin' On The Railroad
(E. Anderson (Chuck Berry))
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 1:42 |
| Master | CHESS 9632 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Too Pooped to Pop b/w Let It Rock (CHESS 1747, USA, 1960-01) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 1:42 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Too Pooped To Pop | Casey
(Roquel "Billy" Davis, Alonzo Mitchell)
CHESS Recording, take 4A
| Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:35 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Too Pooped To Pop | Casey
(Roquel "Billy" Davis, Alonzo Mitchell)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Master | CHESS 9633 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Too Pooped to Pop b/w Let It Rock (CHESS 1747, USA, 1960-01) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Say You'll Be Mine
(R. Butler)
CHESS Recording
| The Ecuadors | vocal |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | vocal |
| Harvey Fuqua | vocal |
| Etta James | vocal |
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:19 |
| Master | CHESS 9634 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Say You'll Be Mine b/w Let Me Sleep Woman (ARGO 5353, USA, 1959-11) |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Slightly shortened version
| Length | 2:15 |
| First release on album | CHESS Masters (CHESS CXMP 2011, UK, 1983-04) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Let Me Sleep Woman
(R. Butler)
CHESS Recording
| The Ecuadors | vocal |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | vocal |
| Harvey Fuqua | vocal |
| Etta James | vocal |
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Master | CHESS 9635 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Say You'll Be Mine b/w Let Me Sleep Woman (ARGO 5353, USA, 1959-11) |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
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