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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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| Date | 17. 2. 1959 |
| for | CHESS Records |
| at | Ter-Mar Records Studio |
| Location | 2120 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois USA |
Do You Love Me
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take from Golden Decade
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Master | CHESS 9235 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade Vol. 3 (CHESS 6641 177, UK, 1974-07) |
Do You Love Me
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take from America's Hottest Wax
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Length | 2:18 |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Almost Grown
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 14
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Length | 2:50 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
Almost Grown
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 28
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Length | 2:21 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
Almost Grown
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Length | 2:17 |
| Master | CHESS 9236 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Almost Grown b/w Little Queenie (CHESS 1722, USA, 1959-03) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Is On Top (CHESS LP 1435, USA, 1959-07) |
DJ overdubbed
| Hunter Hancock | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:17 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1959 (Increase INCM 2004, USA, 1970-06) |
Back In The USA
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Reese Palmer | chorus |
| Chester Simmons | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Harvey & The Moonglows | chorus |
| Chuck Barksdale | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Marvin Gaye | chorus |
| James Nolan | chorus |
| Length | 2:27 |
| Master | CHESS 9237 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Back in the USA b/w Memphis, Tennessee (CHESS 1729, USA, 1959-06) |
| First release on album | Twist With Chuck Berry (CHESS LP 1465, USA, 1962-02) |
Fast B 6 (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:08 |
| First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
Blue On Blue (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Master | CHESS 9238 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3 (CHESS 60028, USA, 1974-04) |
Faded out
| Length | 2:49 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | On the Blues Side (ACE Records CDCH 397, UK, 1993) |
incl. Spoken intro
| Leonard Chess | studio talk |
| Length | 3:08 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
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