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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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| Date | 21. 9. 1966 |
| for | Mercury Records |
| at | Technisonic Studio |
| Location | 1201 South Brentwood Avenue Clayton, Missouri USA |
Maybellene | Come Back Maybellene | Mabellene | Maybelline
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | organ |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:32 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38879 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:32 |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybelline b/w Roll Over Beethoven (Philco-Ford HP-34, USA, 1967) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
School Day | Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll | Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell | School Days
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:33 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38881 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:33 |
| First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w School Day (Mercury C-30144, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
DJ dubbed
| Joe Niagara | DJ talk |
| Length | 2:35 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1957 (Increase INCM 2002, USA, 1970-06) |
Sweet Little Sixteen | Surfin' USA
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:12 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38882 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on 45rpm | Sweet Little Sixteen b/w Maybellene (Mercury C-30143, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
Audience added to end
| + | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:16 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Johnny B. Goode | Go, Johnny Go!
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38883 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:45 |
| First release on 45rpm | Johnny B. Goode b/w Rock & Roll Music (Mercury C-30146, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
shortened
| Length | 2:39 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Memphis, Tennessee | Long Distance Telephone
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:06 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38884 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:06 |
| First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w School Day (Mercury C-30144, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Roll Over Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:02 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38885 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:02 |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybelline b/w Roll Over Beethoven (Philco-Ford HP-34, USA, 1967) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
shortened
| Length | 1:45 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:02 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
DJ dubbed
| Robin Seymour | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:00 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1956 (Increase INCM 2001, USA, 1970-06) |
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:31 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38886 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:31 |
| First release on 45rpm | Johnny B. Goode b/w Rock & Roll Music (Mercury C-30146, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:33 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
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