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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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You Never Can Tell
| words and music by | Chuck Berry |
| also known as | C'est La Vie |
7., 8. & 9. 1. 1964 (CHESS Records)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd vocal (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| George Patterson | tenor saxophone |
| Rubin Cooper | tenor saxophone |
| Louis Satterfield | electric bass |
| Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:39 |
| Master | CHESS 12908 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | You Never Can Tell b/w Brenda Lee (CHESS 1906, USA, 1964-07) |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
Original Stereo mix
| Length | 2:39 |
| First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Stereo "remix" (original stereo mix without echo)
| Length | 2:40 |
| Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
live 1972 Bremen
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Length | 5:00 |
| First release on album | Saturday Rock - Live at the BBC '72 (Rough 40148, 2018-03) |
| Other notable release | The Lost Broadcasts (Gonzo Multimedia HST056DVD, D, 2012-03) |
19. 5. 1977 (De Zandkuil Open Air Theatre, Lochem, The Netherlands)
live 1977 Lochem
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Bloomfield | guitar |
| Rusty Lupton | piano |
| Fred Poke | bass |
| Wild Bob Burgos | drums |
| Length | 3:20 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Meets Matchbox (Promised Land Record PL 92 1977, D, 1994) |
21. 5. 1977 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany)
live 1977 Hamburg
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Sandy Ford | guitar |
| Nigel "Niggsy" Owen | guitar |
| Jacko Buddin | piano |
| Pete Pritchard | bass |
| Terry Earl | drums |
| Length | 3:37 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Rock'n'Roll Party with The Flying Saucers (Driving Wheel C 7788, EU, 1988) |
16. 10. 1986 Show 1 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 1
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Other source | Fox Theatre Show 1 (Audience Tape) |
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