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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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Brown Eyed Handsome Man
| words and music by | Chuck Berry |
CHESS 1956 Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Melvin Billups | drums |
| Length | 2:15 |
| Master | CHESS 8109 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Too Much Monkey Business b/w Brown Eyed Handsome Man (CHESS 1635, USA, 1956-09) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
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) |
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) |
27. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Eugene Washington | drums |
| Length | 2:20 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39170 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits (Mercury 826 256-2, USA, 1989-06) |
Summer 1982 (Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA)
live 1982 Hollywood
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Richie Zito | guitar |
| William Smith | piano |
| James Horn | saxophone |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Willie Orneals | drums |
| Length | 1:12 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry (Newsound/Penny PYCD-260, UK, 1996) |
16. 10. 1986 Show 1 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 1
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Robert Cray | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 2:08 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| First release on album | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (MCA Records MCA-6217, USA, 1987) |
| Other notable release | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (Universal Pictures, USA, 1987-10-09) |
| Other source | Fox Theatre Show 1 (Audience Tape) |
17. 10. 1986 Show 2 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 2
| Robert Cray | vocal, guitar |
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 2:07 |
| First release on album | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 60th Birthday Celebration (Crying Steel CSR03, 2015) |
| Other notable release | Concert Vault |
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