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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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Carol
| words and music by | Chuck Berry |
| also known as | Oh Carol |
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Paul Gayten | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Odie Payne | drums |
| unknown | percussion |
| Length | 2:44 |
| Master | CHESS 8868 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Carol b/w Hey Pedro (CHESS 1700, USA, 1958-08) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Is On Top (CHESS LP 1435, USA, 1959-07) |
Piano Overdub
| Paul Gayten | 2nd piano (overdub) |
| Length | 2:44 |
| Master | CHESS |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
Different Piano Overdub
| Paul Gayten | 2nd piano (overdub) |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Master | CHESS |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | From The Beginning 1955-1960 (CHESS SJET-9523-5, Japan, 1973) |
27. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Eugene Washington | drums |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39168 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:24 |
| First release on 45rpm | Roll Over Beethoven b/w Johnny B. Goode +4 (Hammer HB 604, UK, 1979-09) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
shortened
| Length | 1:57 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
13. 9. 1969 (Toronto Rock'n'Roll Revival, Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
live 1969 Toronto
as part of the medley
Medley: Johnny B. Goode/Carol/Promised Land
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ron Marinelli | guitar |
| Hughie Leggat | bass |
| Danny Taylor | drums |
| Length | 8:32 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Live (Everest CBR 1007, UK, 1982) |
faded in and out
| Length | 8:26 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | Live in Concert (Magnum MR-703, USA, 1978) |
slightly shortened
| Length | 8:18 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | Reelin' and a Rockin' (Object Enterprises OR0016, UK, 1987) |
Heavily shortened
| Length | 6:13 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | The Greatest Hits - Live (SPOT 9283, UK, 1983) |
JBG + Carol beginning
| Length | 5:19 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | My Dingaling (Royal Collection RC 83148, NL, 1991) |
JBG only
| Length | 5:05 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
Carol and Promised Land only
| Length | 3:19 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
JBG only, DJ dubbed
| Arnie Ginsburg | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1961 (re-issue) (Increase INCM 2006 (R), USA, 1983) |
live 1972 Bremen - interrupted take
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Length | 0:39 |
| Other notable release | The Lost Broadcasts (Gonzo Multimedia HST056DVD, D, 2012-03) |
live 1972 Bremen
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Other notable release | The Lost Broadcasts (Gonzo Multimedia HST056DVD, D, 2012-03) |
live 1972 BBC
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Length | 3:45 |
| Producer | Stanley Dorfman for BBC Television |
| First release on album | Six Two Five (Driving Wheel LP-1001, UK, 1972) |
| Other notable release | Live at the BBC (ZitRock ZR-DVD-CHB-16-03, US, 2016) |
5. 8. 1972 (Empire Stadium, London, UK)
live 1972 Wembley
as part of the medley
Let It Rock / Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Terry Clemson | guitar |
| John Earl | saxophone |
| Jimmy Walls | bass |
| Les Warren | drums |
| Length | 5:16 |
| First release on album | The London Rock And Roll Show (TKO Magnum Force CDMF-105, UK, 2001) |
live 1972 Hempstead
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Length | 3:10 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
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 | 2:06 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Meets Matchbox (Promised Land Record PL 92 1977, D, 1994) |
live 1980 Seattle
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Barry Curtis | guitar |
| Tom Katica | electric piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass (prob.) |
| George Rudiger | drums |
| Length | 2:05 |
| First release on album | Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry! Live! (Rough 640509040147, EU, 2017-12) |
17. 1. 1981 (Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, Reseda, California, USA)
live 1981 Reseda
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnny Rivers | 2nd guitar |
| unknown | piano, drums |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Billy Ciofe Band | band (poss.) |
| Length | 7:06 |
| Producer | Norman J. Pattiz |
| First release on album | The Sheik Of Chicago (Smashing Pumpkin Records PMK-1126, EU, 2016) |
| Other notable release | In Concert (Westwood One 81-1, USA, 1981-04-19) |
| Other source | KMET (live radio broadcast, YouTube) |
27. 4. 1981 (Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan)
live 27 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 3:58 |
| Producer | Kei Ishizaka |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Tokyo Session (East World WTP 90072, J, 1981) |
29. 4. 1981 (Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan)
live 29 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 4:21 |
| Other notable release | Tokyo 1981-04-29 YouTube |
21. 2. 1982 (Ritz Club, New York City, NY, USA)
live 1982 New York
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, tenor saxophone, bass, drums |
| Length | 2:12 |
| Producer | The Vinyl Rat |
| First release on album | Let It Rock ! (Let It Rock ! (Bootleg), EU, 1986) |
Summer 1982 (Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA)
live 1982 Hollywood
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Richie Zito | guitar |
| William Smith | piano |
| James Horn | saxophone |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Willie Orneals | drums |
| Length | 3:33 |
| First release on album | Forever Classic (MasterTone MCPS-0301, UK, 1997) |
3. 9. 1983 (Rock'n'Roll Spectacular, Wirrina Sports Stadium, Peterborough, UK)
live 1983 Peterborough
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Billy Peek | guitar |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Graham Hollingworth | drums |
| Length | 4:15 |
| Producer | Nigel Molden |
| First release on album | Live On Stage (Magnum Force CDMF 092, UK, 1994) |
10.-14. 10. 1986 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Film Rehearsals
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
Film
| Length | 5:22 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| Other notable release | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (Universal Pictures, USA, 1987-10-09) |
Bootleg edit
| Length | 5:03 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| First release on album | Keith Richards - Exposures (Silver Shadow CD 9109, EEC, 1991) |
Radio Show edit
| Length | 3:01 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| Other notable release | Hail! Hail! The King of Rock 'n' Roll (Cahn Media, USA, 2006) |
31. 12. 1988 (Palladium Theater, New York City, NY, USA)
live 1988 Palladium
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ingrid G. Berry | 2nd vocal |
| unknown | guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Length | 5:00 |
| First release on album | The Sheik Of Chicago (Smashing Pumpkin Records PMK-1126, EU, 2016) |
7. 2005 - 1. 2006 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)
live 2005/2006 St. Louis
as part of the medley
Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Charles Jr. "Butch" Berry | 2nd guitar |
| Robert Lohr | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Keith Robinson | drums |
| Length | 4:41 |
| Producer | David Torretta |
| Engineer | Jeremy Lutito / Logan Matheny |
| First release on album | Live From Blueberry Hill (Dualtone 803020224124, US, 2021-12) |
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