Chuck Berry in London is the eighth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1965 by Chess Records. Only eight of the tracks were actually recorded in London with the UK R&B group The 5 Dimensions, in January, 1965. Five other tracks were recorded in Chicago in December, 1964 with the Jules Blattner Group. The remaining track, "Night Beat" was left over from a 1957 session. "I Want to Be Your Driver," which later appeared as the final track on The Great Twenty-Eight, is based on "Me and My Chaffeur Blues" by Memphis Minnie. [3]
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| Released | April 1965 | |||
| Recorded | December 1964 – January 1965 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Leonard Chess, Philip Chess | |||
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| Singles from Chuck Berry in London | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Chuck Berry except as noted
Side one
edit- "My Little Love-Light" – 2:38
- "She Once Was Mine" – 2:38
- "After It's Over" – 2:20
- "I Got a Booking" – 2:54
- "Night Beat" – 2:43
- "His Daughter Caroline" – 3:16
- "You Came a Long Way from St Louis" (Bob Russell, John Benson Brooks) – 2:08
Side two
edit- "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 2:39
- "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) – 2:08
- "Dear Dad" – 1:51
- "Butterscotch" – 2:40
- "The Song of My Love" – 2:30
- "Why Should We End This Way" – 2:53
- "I Want to Be Your Driver" – 2:15
Personnel
edit- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
- Jules Blattner – guitar
- Jeff Crivet – guitar
- Louis Cennamo – bass
- Bill Bixler – bass
- Bob Scrivens – piano
- Peter John Hogman – harmonica
- Howard Jones – drums
- Chick Kattenhorn – drums
- Brian Hamilton – tenor saxophone
- Bill Armstrong – backing vocals
- Brian Smith – backing vocals
- Mike Boocock – backing vocals
- Rick Green – backing vocals
- Neil Carter – backing vocals
- Roger Eagle – backing vocals
- Roger Fairhurst – backing vocals
Charting history
editSingles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position[4] |
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| 1965 | "Dear Dad" | Billboard Hot 100 | 95 |
References
edit- ^ "AllMusic Review - Chuck Berry in London". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (20 March 1965). "Chuck Berry In London" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 210. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Can You (Who?) Never Tell? RJ Smith on Chuck Berry". 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Chuck Berry". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
External links
edit- Chuck Berry in London at Discogs (list of releases)
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