The Chess Years

~ Release by Chuck Berry (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1That's My Desire
cover recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:13
2Little Queenie (alternate)
recording of:
Little Queenie
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:34
3Do You Love Me
bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1958-02)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (in 1958-02)
recording of:
Do You Love Me (in 1958-02)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:20
4Almost Grown
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
bass and double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1959-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Jasper Thomas (on 1959-02-17)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17) and Bo Diddley (on 1959-02-17)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1959-02-17)
background vocals:
Chuck Barksdale (on 1959-02-17), Harvey Fuqua (on 1959-02-17), Marvin Gaye (on 1959-02-17), Etta James (on 1959-02-17), The Marquees (on 1959-02-17), The Moonglows (on 1959-02-17), James Nolan (on 1959-02-17), Reese Palmer (on 1959-02-17) and Chester Simmons (on 1959-02-17)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-02-17)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 6)
recording of:
Almost Grown (on 1959-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
2:21
5Back in the USA
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1959-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1959-02-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1959-02-17)
background vocals:
Etta James (on 1959-02-17) and The Marquees (on 1959-02-17)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-02-17)
recording of:
Back in the U.S.A. (on 1959-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
2:29
6Blue on Blue
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1959-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Jasper Thomas (on 1959-02-17)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1959-02-17)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-02-17)
recording of:
Blue on Blue (on 1959-02-17)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:57
7Betty Jean
bass:
Willie Dixon (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Betty Jean (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
2:30
8County Line
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Country Line (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
miscellaneous support:
Chuck Berry
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:17
9Childhood Sweetheart
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (in 1959-07)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Childhood Sweetheart (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:44
10One O'Clock Jump
bass:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1959-07)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (in 1959-07)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (in 1959-07)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
cover recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
composer:
Count Basie (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:10
11I Just Want to Make Love to You
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:25
12Broken Arrow
recording of:
Broken Arrow
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
2:22
13Let It Rock
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-07)
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1959-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1959-07, from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (in 1959-07, from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (in 1959-07, from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (in 1959-07)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Let It Rock (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Isalee Music Publishing Company
recording of:
Let It Rock (in 1959-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Isalee Music Publishing Company
1:45
14Too Pooped to Pop
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Too Pooped to Pop (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Davis
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
2:35
15Say You'll Be Mine
bass:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
The Equadors (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Say You’ll Be Mine (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
writer:
Chuck Berry
2:16
16Let Me Sleep Woman
bass:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
The Equadors (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Let Me Sleep Woman (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:25
17Childhood Sweetheart (alternate)
bass:
Reggie Boyd (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Childhood Sweetheart (from 1959-07-27 until 1959-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:15
18Drifting Blues
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-12)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-12) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-12)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-12)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-12)
cover recording of:
Drifting Blues (on 1960-02-12)
writer:
Charles Brown, Johnny Moore and Eddie Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists
2:21
19I Got to Find My Baby
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-12)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-12)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-12) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-02-12)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-12)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-12)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-12)
recording of:
I Got to Find My Baby (on 1960-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:16
20Don't You Lie to Me
recording of:
Don’t You Lie to Me (Chuck Berry’s version) (on 1960-02-12)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Chuck Berry
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker (in 1940)
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Don’t You Lie to Me
2:00
21Worried Life Blues
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-03-29)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-03-29)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-29)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1960-03-29)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
2:10
22Our Little Rendezvous
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-03-29)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-03-29)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-29)
recording of:
Our Little Rendezvous (on 1960-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:01
23Bye Bye Johnny
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-03-29)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-03-29)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-29)
recording of:
Bye Bye Johnny (on 1960-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
2:05
24Run Around
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (on 1960-03-29)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-03-29)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-03-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-29)
recording of:
Run Around (on 1960-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
2:33
25Jaguar and the Thunderbird
recording of:
Jaguar and Thunderbird
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Jewel Music Inc.
1:51
26Diploma for Two
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-15)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-15)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-15)
recording of:
Diploma for Two (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
2:31
27Little Star
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-15)
recording of:
Little Star (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
2:46
28The Way It Was Before
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-15)
recording of:
The Way It Was Before (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
2:50
29Away From You
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Reggie Boyd (on 1960-02-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-02-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1960-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-02-15)
recording of:
Away From You (from 1960-02-15 until 1960-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
2:40
30Down the Road Apiece
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1960-04-12)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-04-12) and Matt Murphy (on 1960-04-12)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-04-12)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1960-04-12)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-04-12)
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece (on 1960-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing and Universal Music Corp.
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
compiler:Adam Komorowski
Joop Visser
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Charly Records Ltd. (in 1991)
licensed from:Charly International ApS
ASIN:US: B004NIUQ72 [info]