“Chuck Berry In London” by Chuck Berry - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1965 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
13 brand new recordings (only 8 of which were made in London) plus, somewhat strangely, the 1957 recording “Nightbeat” which had previously been resurrected on the preceding LP “St. Louis To Liverpool” in 1964. This is a real strong set from Chuck, with some terrific R n B, most especially in the rip-roaring “She Once Was Mine”. Keeping things interesting he includes 3 imaginative covers, digging back to 1916 to remake Prince’s Band’s “St. Louis Blues”, and back to 1956 to re-interpret Irving Burgie’s “Jamaica Farewell”.
The Jukebox Rebel
17–Feb–2008
Tracklist |
A1 | [02:38] Chuck Berry - My Little Love Light (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A2 | [02:26] Chuck Berry - She Once Was Mine (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A3 | [02:20] Chuck Berry - After It’s Over (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A4 | [02:55] Chuck Berry - I Got A Booking (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A5 | [02:45] Chuck Berry - Night Beat (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A6 | [03:17] Chuck Berry - His Daughter Caroline (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A7 | [02:08] Chuck Berry - You Came A Long Way From St Louis (Bob Russell, John Benson Brooks) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
B1 | [02:39] Chuck Berry - St. Louis Blues (William Christopher Handy) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B2 | [02:05] Chuck Berry - Jamaica Farewell Song (Irving Burgie) Caribbean |
B3 | [01:50] Chuck Berry - Dear Dad (Charles Berry) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B4 | [02:43] Chuck Berry - Butterscotch (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
B5 | [02:32] Chuck Berry - The Song Of My Love (Charles Berry) Latin |
B6 | [02:55] Chuck Berry - Why Should We End This Way (Charles Berry) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
B7 | [02:16] Chuck Berry - I Want To Be Your Driver (Charles Berry) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |