''New Juke Box Hits'' is the fifth studio album by

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pioneer

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

, released in March 1961 by

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. Unlike his previous four LPs, only two songs, "Little Star" backed with "I'm Talking About You", had been previously released on a 45 rpm single. The album was recorded and released while Berry was in the midst of legal difficulties, which led to his imprisonment in 1962. The adverse publicity from these legal problems affected sales of his records, and the previous single failed to reach the

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chart. Berry did not release another album of songs for over three years.

Legacy

William Ruhlmann in a retrospective review for AllMusic, feels that the distractions of his legal problems inhibited Berry, so the songs on this album compare unfavourably with his earlier albums.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

except as noted.

Side one

# "I'm Talking About You" – 1:46 # "Diploma for Two" – 2:28 # "Thirteen Question Method" – 2:12 # "Away from You" – 2:38 # " Don't You Lie to Me" ( Hudson Whittaker) – 2:02 # "The Way It Was Before" – 2:52

Side two

# "Little Star" – 2:45 # " Route 66" ( Bobby Troup) – 2:45 # "Sweet Sixteen" ( Joe Josea,

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

) – 2:45 # "Run Around" – 2:31 # "Stop and Listen" – 2:26 # " Rip It Up" (

John Marascalco John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California. Career Marascalco co-wrote several o ...

Robert Blackwell Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell (May 23, 1918 – March 9, 1985) was an American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as mentoring Ray Char ...

) – 1:57

Personnel

– vocals, guitars * Johnnie Johnson – piano * Reggie Boyd – bass * Fred Below, Jaspar Thomas – drums * Leroy C. Davis – tenor saxophone

References

External links

* {{Authority control Chuck Berry albums 1961 albums Chess Records albums Albums produced by Leonard Chess Albums produced by Phil Chess