''One Dozen Berrys'' is the second studio album by

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 1958 on

Chess Records Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock an ...

. With the exception of five new songs, "Rockin' at the Philharmonic", "Guitar Boogie", "In-Go", "How You've Changed", and "It Don't Take but a Few Minutes", and one alternate take, "Low Feeling", all tracks had been previously released on 45 rpm singles. It was also released in the United Kingdom. In 2012, Hoodoo reissued the album with '' Berry Is on Top'' on the same CD. Sheldon Recording Studio, where all of the recordings were made, was located at 2120 South Michigan Ave. in Chicago and eventually became Chess Studios.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chuck Berry.

Side one

# " Sweet Little Sixteen" – 3:03 # "Blue Feeling" - Instrumental – 3:04 # "La Juanda (Espanola)" – 3:14 # "Rockin' at the Philharmonic" - Instrumental – 3:23 # "Oh Baby Doll" – 2:37 # "Guitar Boogie" - Instrumental – 2:21

Side two

# "

Reelin' and Rockin' "Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. It was originally recorded in 1957 and released as the B-side of " Sweet Little Sixteen". Recording The song was recorded on December 29-30, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. * Chuck B ...

" – 3:18 # "Ingo" - Instrumental – 2:29 # " Rock and Roll Music" – 2:34 # "How You've Changed" – 2:49 # "Low Feeling" – 3:09 same recording as "Blue Feeling", but with the tape playback slowed # "It Don't Take but a Few Minutes" – 2:31

Personnel

– vocals, guitars * Hubert Sumlin – electric guitar * Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake – piano *

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

– bass * Fred Below, Ebbie Hardy – drums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Chuck Berry albums 1958 albums Albums produced by Phil Chess Albums produced by Leonard Chess Chess Records albums