One Dozen Berrys Explained

One Dozen Berrys
Type:Studio album
Artist:Chuck Berry
Cover:Chuck Berry - One Dozen Berry's.jpg
Released:[1]
Recorded:May 6 or 15, December 29–30, 1957, Chicago, Illinois[2]
Studio:Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Genre:Rock and roll
Length:34:32
Label:Chess
Producer:Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
Prev Title:After School Session
Prev Year:1957
Next Title:Berry Is on Top
Next Year:1959

One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album of Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records. 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.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chuck Berry.

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966) . Rudolph . Dietmar . December 8, 2010.
  2. Gold . . 2005 . 20–25, 27 . CD liner . . 0602498805589 . United States .
  3. Book: Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording...(page 258). 9781421410227. October 26, 2017. Horning. Susan Schmidt. 15 December 2013.