| Reelin' and Rockin' | |
| Cover: | Reelin'_and_Rockin'_-_Chuck_Berry.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Chuck Berry |
| Album: | The London Chuck Berry Sessions |
| B-Side: | "Let's Boogie" (US) |
| Recorded: | February 3, 1972 at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England |
| Studio: | Chess (Chicago)[1] |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Label: | Chess 2136 |
| Producer: | Esmond Edwards |
| Prev Title: | My Ding-a-Ling |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Bio |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"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".
The song was recorded on December 29-30, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois.
The session was produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil.
The song was released as Chess single number 1683.[2]
A live version of the song was released in late 1972, peaking at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1973. It reached number 21 in Canada and number 18 in the UK.[3]
| Chart (1972-73) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Top Singles (RPM) | 21 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 27 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 30 |
| Reelin' and Rockin' | |
| Cover: | Reelin'_and_Rockin'_-_Dave_Clark_5.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Dave Clark Five |
| Album: | Weekend in London |
| B-Side: | "I'm Thinking" (US) "Little Bitty Pretty One" (UK) |
| Released: | 2 April 1965 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Columbia/EMI |
| Prev Title: | Come Home |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | I Like It Like That |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
The Dave Clark Five covered "Reelin' and Rockin'" in early 1965. The single peaked at number 24 in the UK,[6] number 23 in the US,[7] and number 12 in Australia. Their rendition became the first and overall highest-charting version of the song. Cash Box described it as "a rollicking terpsichorean-themed contagious rocker."[8]
| Chart (1965) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia KMR | 12 | |
| Sweden | 7 | |
| UK (OCC) | 24 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 15 |
"Reelin' and Rockin'" was also covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, Conway Twitty, Alex Harvey, and many others.