One Dozen Berrys

One Dozen Berrys
Studio album by
Chuck Berry
ReleasedMarch 1958 (1958-03)
RecordedMay 6 or 15, December 29–30, 1957, Chicago, Illinois[1]
StudioSheldon Recording Studios, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
GenreRock and roll
Length34:32
LabelChess
ProducerLeonard Chess, Phil Chess
Chuck Berry chronology
After School Session
(1957) 		One Dozen Berrys
(1958) 		Berry Is on Top
(1959)
Singles from One Dozen Berrys
  1. "Oh Baby Doll"
    Released: June 1957[2]
  2. "Rock and Roll Music"
    Released: September 1957[2]
  3. "Sweet Little Sixteen"
    Released: January 1958[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album by Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records.[2] 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.[5]

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

References

  1. ^ Gold (CD liner). Chuck Berry. United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 20–25, 27. 0602498805589.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966)". Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Horning, Susan Schmidt (15 December 2013). Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording...(page 258). ISBN 9781421410227. Retrieved October 26, 2017.