Almost Grown (song)

"Almost Grown"

Single by Chuck Berry
from the album Berry Is on Top
B-side	"Little Queenie"
Released	March 1959^[1]
Recorded	February 17, 1959
Studio	Chess (Chicago)^[2]
Genre	Rock and roll, rhythm & blues
Length	2:21
Label	Chess
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Berry
Producer(s)	Leonard Chess, Phil Chess

"Almost Grown" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. It was released as a double A-side with "Little Queenie".

Background

The song was released as Chess single 1722,^[3] and was later notable when featured in the 1973 film American Graffiti, and on its soundtrack album.

Recording

The song was recorded on February 17, 1959, at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois.

Chuck Berry, vocals and guitar
Johnnie Johnson on piano
Willie Dixon on bass
Fred Below on drums
The background vocals on Berry's recording are by Etta James and The Marquees^[4] aka Harvey & the New Moonglows, featuring the young Marvin Gaye.

Chart performance

The song reached number thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the Billboard R&B chart.

Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	32
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides^[6]	3

Covers

The song was covered by The Animals on their 1963 album of the same name.^[7]
Australian band Ol' 55 covered the song on their album Take It Greasy (1976).^[8]
French version by Eddy Mitchell called "C'est la vie, mon chéri" on his album Rocking in Nashville (1974)
The song has also been covered by The Ivy League and David Bowie.

References

^ "The Billboard Reviews This Week's Singles". Billboard: 48. March 9, 1959.
^ "The Chuck Berry Database: Details For Recording Session: 17. 2. 1959". A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry. Dietmar Rudolph. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ Berry, Chuck, Chuck Berry: The Anthology, CD, 088 1120304-2, MCA Records, Chess, 2000, liner notes
^ Berry, Chuck, Chuck Berry: The Anthology, CD, 088 1120304-2, MCA Records, Chess, © 2000, liner notes
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 77.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 55.
^ "Almost Grown - The Animals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

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Studio albums	After School Session (1957) One Dozen Berrys (1958) Berry Is on Top (1959) Rockin' at the Hops (1960) New Juke Box Hits (1961) Two Great Guitars (with Bo Diddley) (1964) St. Louis to Liverpool (1964) Chuck Berry in London (1965) Fresh Berry's (1965) Chuck Berry's Golden Hits (1967) Chuck Berry in Memphis (1967) From St. Louie to Frisco (1968) Concerto in "B Goode" (1969) Back Home (1970) San Francisco Dues (1971) The London Chuck Berry Sessions (1972) (Side 1) Bio (1973) Chuck Berry (1975) Rockit (1979) Chuck (2017)
Live albums	Chuck Berry on Stage (1963) Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (1967) The London Chuck Berry Sessions (1972) (Side 2) Chuck Berry Live in Concert (1978) Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) Live! (2000) Live on Stage (2000) Chuck Berry – In Concert (2002)
Compilations	Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) Chuck Berry Twist (1962) Chuck Berry's Golden Decade (1967, 1973, 1974) The Great Twenty-Eight (1982) The Chess Box (1988) The Anthology (2000) Volume 2 (1995)
Singles	"Maybellene" / "Wee Wee Hours" (1955) "Roll Over Beethoven" / "Drifting Heart" (1956) "Too Much Monkey Business" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (1956) "School Days" / "Deep Feeling" (1957) "Rock and Roll Music" / "Blue Feeling" "Sweet Little Sixteen" / "Reelin' and Rockin'" (1958) "Carol"/ "Hey Pedro" (1958) "Johnny B. Goode" / "Around and Around" (1958) "Run Rudolph Run" (1958) "Almost Grown" / "Little Queenie" (1959) "Back in the U.S.A." / "Memphis, Tennessee" (1959) "Nadine" (1964) "No Particular Place to Go" (1964) "My Ding-a-Ling" (1972)
Other articles	Discography Chuck Berry House Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll Chess Records Johnnie Johnson Gibson ES-350T Gibson ES-355
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