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The London Bo Diddley Sessions
The London Bo Diddley Sessions
Studio album by Bo Diddley
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL and London England
Genre	Soul; funk;
Length	35:47
Label	Chess; CH 50029
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Bo Diddley chronology
London Sessions chronology

The London Bo Diddley Sessions is the 17th studio album by musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1973 and released on the Chess label.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Select	^[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Bo's presence was somewhat overwhelmed by the massive number of session musicians involved (well-meaning though they may have been) and more so, because Bo was still looking for a new sound, ... The songs are pretty fair -- a mix of soul and funk -- with elements of his old sound, and this is probably the best compromise he achieved during this phase of his career, between the old and the new".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel except where noted

"Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" – 3:58
"Bo Diddley" – 2:54
"Going Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:54
"Make a Hit Record" – 4:59
"Bo-Jam" – 3:31
"Husband-In-Law" (Sam Dees, Jimmy Lewis, Frederick Knight) – 3:32
"Do the Robot" – 5:40
"Sneakers on a Rooster" (Dees, Dee Camon) – 2:41
"Get Out of My Life" – 5:09

Recorded at Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and London, England (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)

Personnel

Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
Ray Fenwick (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – guitar
Gerald Sims (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar
Phil Upchurch (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar
Roy Wood (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – bass
Richard Evans (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – bass
Tennyson Stephens – piano (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Eddie Hardin – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
Arthur Hoyle, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson – trumpet (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Steve Galloway – trombone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Clifford Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Gene Barge – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Willie Henderson – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Keith Smart – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
Robert Crowder, Brian Grice – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Nigel Grainge – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
Charles Grimar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Derf Reklan Raheem (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – congas
Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals
Richard Evans – arranger