Chuck Berry (album)

1975 studio album by Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry is the eighteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1975 by Chess Records. Some pressings of this album carry the title Chuck Berry '75. Berry's daughter, Ingrid, contributed backing vocals.

This was Berry's final new album release for Chess Records, ending his off-and-on association with the label dating back 21 years. He moved to Atco Records, for which he recorded his next studio album, Rockit, in 1979.

Track listing

1. "Swanee River“ (Stephen Foster; adapted and arranged by Chuck Berry) – 2:38
2. "I'm Just a Name“ (Berry) – 3:37
3. "I Just Want to Make Love to You“ (Willie Dixon) – 3:05
4. "Too Late“ (Berry) – 2:45
5. "South of the Border“ (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) – 2:22
6. "Hi Heel Sneakers“ (Robert Higgenbotham) – 4:40
7. "You Are My Sunshine“ (Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis) – 2:50
8. "My Babe“ (Walter Jacobs) – 2:28
9. "Baby What You Want Me to Do“ (Jimmy Reed) – 2:34
10. "A Deuce“ (Berry) – 2:31
11. "Shake, Rattle and Roll“ (Charles E. Calhoun) – 2:15
12. "Sue Answer“ (Berry) – 2:25
13. "Don't You Lie to Me“ (Berry) – 3:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Chuck Berry – guitar, piano, vocals
• Billy Peek – guitar (tracks 10, 12)
• Elliot Randall – guitar (except tracks 9, 10, 12)
• Wilbur Bascomb – bass
• Greg Edick – bass (tracks 10, 12)
• Ernie Hayes – piano
• Jimmy Johnson, Jr. – drums
• Ron Reed – drums (tracks 10, 12)
• Earl Williams – drums (tracks 2, 4)
• Ingrid Berry Gibson – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 9)

Technical

• Esmond Edwards – producer
• Bob Scerbo – production supervision
• Neil Terk – art direction

References

1. Chuck Berry at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

External links

• Chuck Berry at Discogs (list of releases)