Bo Diddley (album)

Bo Diddley
Compilation album by Bo Diddley
Released 1958
Recorded March 2, 1955-January 29, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois
Genre Rock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length 28:59
Label Chess
Producer Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley chronology
Bo Diddley
(1957)		 Go Bo Diddley
(1959)

Bo Diddley is the debut album by rock and roll pioneer and blues icon Bo Diddley. It is a compilation of his singles since 1955. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs. It was released on the Chess label in 1958.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted. 

Side One
No. Title Length
1. "Bo Diddley"   2:30
2. "I'm a Man"   2:41
3. "Bring It to Jerome" (Jerome Green) 2:37
4. "Before You Accuse Me"   2:40
5. "Hey! Bo Diddley"   2:17
6. "Dearest Darling"   2:32
Side Two
No. Title Length
1. "Hush Your Mouth"   2:36
2. "Say, Boss Man"   2:18
3. "Diddley Daddy" (McDaniel, Harvey Fuqua) 2:11
4. "Diddy Wah Diddy" (Willie Dixon) 2:51
5. "Who Do You Love?"   2:18
6. "Pretty Thing" (Dixon) 2:48

Personnel

Per liner notes[1][2]

Charts

Year Single Position
Billboard R&B Singles[4] UK Top 40[5]
1955 "Bo Diddley/I'm a Man" #1 N/A
1956 "Pretty Thing" #4 #34
1956 "Diddley Daddy" #11 N/A

References

  1. ^ (1997) Album notes for His Best by Bo Diddley [CD liner]. United States: Chess Records/MCA Records (CHD-9373).
  2. ^ (2007) Album notes for I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 by Bo Diddley [CD liner]. United States: Hip-O Select (B0009231-02).
  3. ^ Bo Diddley LP-1431 Front cover
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p57518
  5. ^ http://www.everyhit.com/ Type in "Bo Diddley" under Name of Artist
Bo Diddley
Singles
"Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" (1955)  · "Diddley Daddy"/"She's Fine, She's Mine" (1955)  · "Pretty Thing" (1955)  · "Diddy Wah Diddy" (1956)  · "Who Do You Love?" (1957)  · "Hey! Bo Diddley" (1957)  · "Before You Accuse Me" (1958)  · "Road Runner" (1960)  · "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (1962)
Studio albums
Go Bo Diddley (1959)  · Have Guitar, Will Travel (1960)  · Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1961)  · Bo Diddley (1962)  · Two Great Guitars (1964)  · Super Blues (1967)
Live & Compilation albums
Bo Diddley (1958)  · Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963)  · Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert (1986)  · Live at the Ritz (1988)  · His Best (1997)
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