Chuck Berry Twist

Chuck Berry Twist
Compilation album by Chuck Berry
Released	February 1962 (1962-02)[1]
Recorded	May 21, 1955 – August 3, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois; September 28, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri[2]
Genre	Rock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length	35:04
Label	Chess
Producer	Leonard Chess, Phil Chess[2]
Chuck Berry chronology
New Juke-Box Hits (1961) Chuck Berry Twist (1962) Chuck Berry On Stage (1963)
1963 Reissue Cover
2nd edition cover

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Chuck Berry Twist is a compilation album by rock and roll icon Chuck Berry. The album was released in February 1962 by Chess Records during Chuck Berry's imprisonment.^[1] The title was an attempt to cash in on the new Twist craze instigated in 1960 by Chubby Checker, even though none of the songs musically conformed to the Twist style (indeed, most of the songs predated the introduction of the Twist). The album was reissued a year later with a new title: More Chuck Berry. The UK release of More Chuck Berry on Pye International in 1964 featured the same cover but a completely different track listing.

Critical Response

In a 1978 poll of music critics, Robert Christgau listed the record as the 4th best album of all time.

The record was reviewed by Pig River Records on its 50th anniversary in February 2012 receiving a score of 9.0/10.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Chuck Berry, except as indicated.

US versions

Side One

1. "Maybellene"
2. "Roll Over Beethoven"
3. "Oh Baby Doll"
4. "Around and Around"
5. "Come On"
6. "Let It Rock"
7. "Reelin' and Rockin'"

Side Two

1. "School Days"
2. "Almost Grown"
3. "Sweet Little Sixteen"
4. "Thirty Days"
5. "Johnny B. Goode"
6. "Rock and Roll Music"
7. "Back in the U.S.A."

UK version

Side One

1. "Sweet Little Rock & Roller"
2. "Anthony Boy"
3. "Little Queenie"
4. "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo Merriweather)
5. "Carol"
6. "Reelin' & Rockin'"

Side Two

1. "Thirty Days"
2. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
3. "Too Much Monkey Business"
4. "Wee Wee Hours"
5. "Jo Jo Gunne"
6. "Beautiful Delilah"

Personnel

• Chuck Berry – vocals, guitar
• Willie Dixon – bass
• Johnnie Johnson – piano
• Jasper Thomas – drums
• Ebby Hardy – drums
• Jerome Green – maracas
• Otis Spann – piano
• J. C. Davis – tenor saxophone
• Fred Below – drums
• Lafayette Leake – piano
• G. Smith – bass
• Etta James – background vocals
• The Marquees – background vocals
• Martha Berry – background vocals

References