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''Chuck Berry in Memphis'' is the eleventh studio album by
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
, released in 1967 by
Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
.


Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Berry except as noted # "Back to Memphis" – 2:40 # "I Do Really Love You" – 2:28 # "
Ramblin' Rose "Ramblin' Rose" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman (words) and Joe Sherman (music) and popularized by Nat King Cole. The recording by Nat King Cole reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1962. Original s ...
" ( Joe Sherman,
Noel Sherman Noel Sherman (30 June 1930 Brooklyn – 4 June 1972 New York) was an American lyricist and nightclub producer. Among the standards that Sherman composed, often with his brother Joe Sherman, are "Ramblin' Rose", " Graduation Day", " Eso Beso" ("Tha ...
) – 2:34 # "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" (re-recording) – 2:14 # "My Heart Will Always Belong to You" – 2:40 # "Oh Baby Doll" (re-recording) – 2:15 # "Check Me Out" – 2:32 # "
It Hurts Me Too "It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard that is "one of the most interpreted blues ongs. First recorded in 1940 by American blues musician Tampa Red, the song is a mid-tempo eight-bar blues that features slide guitar. It borrows from earlier blue ...
" (
Mel London Mel London (April 9, 1932 – May 16, 1975) was an American songwriter, record producer, and record label owner. He was active in the Chicago blues and R&B scenes in the 1950s and 1960s. London is best known for his compositions for Chicago ...
) – 2:57 # "Bring Another Drink" (Bob Bell, Roy Branker) – 2:34 # "So Long" (Irving Melsher, Remus Harris, Russ Morgan) – 2:43 # "Goodnight, Well It's Time to Go" (Calvin Carter, James Hudson) - 2:20 # "Flying Home" (Some reissues of the album include this song as the final track) - 2:25


Personnel

* Chuck Berry –
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
, vocals * Satch Arnold –
drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
*
Tommy Cogbill Thomas Clark Cogbill (April 8, 1932 – December 7, 1982) was an American bassist, guitarist and record producer known for his work in R&B, soul and country music. Life and career Cogbill was born in Johnson Grove, Tennessee. He was a high ...
bass guitar *
Bobby Emmons Bobby Gene Emmons (February 19, 1943 – February 23, 2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter. He was an active session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the keyboardist of The Memphis Boys, playing keyboards on tracks by E ...
piano * Andrew Lovetenor saxophone * Gene Miller – trumpet * James Mitchell –
baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...
*
Reggie Young Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studio house band, The Memphis Boys, and was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with ...
– guitar


References


External links

* Chuck Berry albums 1967 albums Mercury Records albums {{1960s-rock-album-stub