''Rock, Rock, Rock!'' is the
soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...
to the
motion picture of the same name and was the first LP ever released by Chess Records labeled ''LP 1425'' and
Chuck Berry's first appearance on a long player.
Only four songs from the album ("Over and Over Again", "I Knew from the Start", "
You Can't Catch Me", and "Would I Be Crying") actually appear in the film. Eight additional songs by Chuck Berry,
the Moonglows
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They wer ...
, and
the Flamingos
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make up the balance of the songs. Other artists who appeared in the film were not on the album. ''Rock, Rock, Rock!'' is regarded as the first rock and roll movie to have had a soundtrack album issued.
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Track listing
# "I Knew from the Start" - The Moonglows
# "Would I Be Crying" - The Flamingos
# "
Maybellene
"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song. It was written and recorded in 1955 by Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Berry's song told the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing ...
" - Chuck Berry
# "Sincerely" - The Moonglows
# "Thirty Days" - Chuck Berry
# "The Vow" - The Flamingos
# "
You Can't Catch Me" - Chuck Berry
# "Over and Over Again" - The Moonglows
# "
Roll Over Beethoven" - Chuck Berry
# "I'll Be Home" - The Flamingos
# "See Saw" - The Moonglows
# "A Kiss from Your Lips" - The Flamingos
The album was originally released as a promotional item to a handful of radio stations, with a different cover and eight additional songs.
50th Anniversary expanded bonus tracks
#
"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent
"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" is a song written by George Goldner and performed by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers. It reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. The song was featured on their 1956 album, ''The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymo ...
" - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
# "Rock & Roll Boogie" - Alan Freed & His Rock 'n Roll Orchestra
# "Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)" - Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
Notes
External links
A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry
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Chuck Berry albums
1956 soundtrack albums
1956 debut albums
Chess Records albums
Albums produced by Phil Chess
Albums produced by Leonard Chess
Musical film soundtracks