Album · 1988
The Chess Box
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Maybellene
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2:21
2
Wee Wee Hours
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3:05
3
Thirty Days
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2:24
4
You Can’t Catch Me
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2:44
5
No Money Down
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2:59
6
Downbound Train
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2:50
7
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
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2:18
8
Drifting Heart
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2:49
9
Roll Over Beethoven
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2:25
10
Too Much Monkey Business
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2:56
11
Havana Moon
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3:08
12
School Day
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2:42
13
Rock and Roll Music
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2:33
14
Oh Baby Doll
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2:38
15
I’ve Changed
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3:07
16
Reelin’ and Rockin’
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3:17
17
Rockin’ at the Philharmonic
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3:23
18
Sweet Little Sixteen
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3:11
19
Johnny B. Goode
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2:39
20
Time Was
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1:57
21
Around & Around
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2:41
22
Beautiful Delilah
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2:15
23
House of Blue Lights
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2:28
24
Carol
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2:49
Disc 2
1
Memphis
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2:13
2
Anthony Boy
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1:54
3
Jo Jo Gunne
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2:46
4
Sweet Little Rock ’n’ Roller
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2:22
5
Merry Christmas Baby
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3:13
6
Run Rudolph Run
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2:44
7
Little Queenie
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2:42
8
Almost Grown
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2:21
9
Back in the U.S.A.
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2:29
10
Betty Jean
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2:31
11
Childhood Sweetheart
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2:45
12
Let It Rock
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1:47
13
Too Pooped to Pop
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2:35
14
Bye Bye Johnny
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2:06
15
Jaguar and Thunderbird
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1:51
16
Down the Road Apiece
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2:16
17
Confessin’ the Blues
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2:09
18
Thirteen Question Method
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2:14
19
Crying Steel
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2:34
20
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
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2:51
21
I’m Talking About You
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1:50
22
Come On
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1:50
23
Nadine (Is It You?)
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2:36
24
Crazy Arms
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2:13
25
You Never Can Tell
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2:43
26
The Things You Used to Do
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2:43
27
Promised Land
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2:22
Disc 3
1
No Particular Place to Go
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2:43
2
Liverpool Drive
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2:55
3
You Two
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2:10
4
Chuck’s Beat
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10:36
5
Little Marie
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2:36
6
Dear Dad
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1:50
7
Sad Day, Long Night
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2:44
8
It’s My Own Business
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2:10
9
It Wasn’t Me
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2:34
10
Ramona Say Yes
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2:42
11
Viva Viva Rock ’n’ Roll
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2:01
12
Tulane
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2:38
13
Have Mercy Judge
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2:40
14
My Dream
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5:58
15
Reelin’ and Rockin’ (live)
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7:06
16
My Ding‐A‐Ling (single edit, live)
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4:22
17
Johnny B. Goode (live)
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3:15
18
A Deuce
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2:33
19
Woodpecker
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3:34
20
Bio
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4:26
In print
First pressed 1988, still pressed 1995 — 7 pressings across 2 countries.
Credits
Vartan
Art Direction
DZN, The Design Group
Design
Adam Ippolito
Instrument · piano
Bill Metros
Instrument · drums
Billy Peek
Instrument · guitar
Bob Baldo
Instrument · electric piano
Bo Diddley
Instrument · guitar
Chuck Bernard
Instrument · electric bass
Dave Kaffinetti
Instrument · piano
Ebby Hardy
Instrument · drums
Fred Below
Instrument · drums
Gary Van Scyoc
Instrument · electric bass
George Smith (9)
Instrument · bass
Greg Edick
Instrument · electric bass
Jack Groendal
Instrument · electric bass
Jasper Thomas
Instrument · drums
Jeff Blador
Instrument · guitar
Jimmy Rogers
Instrument · guitar
Johnnie Johnson
Instrument · piano
Lafayette Leake
Instrument · piano
Leroy C. Davis
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Matt Murphy
Instrument · guitar
Nic Potter
Instrument · electric bass
Odie Payne
Instrument · drums
Otis Spann
Instrument · piano
Owen McIntyre
Instrument · guitar
Paul Williams
Instrument · piano
Peter Hogan
Instrument · harmonica
Rick Frank
Instrument · drums
Robbie McIntosh
Instrument · drums
Ron Reed
Instrument · drums
Stan Bronstein
Instrument · saxophone
Wayne Gabriel
Instrument · guitar
Willie Dixon
Instrument · bass
Doug Schwartz
Mastering · remastered by
Greg Fulginiti
Mastering
Andy McKaie
Producer · reissue producer
Chuck Berry
Producer
Esmond Edwards
Producer
Leonard Chess
Producer
Leonard & Phil Chess
Producer
Phil Chess
Producer
Martha Berry
Vocal · backing vocals
The Ecuadors
Vocal · backing vocals