One Dozen Berrys

One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album by Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records.^[2] With the exception of five new songs, "Rockin' at the Philharmonic", "Guitar Boogie", "In-Go", "How You've Changed", and "It Don't Take but a Few Minutes", and one alternate take, "Low Feeling", all tracks had been previously released on 45 rpm singles. It was also released in the United Kingdom. In 2012, Hoodoo reissued the album with Berry Is on Top on the same CD. Sheldon Recording Studio, where all of the recordings were made, was located at 2120 South Michigan Ave. in Chicago and eventually became Chess Studios.^[5]

One Dozen Berrys
Studio album by Chuck Berry
Released	March 1958 (1958-03)
Recorded	May 6 or 15, December 29–30, 1957, Chicago, Illinois[1]
Studio	Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	34:32
Label	Chess
Producer	Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
Chuck Berry chronology
After School Session (1957) One Dozen Berrys (1958) Berry Is on Top (1959)
Singles from One Dozen Berrys
"Oh Baby Doll" Released: June 1957[2] "Rock and Roll Music" Released: September 1957[2] "Sweet Little Sixteen" Released: January 1958[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chuck Berry.

Side one

1. "Sweet Little Sixteen" – 3:03
2. "Blue Feeling" - Instrumental – 3:04
3. "La Juanda (Espanola)" – 3:14
4. "Rockin' at the Philharmonic" - Instrumental – 3:23
5. "Oh Baby Doll" – 2:37
6. "Guitar Boogie" - Instrumental – 2:21

Side two

1. "Reelin' and Rockin'" – 3:18
2. "Ingo" - Instrumental – 2:29
3. "Rock and Roll Music" – 2:34
4. "How You've Changed" – 2:49
5. "Low Feeling" – 3:09 same recording as "Blue Feeling", but with the tape playback slowed
6. "It Don't Take but a Few Minutes" – 2:31

Personnel

• Chuck Berry – vocals, guitars
• Hubert Sumlin – electric guitar
• Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake – piano
• Willie Dixon – bass
• Fred Below, Ebbie Hardy – drums

References

1. Gold (CD liner). Chuck Berry. United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 20–25, 27. 0602498805589.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966)". Retrieved December 8, 2010.
3. Allmusic review
4. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
5. Horning, Susan Schmidt (15 December 2013). Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording...(page 258). ISBN 9781421410227. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

External links

• One Dozen Berrys at Discogs (list of releases)