Bio is the seventeenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1973 by Chess Records. The backing musicians were Elephants Memory, except on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone".
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| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sound Exchange Studios, New York City; Technisonic Studios, St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | D+[2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Chuck Berry.
- "Bio" – 4:25
- "Hello Little Girl, Goodbye" – 3:56
- "Woodpecker" – 3:33
- "Rain Eyes" – 3:47
- "Aimlessly Driftin'" – 5:42
- "Got It and Gone" – 4:19
- "Talkin' About My Buddy" – 6:56
Personnel
edit- Elephants Memory
- Wayne "Tex" Gabriel – guitar
- Gary Van Scyoc – bass
- Adam Ippolito – piano
- Rick Frank – drums
- Stan Bronstein – saxophone
- Additional musicians
- Billy Peek – guitar on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
- Greg Edick – bass on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
- Ron Reed – drums on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
- Technical
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Bob Scerbo – production manager
- David Krieger – art direction
Release
edit- Cassette Bio Universal Special Products 1995
- CD Bio Universal Distribution / Universal Japan 2010
- Cassette Bio Chess Special Products
References
edit- ^ "AllMusic Review - Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
External links
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