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Concerto in "B Goode" is the thirteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1969 by Mercury Records. The title song is an extended instrumental interpolation of a wide range of themes pioneered in Berry's classic 1957-62 period, running approximately 18 minutes and taking up the entire second side of the record; this is Berry embracing the emerging preference in the rock genre for extended numbers. The title refers to Berry's semi-autobiographical song "Johnny B. Goode."
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| Released | June 1969[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Chuck Berry | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [3] |
In his Rolling Stone review, Lester Bangs hailed this as a real return to form: "The Master is back again, and this time he has come up with a record worthy of his reputation."[3]
This was the last album from Berry's brief association with Mercury. The next year, he moved back to Chess Records, for which his earlier recordings had been made.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Chuck Berry
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Looking Woman" | 2:16 |
| 2. | "My Woman" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "It's Too Dark In There" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Put Her Down" | 4:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concerto in B. Goode" | 18:40 |
| Total length: | 34:33 | |
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
- Kermit Eugene Cooley – bass guitar
- Dale Grischer – drums
- Billy Peek – guitar, harmonica, keyboard, tambourine
Technical
edit- Chuck Berry – producer
- Dennis Drake – mastering
- Richard Lochte – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Pegg, Bruce (2013). Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry. Routledge. p. 187.
- ^ "AllMusic Review - Concerto in "B Goode". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Bangs, Lester (9 August 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (39). San Francisco: 37. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
edit- Concerto in "B Goode" at Discogs (list of releases)
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