San Francisco Dues is the fifteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1971 by Chess Records.[1]
| San Francisco Dues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1971 | |||
| Studio | Lansing Sound Studios, Lansing, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 33:12 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Chuck Berry | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Overview
editIt was Chuck Berry's second Chess release after returning to the label in 1969. The album contains seven new songs, a poem and two songs ("Lonely School Days" and "Viva Rock and Roll") from his previous Chess recordings.[1][3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Chuck Berry
- "Oh Louisiana" – 4:28
- "Let's Do Our Thing Together" – 2:20
- "Your Lick" – 2:34
- "Festival" – 4:08
- "Bound to Lose" – 3:06
- "Bordeaux in My Pirough" – 2:35
- "San Francisco Dues" – 3:23
- "Viva Rock and Roll" – 2:02
- "My Dream" (Poem) – 6:00
- "Lonely School Days" – 2:36
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Chuck Berry – guitar, piano on "My Dream" (Poem), vocals
- Jeff Baldori – second guitar
- Bob Baldori – electric piano, harmonica
- Jack "Zocko" Groendal – bass guitar
- Johnnie Johnson – piano
- Bill Metros – drums
- Maurice White – drums
Technical
edit- Esmond Edwards – supervisor
- Dean Bredwell – engineer
- Michael Mendel – cover, design
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Chuck Berry: San Francisco Dues". Allmusic.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "A Collector's Guide to Chuck Berry". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "The Chuck Berry Database". crlf.de.
External links
edit- San Francisco Dues at Discogs (list of releases)