Chuck Berry in London
Chuck Berry in London is the eighth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1965 by Chess Records. Only eight of the tracks were actually recorded in London with the UK R&B group The 5 Dimensions, in January, 1965. Five other tracks were recorded in Chicago in December, 1964 with the Jules Blattner Group. The remaining track, "Night Beat" was left over from a 1957 session. "I Want to Be Your Driver," which later appeared as the final track on The Great Twenty-Eight, is based on "Me and My Chaffeur Blues" by Memphis Minnie.
Track listing
All songs written by Chuck Berry except as notedSide one
- "My Little Love-Light" – 2:38
- "She Once Was Mine" – 2:38
- "After It's Over" – 2:20
- "I Got a Booking" – 2:54
- "Night Beat" – 2:43
- "His Daughter Caroline" – 3:16
- "You Came a Long Way from St Louis" – 2:08
Side two
- "St. Louis Blues" – 2:39
- "Jamaica Farewell" – 2:08
- "Dear Dad" – 1:51
- "Butterscotch" – 2:40
- "The Song of My Love" – 2:30
- "Why Should We End This Way" – 2:53
- "I Want to Be Your Driver" – 2:15
Personnel
- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
- Jules Blattner – guitar
- Jeff Crivet – guitar
- Louis Cennamo – bass
- Bill Bixler – bass
- Bob Scrivens – piano
- Peter John Hogman – harmonica
- Howard Jones – drums
- Chick Kattenhorn – drums
- Brian Hamilton – tenor saxophone
- Bill Armstrong – backing vocals
- Brian Smith – backing vocals
- Mike Boocock – backing vocals
- Rick Green – backing vocals
- Neil Carter – backing vocals
- Roger Eagle – backing vocals
- Roger Fairhurst – backing vocals