Chuck Berry's Golden Hits

Artist: Chuck Berry
Label: Island / Mercury
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 042282625625
EAN: 0042282625625
ASIN: B000001FEQ

Release Date: 1990-10-25

Chuck Berry's Golden Hits

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Tracks:

Sweet Little Sixteen
Memphis
School Day
Maybelline
Back In The USA
Around And Around
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Johnny B. Goode
Rock And Roll Music
Roll Over Beethoven
Thirty Days
Carol
Let It Rock
Reelin' And Rockin'
Club Nitty Gritty

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Customer Reviews:

what's the problem?.......2006-09-17

I am certainly not a "green" Chuck Berry fan, and have been listening to his music for over half my life. As an amatuer guitarist, I hold Mr. Berry up to "Guitar God" status. Yes, you could say that anyone can copy Chuck Berry riffs, and perhaps they can, but do they swing? The only one after Chuck, in my opinion, who can make a Chuck Berry riff swing, is Keith Richards. But, back to the business at hand concerning this disc: I cannot understand why nearly every review is either against it, or at best lukewarm. Sure, the Chess recordings are timeless masterpieces, but these recordings have a certain charm that cannot be mistaken. Chuck's guitar is certainly more agressive sounding (perhaps to compete with the sounds of '67), and the echo on his vocals is a cheesy, yet nice touch. the electric organ and piano reminds one of the classic Faces, and the so-called "forgetable" CLUB NITTY GRITTY is a nice little rocker, that while not one of Mr.Berry's classics, is a cool tune. Judge not this disc harshly my friends: if you want Chess, buy Chess, but also bear in mind that these recordings are just as valid. selah.

Don't buy this!.......2005-05-19

I bought this with no idea that these were re-recordings. Why was this ever recorded and produced?

Sounds of the past...........2005-05-16

I bought this CD because I had a copy of the album when I was a kid, and I really loved the late Johnny Johnston's electric piano work, particularly on the song "Carol".

If you are completely into the original versions of songs, this CD is not for you. But if you like re-interpretations by the original artist(s), well, have a listen to the samples listed above and see what you think. I think this is quite a good effort and is really pretty cohesive as a whole.

PS - I think there are actually 2 or 3 more songs on this CD than what was on my album from all those years ago.

Newer Versions.......2005-02-23

Chuck Berry is one of the founders of Rock and Roll and had many hits. This album I bought on cassette and then on CD. It is an album with new recordings of his hits, however if you don't like re-recordings you should not get this CD and get the Anthology. If you do like re-recordings you would like this, but it made me mad when I bought this cassette without knowing these were new songs, so always research CDs before you buy them to see if they are the ones you would like.

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