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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.
The database is an international joint work by Fred Rothwell, England, author of "Long Distance information - Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy",
Morten Reff, Norway, author of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", and Dietmar Rudolph, Germany, author of "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry"
featuring collaboration from Thierry Chanu (†), Arne Wolfswinkel, and Claude Schlouch with help from record collectors world-wide.
Using this database you can find out which songs Chuck Berry recorded during his musical career, when he recorded the often multiple versions of a song, and who helped recording it.
All Songs — All Sessions — All Musicians
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Bio
| words and music by | Chuck Berry |
| also known as | I Believe |
30./31. 5. 1973 (CHESS Records)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Wayne "Tex" Gabriel | guitar |
| Adam Ippolito | piano |
| Gary van Scyoc | bass |
| Richard "Rick" Frank | drums |
| Length | 4:22 |
| Master | CHESS CH2964 |
| Producer | Esmond Edwards |
| First release on 45rpm | South of the Border b/w Bio (CHESS 6145 027, UK, 1973-11) |
| First release on album | Bio (CHESS 50043, USA, 1973-07) |
Single Edit
| Length | 3:45 |
| Master | CHESS CH2964E |
| First release on 45rpm | Bio b/w Roll Em' Pete (CHESS 2140, USA, 1973-05) |
| First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
19. 5. 1977 (De Zandkuil Open Air Theatre, Lochem, The Netherlands)
live 1977 Lochem
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Bloomfield | guitar |
| Rusty Lupton | piano |
| Fred Poke | bass |
| Wild Bob Burgos | drums |
| Length | 4:07 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Meets Matchbox (Promised Land Record PL 92 1977, D, 1994) |
live 1980 Seattle
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Barry Curtis | guitar |
| Tom Katica | electric piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass (prob.) |
| George Rudiger | drums |
| Length | 5:09 |
| First release on album | Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry! Live! (Rough 640509040147, EU, 2017-12) |
17. 1. 1981 (Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, Reseda, California, USA)
live 1981 Reseda
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnny Rivers | 2nd guitar |
| unknown | piano, drums |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Billy Ciofe Band | band (poss.) |
| Length | 5:27 |
| Producer | Norman J. Pattiz |
| First release on album | The Palladium New York '88 (ROXVOX RVCD2106, EU, 2017-06) |
| Other notable release | KBCO (radio broadcast, audience tape) |
| Other source | KMET (live radio broadcast, YouTube) |
27. 4. 1981 (Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan)
live 27 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Producer | Kei Ishizaka |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Tokyo Session (East World WTP 90072, J, 1981) |
7. 8. 1982 (Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan)
live 1982 Yokohama
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Rei Atsumi | keyboards |
| Ginji Shiokawa | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 3:39 |
| First release on album | The Day Of R&B (East World WTP 72403, J, 1982) |
3. 9. 1983 (Rock'n'Roll Spectacular, Wirrina Sports Stadium, Peterborough, UK)
live 1983 Peterborough
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Billy Peek | guitar |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Graham Hollingworth | drums |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Producer | Nigel Molden |
| First release on album | Live On Stage (Magnum Force CDMF 092, UK, 1994) |
live 1985 Los Angeles
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ron Wood | guitar |
| Carl Wilson | guitar |
| Carmine Grillo | guitar |
| John Mayall | keyboards |
| Bill Champlin | organ |
| Jimmy Zavala | saxophone |
| Bobby Keys | horns |
| Phil Kenzie | horns |
| Lee Thornberg | horns |
| Mike Chicowitz | horns |
| Phil Chen | bass |
| Rudy Sarzo | bass |
| Mick Fleetwood | drums |
| Mitch Mitchell | drums |
| Kenny Jones | percussion |
| Carmine Appice | percussion |
| John Lodge | percussion |
| John Paul Hammond | harmonica |
| Barbara Paige | chorus |
| Aniijia Shockley | chorus |
| Length | 3:53 |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll All Star Jam (Pepper Cake 2042-2, D, 2008-11) |
8. 10. 1986 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Cosmo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Henry "Chuck" Clay | bass |
| Frank Dunbar | drums |
Movie edit
| Length | 2:52 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| First release on album | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 60th Birthday Celebration (Crying Steel CSR03, 2015) |
| Other notable release | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (Universal Pictures, USA, 1987-10-09) |
7. 2005 - 1. 2006 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)
live 2005/2006 St. Louis
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Charles Jr. "Butch" Berry | 2nd guitar |
| Robert Lohr | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Keith Robinson | drums |
| Length | 2:32 |
| Producer | David Torretta |
| Engineer | Jeremy Lutito / Logan Matheny |
| First release on album | Live From Blueberry Hill (Dualtone 803020224124, US, 2021-12) |
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