- Maybellene
- Thirty Days
- You Can't Catch Me
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Roll Over Beethoven
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man
- Havana Moon
- School Day
- Rock & Roll Music
- Oh Baby Doll
- Reelin' and Rockin'
- Sweet Little Sixteen
- Johnny B. Goode
- Around and Around
- Beautiful Delilah
- Carol
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Sweet Little Rock & Roller
- Little Queenie
- Almost Grown
- Back in the U.S.A.
- Let It Rock
- I'm Talking About You
- Come On
- Nadine (Is It You?)
- You Never Can Tell
- Promised Land
- No Particular Place to Go
- I Want to Be Your Driver
- My Ding-A-Ling
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Reggie Boyd Bass
Ebby Hardy Drums
Dave Kafinetti Piano
Robbie McIntosh Drums
G. Smith Bass
Johnnie Johnson Piano
Jerome Green Maracas
Martha Berry Vocals (Background)
Nic Potter Bass (Electric)
Odie Payne, Jr. Drums
Jimmy Rogers Guitar
Lafayette Leake Piano
Fred Below Drums
Hubert Sumlin Guitar
Jasper Thomas Drums
Willie Dixon Bass
Paul Williams Piano
Otis Spann Piano
Owen McIntyre Guitar
Donna Ranieri Photo Research
Michael Putland Photography
Ryan Null Photo Research
Andy McKaie Compilation Producer
Bud Scoppa Liner Notes
Chuck Berry Composer,Producer
Esmond Edwards Producer,Photography
Erick Labson Digital Remastering
Leonard Chess Producer
Phil Chess Producer
Adam Starr Product Manager
Harry Goodwin Photography
Mike Fink Design
Beth Stempel Production Coordination


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There have been many, many Chuck Berry compilations released by Chess over the years, but as of the spring of 2006, there was no comprehensive single-disc set in print; there was the double-disc 2005 set Gold, which itself was a retitled reissue of 2000's Anthology, but the classic comp The Great Twenty-Eight was long out of print, and nothing had replaced it until the 2006 release of The Definitive Collection. This generous 30-track selection offers nearly everything that was on The Great Twenty-Eight and in nearly the same sequence -- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" are swapped, for instance, but it's not really a noticeable change. "Bye Bye Johnny" is the only song missing from The Great Twenty-Eight, which is not a huge omission, especially since it's been replaced with two great singles, "You Never Can Tell" and "Promised Land." "My Ding-A-Ling" is also here and, while it is a worse song than "Bye Bye Johnny," it was Chuck's only number one single, so its inclusion makes sense -- and it hardly sinks a collection that is by far the best, most comprehensive single-disc Chuck Berry set yet assembled. Sure, there are some great Berry songs that are absent, but all the major songs are here; plus, if you need more than 30 songs, turn to either Gold or The Chess Box. If you want a single-disc best-of collection of all of Chuck's finest, this is the one to get. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Product Details
Release Date: | 04/18/2006 |
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Label: | Geffen/Chess |
UPC: | 0602498808801 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Chuck Berry Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Multi InstrumentsReggie Boyd Bass
Ebby Hardy Drums
Dave Kafinetti Piano
Robbie McIntosh Drums
G. Smith Bass
Johnnie Johnson Piano
Jerome Green Maracas
Martha Berry Vocals (Background)
Nic Potter Bass (Electric)
Odie Payne, Jr. Drums
Jimmy Rogers Guitar
Lafayette Leake Piano
Fred Below Drums
Hubert Sumlin Guitar
Jasper Thomas Drums
Willie Dixon Bass
Paul Williams Piano
Otis Spann Piano
Owen McIntyre Guitar
Technical Credits
Jenny Shapiro LicensingDonna Ranieri Photo Research
Michael Putland Photography
Ryan Null Photo Research
Andy McKaie Compilation Producer
Bud Scoppa Liner Notes
Chuck Berry Composer,Producer
Esmond Edwards Producer,Photography
Erick Labson Digital Remastering
Leonard Chess Producer
Phil Chess Producer
Adam Starr Product Manager
Harry Goodwin Photography
Mike Fink Design
Beth Stempel Production Coordination
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