Chuck Berry In Memphis
Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Chuck Berry]
Satch Arnold – drums
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Bobby Emmons – piano
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Gene Miller – trumpet
James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
Reggie Young – guitar
Written by Chuck Berry (A1-2, A4 to B2), Joe Sherman (A3), Noel Sherman (A3), Bob Bell (B3), Roy Branker (B3), Irving Melsher (B4), Remus Harris (B4), Russ Morgan (B4), Calvin Carter (B5), Pookie Hudson (B5)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Elemental Music
Original Label : Mercury
Recorded in Memphis in March 1967
Produced by Boo Frazier, Roy Dea
Originally released in August 1967
Reissued in November 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Back to Memphis
- I Do Really Love You
- Ramblin' Rose
- Sweet Little Rock and Roller
- My Heart Will Always Belong to You
- Oh Baby Doll
Side B:
- Check Me Out
- It Hurts Me Too
- Bring Another Drink
- So Long
- Goodnight Well It's Time to Go
Reviews :
“Chuck Berry in Memphis was the artist's first effort to record an album of new material under his contract with Mercury Records -- it followed a blatant cash-in attempt, Golden Hits, on which Berry had cut new versions of his classic Chess Records hits. Recorded over a three-day period in Memphis in March of 1967, the record features Berry mixing blues and pop with rock & roll. None of it is bad, though his version of the Nat King Cole hit "Ramblin' Rose" raised a few eyebrows. Much more encouraging were the bluesy "It Hurts Me Too" and "Back to Memphis," and the recut "Sweet Little Rock and Roller." The main problem with the record, however, was that it was too slick-sounding, especially when compared to Berry's classic Chess Records sides -- backed by the Memphis Horns and a contingent of the city's top session musicians, the resulting sides also lacked the inherent "dirtiness" of those earlier sides, as well as a measure of excitement. Still, it's not a bad album, and shows that as late as 1967, Berry was still serious about making records.” AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Rating:
AllMusic: 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 3.98 / 5