His Best Volume 1

Tracklist

1	Maybellene	2:22
2	Thirty Days	2:24
3	You Can't Catch Me	2:43
4	Downbound Train	2:50
5	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	2:17
6	Roll Over Beethoven	2:24
7	Too Much Monkey Business	2:56
8	Havana Moon	3:08
9	School Day	2:42
10	Rock And Roll Music	2:33
11	Oh Baby Doll	2:38
12	Reelin' And Rockin'	3:16
13	Sweet Little Sixteen	3:02
14	Johnny B. Goode	2:41
15	Around And Around	2:40
16	Beautiful Delilah	2:10
17	Carol	2:49
18	Anthony Boy	1:54
19	Jo Jo Gunne	2:47
20	Memphis	2:14

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music International Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Universal Music International Ltd.
• Pressed By – Sonopress

Credits

• Bass – G. Smith (tracks: 16, 17), Unknown Artist (tracks: 15), Willie Dixon (tracks: 1 to 14, 18, 20)
• Compilation Producer, Compiled By – Andy McKaie
• Drums – Ebby Hardy (tracks: 1 to 4, 16, 17), Fred Below (tracks: 5 to 14, 18 to 20), Jasper Thomas (tracks: 1, 2), Unknown Artist (tracks: 15)
• Guitar – Jimmy Rogers (tracks: 8)
• Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Berry
• Maracas – Jerome Green (tracks: 1, 2)
• Piano – Johnnie Johnson (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 9, 12 to 14, 16 to 18), Lafayette Leake (tracks: 10 to 14), Otis Spann (tracks: 3, 4), Unknown Artist (tracks: 15)
• Producer [Originally Produced By] – Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
• Remastered By – Erick Labson
• Written-By – Chuck Berry

Notes

Digipak

All tracks recorded in Chicago, except tracks 19 and 20 probably recorded in St. Louis, with overdubs done in Chicago.

Tracks 1 to 4 recorded 1955.
Tracks 5 to 8 recorded 1956.
Tracks 9 to 14 recorded 1957.
Tracks 15 to 20 recorded 1958.

℗ & © 1997 Universal Music International Ltd.

Made in the EU.

Personnel for track 15 listed as unknown. Drummer on tracks 1 and 2: Jasper Thomas or Ebby Hardy.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 76732 93712 9
• Label Code: LC 01056
• Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
• Other (Distribution code, F): UN 711
• Matrix / Runout (First line): SONOPRESS T-1021 MCD 09371 A
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0784

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CHD-9371	Chuck Berry	His Best, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	MCA Records, Chess	CHD-9371	US	1997
329 371-2, MCD 09371	Chuck Berry	His Best, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, RM, RE)	Universal Music, Chess	329 371-2, MCD 09371	US	Unknown
MCD 09371, 329 371-2	Chuck Berry	His Best Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, RM, RP, Dig)	Chess, Universal	MCD 09371, 329 371-2	Europe	Unknown
028	Chuck Berry	His Best, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Folio	028	Spain	1997
CHSD-9371	Chuck Berry	His Best, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	MCA Records, Chess	CHSD-9371	Canada	1997