Back Home (Chuck Berry album)
Back Home | ||||
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Studio album by Chuck Berry | ||||
Released | November 1970 | |||
Recorded | November 21, 1969; April 27, 1970; September 1970 | |||
Studio | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 30:09 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Producer | Chuck Berry | |||
Chuck Berry chronology | ||||
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Singles from Back Home | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Back Home is the fourteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1970 by Chess Records. The album title refers to his return to Chess after several years with Mercury Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chuck Berry
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tulane" | 2:39 |
2. | "Have Mercy Judge" | 2:40 |
3. | "Instrumental" | 2:47 |
4. | "Christmas" | 3:27 |
5. | "Gun" | 2:45 |
6. | "I'm a Rocker" | 4:34 |
7. | "Flyin' Home" | 4:17 |
8. | "Fish and Chips" | 2:50 |
9. | "Some People" | 4:10 |
Total length: | 30:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Untitled Instrumental" | 4:48 |
11. | "My Ding-a-Ling" | 3:45 |
12. | "Gun" (Instrumental – Fast) | 2:10 |
13. | "Gun" (Instrumental – Slow) | 2:41 |
14. | "That's None of Your Business" | 2:22 |
15. | "My Pad" (Poem) | 6:26 |
Total length: | 52:21 |
Personnel
- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
- Bob Baldori – harmonica, piano (overdubs)
- Lafayette Leake – piano
- Phil Upchurch – bass guitar
- Technical
- Malcolm Chisholm – engineer
- Peter Amft – photography
Cover versions
"Tulane" was covered by the Steve Gibbons Band in 1977, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and spending eight weeks in the Top 40.[3] It was also covered by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on their 1988 album Up Your Alley and by Chris Smither on his 1991 album Another Way to Find You.
"I'm a Rocker" was covered by the British rock group Slade for their 1979 album Return to Base and it was the 'inspiration' for AC/DC's "Rocker" on 1975's T.N.T.
"Christmas" was covered by Clarence Spady; it was released on 11/5/21 as a digital single.[4]
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Back Home at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Official Charts - Steve Gibbons". Official Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Christmas, by Clarence Spady". Clarence Spady. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
External links
- Back Home at Discogs (list of releases)
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