Chuck Berry - Berry Is On Top FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Around And Around Piano, Bass, Drums – Unknown Artist	2:20
2	Little Queenie Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:40
3	Anthony Boy Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	1:50
4	Jo Jo Gun Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:44
5	Maybellene Drums – Jasper ThomasMaracas – Jerome Green	2:18
6	Almost Grown Guitar [2nd] – Bo Diddley	2:18
7	Carol Bass – George Smith Drums – Eddie HardyPercussion – Unknown Artist	2:44
8	Blues For Hawaiians Piano, Bass, Drums – Unknown Artist	3:22
9	Hey Pedro Bass – George Smith Drums – Eddie HardyPercussion – Unknown Artist	1:54
10	Roll Over Beethoven	2:20
11	Sweet Little Rock & Roller	2:18
12	Johnny B. Goode Piano – Lafayette Leake	2:38

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LP 1435	Chuck Berry	Berry Is On Top ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Chess	LP 1435	US	1959
UICY-77329	Chuck Berry	Berry Is On Top ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE)	Universal Music	UICY-77329	Japan	2015
304874	Chuck Berry	Chuck...Berry Is On Top ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	ARA Audio-Video, MCA Records	304874	Bulgaria	Unknown
MVCM-22104	Chuck Berry	Berry Is On Top ‎(CD, Album, RE)	MCA Records	MVCM-22104	Japan	1997
CHMD-31260	Chuck Berry	Berry Is On Top ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Chess, MCA Records	CHMD-31260	Canada	1987

Credits

• Bass Guitar – George "Harmonica" Smith, Willie Dixon
• Composed By – Chuck Berry
• Drums – Eddie Hardy, Fred Below, Jasper Thomas
• Guitar – Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry
• Lead Vocals – Chuck Berry
• Liner Notes – Don Kamerer, John Sippel
• Maracas – Jerome Green
• Piano – Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake

• Artwork [Repackage Art Direction] – Vartan
• Artwork [Repackage Design] – DZN, The Design Group
• Bass – Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, A3 to B3)
• Drums – Fred Below (tracks: A1, A4 to B3)
• Liner Notes – Don Kamerer
• Liner Notes [Original Album] – John Sippel
• Photography By – Don Bronstein
• Piano – Johnny Johnson (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B3, B5)
• Research, Coordinator – Bob Schneiders
• Vocals, Guitar – Chuck Berry
• Written-By – Chuck Berry

• Written-By – Chuck Berry

Notes

1987 CD reissue of Berry Is On Top

No credit on sleeve notes for the Producer or EngineerLabel variation

Part of the "Original Chess Masters" reissue series in 1987. The release includes the original liner notes, along with an additional introduction by Don Kamerer. Each track is accompanied by the master number with additional recording information.

The musicians on several of the songs are not known and are listed in the credits as "unknown." Bo Diddley's credits are uncertain as well and are noted as "probably" in the credits. It is also noted that Chuck Berry plays both guitar parts on "Blues For Hawaiians."

Barcodes

• Barcode: 0 7673 11260 2 9

• Barcode: 8436542018517

• Barcode: 076732925614
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MCA 6565
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MCA 6566
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched [logos stamped]): ▣-G-▣ 3 MCA 6565 -ASR1 Artisan [logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched [logos stamped]): ▣-G-▣ 1 MCA 6566 -ASR1 Artisan [logo]
• Rights Society: BMI

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – MCA Distributing Corporation
• Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
• Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville

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