| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [3] |
Concerto in "B Goode" is the thirteenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1969 by Mercury Records. The title song is an extended instrumental interpolation of a wide range of theme pioneered in Berry's classic 1957-62 period, running approximately 18 minutes and taking up the entire second side of the record; this is Berry embracing the emerging preference in the rock genre for extended numbers. The title refers to Berry's semi-autobiographical song "Johnny B. Goode."
In his Rolling Stone review, Lester Bangs hailed this as a real return to form: "The Master is back again, and this time he has come up with a record worthy of his reputation."[3]
This was the last album from Berry's brief association with Mercury. The next year, he moved back to Chess Records, for which his earlier recordings had been made.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chuck Berry.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Looking Woman" | 2:18 |
| 2. | "My Woman" | 4:54 |
| 3. | "It's Too Dark In There" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Put Her Down" | 4:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concerto in B Goode" | 18:44 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
- Kermit Eugene Cooley – bass guitar
- Dale Gischer – drums
- Billy Peek – guitar, harmonica, keyboard, tambourine
Technical
- Chuck Berry – producer
- Dennis Drake – mastering
- Richard Lochte – liner notes
References
- ^ Pegg, Bruce (2013). Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry. Routledge. p. 187.
- ^ "AllMusic Review - Concerto in "B Goode". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Bangs, Lester (9 August 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco (39): 37. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
- Concerto in "B Goode" at Discogs (list of releases)