Rockin' at the Hops

Rockin' at the Hops
Studio album by Chuck Berry
Released July 1960 (1960-07)[1]
Recorded July 27, 1959 – February 15, March 29, or April 12, 1960, Chicago, Illinois[2]
Genre Rock and roll
Length 26:36[3]
Label Chess
Producer Leonard Chess, Phil Chess[2]
Chuck Berry chronology
Chuck Berry Is on Top
(1959)		 Rockin' at the Hops
(1960)		 New Juke-Box Hits
(1961)
Singles from Rockin' at the Hops
  1. "Childhood Sweetheart"
    Released: September 11, 1959[4]
  2. "Let It Rock"
    Released: January 1960[5]
  3. "Bye Bye Johnny"
    Released: May 1960[6]
  4. "I Got to Find My Baby"
    Released: August 1960[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[8]

Rockin' at the Hops is the fourth album by Chuck Berry, released in 1960 by Chess Records. Its opening track, "Bye Bye Johnny", is a sequel to Berry's earlier hit "Johnny B. Goode".

Songs

The first 7" 45-RPM single from Rockin' at the Hops was "Childhood Sweetheart" backed with "Broken Arrow", released in September 1959.[4] The second single was "Let It Rock" backed with "Too Pooped to Pop", released in January 1960;[5] the A-side reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the B-side reached number 42 on the Hot 100 and number 18 on the R&B Singles chart.[9] The last two singles—"Bye Bye Johnny" backed with "Worried Life Blues" (released in May)[6] and "I Got to Find My Baby" backed with "Mad Lad" (released in August)[7]—did not chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Berry except as noted

Side 1
  1. "Bye Bye Johnny" (2:02)
  2. "Worried Life Blues" (Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather) (2:07)
  3. "Down the Road a Piece" (Don Raye) (2:10)
  4. "Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Walter Brown) (2:06)
  5. "Too Pooped to Pop" (Billy Davis) (2:31)
  6. "Mad Lad" (Billy Davis) (2:06)
Side 2
  1. "I Got to Find My Baby" (2:12)
  2. "Betty Jean" (2:25)
  3. "Childhood Sweetheart" (2:40)
  4. "Broken Arrow" (2:19)
  5. "Driftin' Blues" (Eddie Williams, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown) (2:16)
  6. "Let It Rock" (1:42)

Personnel

According to liner notes[2] and Allmusic[10]

References

  1. ↑ Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955-1966)". Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Gold (CD liner notes). Chuck Berry. United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 23, 24, 27. 0602498805589 http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1987023 |url= missing title (help).
  3. ↑ Eder, Bruce. "Overview: Rockin' at the Hops by Chuck Berry". Allmusic. United States: Rovi. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard: 55. September 14, 1959. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard: 45. January 11, 1960. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard: 93. May 9, 1960. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard: 35. August 8, 1960. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  8. ↑ Allmusic review.
  9. ↑ "Chuck Berry: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Credits: Rockin' at the Hops by Chuck Berry". Allmusic. United States: Rovi. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
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