Álbum After School Session/Berry Is on Top (Chuck Berry)

After School Session/Berry Is on Top de Chuck Berry

Álbum de Chuck Berry

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After School Session/Berry Is on Top es un álbum de Chuck Berry, publicado en 2011. El disco incluye 28 canciones, entre ellas «School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)», «Deep Feeling», «Too Much Monkey Business» y «Wee Wee Hours».

Sobre el álbum

Este lanzamiento, After School Session/Berry Is on Top, es una reedición en formato "dos en uno" (two-fer), una práctica común en la era del CD para agrupar dos álbumes clásicos en un solo disco. Este producto ofrece un valor extraordinario, ya que combina el primer LP de Chuck Berry con el que es considerado su compilación definitiva de la primera época. Es una forma perfecta de adquirir una parte fundamental de su catálogo.

El oyente obtiene una visión casi completa de su producción más influyente de los años 50. 'After School Session' muestra sus primeros y revolucionarios sencillos. Por otro, 'Berry Is on Top' reúne los himnos que lo convirtieron en una leyenda.

Esta combinación es una clase magistral de historia del rock and roll. Es un desfile ininterrumpido de canciones que definieron un género y una generación. Para cualquiera que quiera empezar a explorar la música de Chuck Berry, este tipo de lanzamientos "dos en uno" son la mejor opción posible.

Listado de Canciones

  1. School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)2:43
  2. Deep Feeling2:20
  3. Too Much Monkey Business2:56

    Letra

    Runnin' to-and-fro - hard workin' at the mill. Never fail in the mail - yeah, come a rotten bill! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Salesman talkin' to me - tryin' to run me up a creek. Says you can buy now, gone try - you can pay me next week, ahh! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Blond have good looks - tryin' to get me hooked. Want me to marry - get a home - settle down - write a book! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Same thing every day - gettin' up, goin' to school. No need for me to complain - my objection's overruled, ahh! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Pay phone - something wrong - dime gone - will hold I ought to sue the operator for spinning me a tale- ahh! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Been to Yokohama - been fightin' in the war. Army bunk - Army chow - Army clothes - Army car, aah! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business for me to be involved in! Workin' in the fillin' station - too many tasks. Wipe the windows - check the tires - check the oil - dollar gas! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Don't want your botheration, get away, leave me! TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS FOR ME!!
  4. Wee Wee Hours3:05

    Letra

    In the wee, wee hours That's when I think of you In the wee, wee hours That's when I think of you You say, but yet I wonder If your love was ever true In a wee little room I sit alone and think of you In a wee little room I sit alone and think of you I wonder if you still remember All the things we used to do One little song For a fading memory One little song For a fading memory Of the one I really love The only one for me
  5. Roly Poly2:51

    Letra

    220 pounds is a lot to carry round. You could even say that she is fat. Roly Poly, Roly Poly. If she were thin and without a double chin, there wouldn't be So much for me to love. Roly Poly, Roly Poly
  6. No Money Down2:59

    Letra

    As I was motivatin' Back in town I saw a Cadillac sign Sayin' "No Money Down" So I eased on my brakes And I pulled in the drive Gunned my motor twice Then I walked inside Dealer came to me Said "Trade in you Ford And I'll put you in a car That'll eat up the road Just tell me what you want And then sign on that line And I'll have it brought down to you In a hour's time" I'm gonna get me a car And I'll be headed on down the road Then I won't have to worry About that broken - down, raggedy Ford "Well Mister I want a yellow convertible Four - door de Ville With a Continental spare And a wide chrome wheel I want power steering And power brakes I want a powerful motor With a jet off - take I want air condition I want automatic heat And I want a full Murphy bed In my back seat I want short - wave radio I want TV and a phone You know I gotta talk to my baby When I'm ridin' alone" Yes I'm gonna get that car And I'm gonna head on down the road Yeah, then I won't have to worry About that broken - down, raggedy Ford "I want four carburetors And two straight exhausts I'm burnin' aviation fuel No matter what the cost I want railroad air horns And a military spark And I want a five - year guarantee On everything I got I want ten - dollar deductible I want twenty dollar notes I want thirty thousand liability" That's all she wrote I got me a car And I'm headed on down the road No money down I don't have to worry About that broken - down, raggedy Ford
  7. Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18

    Letra

    Arrested on charges of unemployment, He was sitting in the witness stand The judge's wife called up the district attorney Said you free that brown eyed man You want your job you better free that brown eyed man Flying across the desert in a TWA, I saw a woman walking across the sand She been a-walkin' thirty miles en route to Bombay. To get a brown eyed handsome man Her destination was a brown eyed handsome man Way back in history three thousand years Back every since the world began There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear For a brown eyed handsome man That's what the trouble was brown eyed handsome man Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind Between a doctor and a lawyer man Her mother told her daughter go out and find yourself A brown eyed handsome man That's what your daddy is a brown eyed handsome man Milo Venus was a beautiful lass She had the world in the palm of her hand But she lost both her arms in a wrestling match To get brown eyed handsome man She fought and won herself a brown eyed handsome man Two, three count with nobody on He hit a high fly into the stand Rounding third he was headed for home It was a brown eyed handsome man That won the game; it was a brown eyed handsome man
  8. Berry Pickin'2:32
  9. Together We Will Always Be2:39
  10. Havana Moon3:08

    Letra

    Havana moon, Havana moon Me all alone with jug of rum Me stand and wait for boat to come It's long the night, it's quiet the dock The boat she late since 12 o'clock Me watch the tide easin' in Is low the moon, but high the wind Havana moon, Havana moon Me all alone, me open the rum It's long the wait for boat to come American girl come back to me We'll sail away across the sea We'll dock in New York, the buildings high We'll find a home up in the sky Havana moon, Havana moon Me still alone, me sip on the rum Me wonder where the boat she come To bring me love, ow! Sweet little thing She rock and roll, she dance and sing She hold me tight, she touch me lips Me eyes they close, me heart she flip Havana moon, Havana moon But still alone, me drinkin' the rum Begin to think the boat no come American girl, she tell a lie She say till then, she mean goodbye Havana moon, Havana moon Me lay down alone, was good the rum Me fall asleep, the boat she come The girl she look till come the dawn She weep and cry, "Return for home" The whistle blow, me open me eyes Was bright the sun, was blue the sky Me grab me shoes, me jump and run Me see the boat head for horizon Havana moon, is gone the rum The boat she sail, me love she gone Havana moon, Havana moon
  11. Down Bound Train2:51
  12. Drifting Heart2:49

    Letra

    Who set my heart Ever - drifting? You, from the start never lifting I fight it but it downs me Despite the joy around me I can't free myself from sorrow All through the day it's a wonder Fall will the night, still I wonder If I'm the only Or are you as lonely Come home to me tomorrow Why should the past so change How you feel! Oh but I ask you "Forgive, if you will" These lonely hours are So hard to bear I don't deny that I was unfair You paid enough to be gay Who made me love you this way? So give me the chance To renew our romance For this time I know it will stay Oh yes, this time I know it will stay
  13. Almost Grown2:21

    Letra

    Yeah 'n' I'm doin' all right in school. They ain't said I broke no rule. I ain't never been in Dutch. I don't browse around too much Don't bother me, leave me alone Anyway I'm almost grown I don't run around with no mob. Got myself a little job I'm gonna buy me a little car, Drive my girl in the park Got my eye on a little girl. Ah, she's really out of this world. When I take her to the dance, She's got to talk about romance. You know I'm still livin' in town. But I done married and settled down. Now I really have a ball So I don't browse around at all
  14. Carol2:47

    Letra

    Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out I know a swingin' little joint where we can jump and shout It's not too far back off the highway, not so long a ride You park your car out in the open, you can walk inside A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her, ma'am Every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day And if you want to hear some music like the boys are playin' Hold tight, pat your foot, don't let 'em carry it away Don't let the heat overcome you when they play so loud Oh, don't the music intrigue you when they get a crowd You can't dance, I know you wish you could I got my eyes on you baby, 'cause you dance so good Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day Don't let him steal your heart away I've got to learn to dance if it takes you all night and day Oh Carol
  15. Maybellene2:21

    Letra

    Maybellene Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville. A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road, Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford. The Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five, She's bumper to bumper rollin' side by side. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. Pink in the mirror on top of the hill, It's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill. First thing I saw that Cadillac grille Doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill. Offhill curve, a downhill stretch, Me and that Cadillac neck by neck. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford, The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more. It then got clody and it started to rain, I tooted my horn for a passin' lead The rain water blowin' all under my hood, I knew that was doin' my motor good. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound. The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead. The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do.
  16. Sweet Little Rock & Roller2:21
  17. Anthony Boy1:52

    Letra

    Eight oæ??lock in the morning And Iæ?¦ movin?on out to school; With an open book and a sleepy look, The teacher canæ?° be fooled. I take a pass in an early class, The teacher will never know, That I postponed my work at home Watching the evening show. Hey, there! Anthony boy, why æ???you in such a rush? The girl she wanna talk to you, Look at him heæ?¯-a blush. Three oæ??lock in the afternoon Completes a day of school; Before the thing can cease the ring, Heæ?¯ in the vestibule. Betty and Barbara and Jeanie and Jane Are yackity-yackin?with Joan, About some things that Anthony told Her over the telephone. Hey, there! Anthony boy, why æ???you in such a rush? The girl she wanna talk to you, Look at him heæ?¯-a blush. Hey, there! Anthony boy, why æ???you in such a rush? The girl she wanna talk to you, Look at him heæ?¯-a blush. Betty told me the secret That I had told her not to tell; Now that she knows I know You know that all is well. Come come Tony, me boy, Donæ?° let æ?¹m get in your hair, With a good education you may Become a multi-millionaire. Hey, there! Anthony boy, why æ???you in such a rush? The girl she wanna talk to you, Look at him heæ?¯-a blush.
  18. Johnny B. Goode2:40

    Letra

    Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode Who never ever learned to read or write so well But he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell Go go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by they would stop and say Oh my that little country boy could play Go go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode His mother told him "Someday you will be a man, And you will be the leader of a big old band. Many people coming from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun go down Maybe someday your name will be in lights Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight." Go go Go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go go go Johnny go Go Johnny B. Goode
  19. Little Queenie2:42

    Letra

    I got lumps in my throat When I saw her comin' down the aisle I got the wiggles in my knees When she looked at me and sweetly smiled Well there she is again Standin' over by the record machine Well she looks like a model On the cover of a magazine But she's too cute To be a minute over seventeen Meanwhile I was thinkin' Well if she's in the mood No need to break it I got the chance and I oughta take it If she can dance we can make it C'mon queenie let's shake it I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie Won't someone tell me Who's the queen standin over by the record machine Well she looks like a model On the cover of a magazine But she's too cute To be a minute over seventeen I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie Meanwhile, I was still thinkin', hmmmm, Well if it's a slow one We'll omit it If it's a rocker, then we'll get it If it's a good one, she'll admit it C'mon queenie, let's get with it I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie
  20. Jo Jo Gunne2:47

    Letra

    It was in ancient history, four thousand B.C. Back up in the jungle in a coconut tree Hanging on a branch up under the sun Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo Gunne Old Leo the lion came down from the mountain To get a drink of water from the jungle fountain Jo Jo the monkey started tellin' him jive About the elephant who was gonna skin him alive Leo tried to reach and grab Jo Jo's tail Got mad and went roarin' through the jungle trail He ran upon an elephant beneath a tree And said, put up your dukes you gotta tussle with me An ol' eagle from Asia made a non stop flight Tryin' to make it in time, just to see them fight A crocodile phoned and reversed the charge Coming all the way from India on a local barge Ol' gorilla heard 'em talking in the lion's den But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the elephant wins Jo Jo yelled at Leo, Go on, knock him down He don't outweigh you but a thousand pounds Leo left wailin' with a left upper cut The elephant took his snoot and grabbed a coconut Leo fired a beautiful short back cross That's when the coconut landed up against his jaw Leo grew tired, but he wouldn't give in The elephant all loose, beat his jawbone in The buzzard said, they fought furious all day He couldn't understand how Leo got away Jo Jo runnin' everywhere, spreadin' the news To the zebras and the leopards and the kangaroos A hoot owl reported everything he saw Had his eyes wide open, they called it a draw Leo limping back with his jawbone bruised Jo Jo in the trees started singin' the blues Laughin', meddling, jumpin' up and down Till his foot missed a limb and he fell to the ground Just like a bolt of thunder and a streak of heat Leo covered Jo Jo with all four feet Jo Jo was screamin' with tears in his eyes Said, please mister Leo, I apologize Said, if you let my feet upon solid ground I'll fight you close range, fifteen rounds Leo got back to the square of the fight Jo Jo took a leap and jumped... out of sight
  21. Roll Over Beethoven2:25

    Letra

    I'm gonna write a little letter, Gonna mail it to my local DJ It's a rockin' rhythm record I want my jockey to play Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today You know, my temperature's risin' And the jukebox blows a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps on singin' the blues Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues I think I'm rollin' arthritis Sittin' down by the rhythm review Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two Well, if you feel you like it Go get your lover, then reel and rock it Roll it over and move on up just A trifle further and reel and rock it, Roll it over, Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin' Don't you step on my blue suede shoes Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle, Ain't got nothin' to lose Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news You know she wiggles like a glow worm, Dance like a spinnin' top She got a crazy partner, Oughta see 'em reel and rock Long as she got a dime the music will never stop Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven, Roll Over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
  22. Around and Around2:41

    Letra

    They say the joint was rockin' A goin' 'round and round Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound Well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down Oh it sounds so sweet I gotta take me a chance Rose out of my seat just had to dance Started movin' my feet well a clappin' my hands Well the joint started Rockin' going 'round and around Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound A well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down Twelve o'clock Well the place as packed Front doors was locked Well the place was packed When the police knocked Both doors flew back But they kept on a Oh they kept on a Rockin' going 'round and around Yeah reelin' and a rockin' what a crazy sound A well they never stopped rockin' till the moon went down
  23. Hey Pedro1:56
  24. Blues for Hawaiians3:25
  25. Time Was2:29
  26. Little Marie2:37

    Letra

    Yes, oh yes, Long Distance, Iæ?£l accept the charge, Iæ?£l pay Which love one is calling me, I did not hear you say. Both are deep within my hearth, her Mom and my Marie Itæ?¯ so good to hear your voice from Memphis, Tennessee Oh, you mean so much to me, more than youæ?£l ever know, Surely, you have not forgot how much I love you so If you would remember, Dear, and sometimes talk to me Maybe that would reunite our home in Tennessee. Last time I saw you, just before I had to leave You did not want to see me off and promised not to grieve, My hearth was tore apart as I looked back at my Marie And there the peace is still remain with you in Tennessee. I guess I should stop talking; after all you placed the call But anyway that I can help, you know Iæ?£l help you all Then she spoke and asked me to come back and see Marie And live together in our home in Memphis, Tennessee.
  27. Come On1:52

    Letra

    Everything is wrong since me and my baby parted All day long I'm walkin' 'cause I couldn't get my car started Laid off from job and I can't afford to check it I wish somebody'd come along and run in to it and wreck it Come on, since my baby parted, come on I can't get started, Come on I can't afford to check it I wish somebody'd come along and run into it and wreck it Everything is wrong since I been without you Every night I lay awake thinkin' about you Everytime the phone rings sounds like thunder Some stupid jerk tryin' to reach another number Come on, since I been without you, Come on Steady thinkin' 'bout you, Come on Phone sounds like thunder Some stupid jerk tryin' to reach another number Everything is wrong since I last saw you baby I really want to see you and I don't mean maybe I'm doin' everything tryin' to make you see That I belong to you honey and you belong to me So come on, I want to see you baby, Come on I don't mean maybe, Come on I'm tryin' to make you see that I belong to you and you belong to me Come on
  28. Promised Land2:23

    Letra

    I left my home in Norfolk Virginia, California on my mind. Straddled that Greyhound, rode him past Raleigh, On across Caroline. Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill, And we never was a minute late. We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown, Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state. We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle, Half way 'cross Alabam, And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded In downtown Birmingham. Straight off, I bought me a through train ticket, Ridin' cross Mississippi clean And I was on that midnight flier out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans. Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just help me get to Houston town. There's people there who care a little 'bout me And they won't let the poor boy down. Sure as you're born, they bought me a silk suit, Put luggage in my hands, And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land. Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte Flying over to the Golden State, The pilot told me in thirteen minutes We'd be headin' in the terminal gate. Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy Taxi to the terminal zone, Cut your engines, cool your wings, And let me make it to the telephone. Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia, Tidewater four ten O nine Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin' And the poor boy's on the line.