The London Chuck Berry Sessions es un álbum de Chuck Berry, publicado en 1972 por Chess. El disco incluye 8 canciones, entre ellas «Let's Boogie», «Mean Old World», «I Will Not Let You Go» y «London Berry Blues».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Chuck Berry presenta con este álbum de 1972 uno de sus mayores y más inesperados éxitos comerciales. 'The London Chuck Berry Sessions' sigue el formato popular de la época, con una cara grabada en estudio en Londres y otra en directo. Fue la cara en vivo la que contenía la canción que lo devolvería a lo más alto de las listas: "My Ding-a-Ling".
Esta pieza, una canción de doble sentido de carácter festivo y participativo, se convirtió en su único número uno en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. El éxito de esta canción eclipsó por completo el resto del álbum, para disgusto de muchos críticos y del propio Chuck Berry en ocasiones.
Sin embargo, la cara de estudio es excelente, con temas de rock y blues de gran calidad. La sección en directo captura la energía de sus conciertos, aunque centrada en un material más ligero. El álbum es una obra extraña y dual: un éxito masivo basado en una canción novedosa; por otro, una sólida colección de rock que a menudo es pasada por alto.
Listado de Canciones
- Let's Boogie3:13
- Mean Old World5:58
- I Will Not Let You Go2:49
Letra
I will not let you go, I will not let you go, I will not let you go You know I love you and I want you and I need you more and more No, I can't, I just can't let you go Lord knows we were born to be with each other and I ain't gonna let you go We're s'posed to spend our lives together and I just can't let you go Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more No, I can't darling, I just can't let you go I know I love you in vain, little girl, but I still can't let you go I'm tied to you with chains of love, but I just can't let you go Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more No, I can't, I just can't let you go (Somebody tell me) How can my heart withstand so much pain And still keep on beating and loving you in vain ? Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more Lord, I just can't, I just can't let you go (Well, that is why) I will not, I will not let you go Li'l darling, I will not, no, no, I will not, I will not let you go Because I love you and I want you and I got to have you more and more No, darling, I will not, I will not let you go - London Berry Blues5:56
- I Love You3:26
Letra
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Love you, I love you, I love you At the beach, in a pool In a lunchroom at school In a drive-in, child, in a car It don't matter, darlin', where you are I don't know how to show How I feel, but it's real Ain't no way I can say Just how real that I feel, but I wanna show you how I can please you 'Cause I want you and I need you Gotta have you, gotta know you Let me love you and let me show you that - Reelin' and Rockin'7:10
- My Ding-A-Ling11:52
- Johnny B. Goode (& Closing)4:38
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