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CD 1 - 1955 To 1958
1-1	Maybellene Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:18
1-2	Wee Wee Hours Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:02
1-3	Thirty Days Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:21
1-4	You Can't Catch Me Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:42
1-5	No Money Down Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:56
1-6	Downbound Train Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:49
1-7	Brown Eyed Handsome Man Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:15
1-8	Drifting Heart Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:47
1-9	Roll Over Beethoven Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:22
1-10	Too Much Monkey Business Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:53
1-11	Havana Moon Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:06
1-12	School Day Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:40
1-13	Rock And Roll Music Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:30
1-14	Oh Baby Doll Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:36
1-15	I've Changed Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:04
1-16	Reelin' And Rockin' Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:15
1-17	Rockin' At The Philharmonic Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:21
1-18	Sweet Little Sixteen Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:10
1-19	Johnny B. Goode Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:37
1-20	Time Was Written-By – G. Luna*, M. Prado*	1:56
1-21	Around & Around Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:38
1-22	Beautiful Delilah Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:13
1-23	House Of Blue Lights Written-By – D. Raye*, F. Slack*	2:24
1-24	Carol Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:46
CD 2 - 1958 To 1964
2-1	Memphis Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:10
2-2	Anthony Boy Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:52
2-3	Jo Jo Gunne Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:45
2-4	Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:20
2-5	Merry Christmas Baby Written-By – J. Moore*, L. Baxter*	3:11
2-6	Run Rudolph Run Written-By – Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie	2:43
2-7	Little Queenie Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:40
2-8	Almost Grown Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:18
2-9	Back In The U.S.A. Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:27
2-10	Betty Jean Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:29
2-11	Childhood Sweetheart Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:42
2-12	Let It Rock Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:45
2-13	Too Pooped To Pop Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:33
2-14	Bye Bye Johnny Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:03
2-15	Jaguar And Thunderbird Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:50
2-16	Down The Road Apiece Written-By – Don Raye	2:13
2-17	Confessin' The Blues Written-By – Jay McShann, Walter Brown	2:07
2-18	Thirteen Question Method Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:12
2-19	Crying Steel Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:32
2-20	I'm Just A Lucky So And So Written-By – Duke Ellington, Mack David	2:50
2-21	I'm Talking About You Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:48
2-22	Come On Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:48
2-23	Nadine (Is It You?) Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:35
2-24	Crazy Arms Written-By – Chuck Seals, Ralph Mooney	2:12
2-25	You Never Can Tell Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:40
2-26	The Things I Used To Do Written-By – Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones	2:40
2-27	Promised Land Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:20
CD 3 - 1964 To 1973
3-1	No Particular Place To Go Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:41
3-2	Liverpool Drive Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:53
3-3	You Two Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:08
3-4	Chuck's Beat Written-By – Chuck Berry	10:35
3-5	Little Marie Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:34
3-6	Dear Dad Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:48
3-7	Sad Day, Long Night Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:42
3-8	It's My Own Business Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:10
3-9	It Wasn't Me Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:32
3-10	Ramona Say Yes Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:40
3-11	Viva Viva Rock'n'Roll Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:00
3-12	Tulane Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:36
3-13	Have Mercy Judge Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:38
3-14	My Dream Written-By – Chuck Berry	5:56
3-15	Reelin' And Rockin' (Live) Written-By – Chuck Berry	7:02
3-16	My Ding-A-Ling (Single Edit, Live) Written-By – Chuck Berry	4:16
3-17	Johnny B. Goode (Live) Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:13
3-18	A Deuce Written-By – Chuck Berry	2:32
3-19	Woodpecker Written-By – Chuck Berry	3:33
3-20	Bio Written-By – Chuck Berry	4:22

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 217064

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Martha Berry (tracks: 2-22), The Ecuadors (tracks: 2-10, 2-11, 2-13)
• Bass – G. Smith (tracks: 1-22 to 1-24), Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-22), Willie Dixon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-20, 2-1 to 2-13, 2-16 to 2-20)
• Bass [Possibly] – Willie Dixon (tracks: 2-23 to 2-26)
• Drums – Bill Metros (tracks: 3-14), Eddie Hardy (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 1-22 to 1-24, 2-14 to 2-22), Fred Below (tracks: 1-4 to 1-20, 2-1 to 2-13), Jasper Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 3-7 to 3-9), Odie Payne (tracks: 2-23 to 3-3, 3-5), Rick Frank (tracks: 3-19, 3-20), Robbie McIntosh (tracks: 3-15 to 3-17), Ron Reed (tracks: 3-18)
• Electric Bass – Chuck Bernard (tracks: 3-7 to 3-9), Gary Van Scyoc (tracks: 3-19, 3-20), Greg Edick (tracks: 3-18), Jack Groendal (tracks: 3-14), Nic Potter (tracks: 3-15 to 3-17), Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-21, 2-27. 3-1, 3-5)
• Electric Piano – Bob Baldo (tracks: 3-14)
• Guitar – Billy Peek (tracks: 3-18), Bo Diddley (tracks: 3-4), Jeff Blador (tracks: 3-14), Jimmy Rogers (tracks: 1-11), Matt Murphy (tracks: 2-14 to 2-20), Owen McIntyre (tracks: 3-15 to 3-17), Wayne "Tex" Gabriel (tracks: 3-19, 3-20)
• Guitar [Possibly] – Bo Diddley (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6 to 2-9)
• Guitar [Second] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-23, 2-24, 2-26, 3-9)
• Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Berry
• Harmonica – Peter Hogan (tracks: 3-7, 3-9)
• Maracas – Jerome Green (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 3-4)
• Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
• Percussion – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1-23, 1-24)
• Performer [Additional Personal] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1-21, 3-4, 3-6, 3-10 to 3-13)
• Piano – Adam Ippolito (tracks: 3-19, 3-20), Chuck Berry (tracks: 3-14, 3-18), Dave Kafinetti* (tracks: 3-15 to 3-17), Johnnie Johnson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-7 to 1-12, 1-21 to 2-13, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-21 to 2-26, 3-7 to 3-9), Johnny Johnson* (tracks: 2-14, 2-15), Lafayette Leake (tracks: 1-13 to 1-20, 2-27), Otis Spann (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6), Paul Williams (tracks: 3-1, 3-5)
• Producer – Chuck Berry (tracks: 3-14), Esmond Edwards (tracks: 3-15 to 3-20), Leonard Chess (tracks: 1-1 to 3-11), Phil Chess (tracks: 1-1 to 3-11)
• Reissue Producer – Andy McKaie
• Remastered By – Doug Schwartz
• Saxophone – Stan Bronstein (tracks: 3-19, 3-20)
• Saxophone [Saxes] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-23 to 2-25)
• Tenor Saxophone – L. C. Davis* (tracks: 1-8 to 1-10, 2-13, 2-22)
• Vocals [Vocal Group] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-8, 2-9)

Notes

1-1, 1-2 recorded in Chicago, May 21, 1955
1-3 recorded in Chicago, September 1955
1-4 to 1-6 recorded in Chicago, December 1955
1-7 to 1-10 recorded in Chicago, February or April 1956
1-11 recorded in Chicago, 1956
1-12 recorded in Chicago, December, 1956
1-13 to 1-15 recorded in Chicago, May 1957
1-16 to 1-20 recorded in Chicago, February 1958
1-21 recorded in Chicago, 1958
1-22 to 1-24 recorded in Chicago, May 1958
2-1 to to 2-4 recorded in Chicago, September 1958
2-5, 2-6 recorded in Chicago, November 1958
2-7 recorded in Chicago, possibly November 1958, or January 1959
2-8, 2-9 recorded in Chicago, February 1959
2-10 to 2-13 recorded in Chicago, July 1959
2-14, 2-15 recorded in Chicago, March 29, 1960
2-16 to 2-20 recorded in Chicago, April 12, 1960
2-21 recorded in Chicago, January 1961
2-22 recorded in Chicago, August 1961
2-23 to 2-26 recorded in Chicago, January 1964
2-27 recorded in Chicago, February 25, 1964
3-1 to 3-4 recorded in Chicago, March 26, 1964
3-5 recorded in Chicago, August 1964
3-6 recorded in Chicago, December 1964
3-7 recorded in Chicago, 1965
3-8, 3-9 recorded in Chicago, September 1 or 2, 1965
3-10, 3-11 recorded in Chicago, April 13, 1966
3-12, 3-13 recorded in Chicago, November 1969
3-14 recorded in Lansing, Michigan, January 1971
3-15 to 3-17 recorded live at the Lanchester Arts Festival, Coventry, England, February 1972
3-18 probably recorded in New York, 1973
3-19, 3-20 recorded in New York, 1973

Incl. 36-page booklet

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CHD3-80,001	Chuck Berry	The Chess Box ‎(3xCD, Comp + Box)	Chess, MCA Records	CHD3-80,001	US	1988
CHC6-80,001	Chuck Berry	The Chess Box ‎(3xCass, Comp + Box, Album)	Chess	CHC6-80,001	US	1988
CH6-80001, MCA 8221	Chuck Berry	The Chess Box ‎(6xLP, Comp + Box)	Chess, MCA Records	CH6-80001, MCA 8221	US	1988