Chuck Berry in London

Chuck Berry in London is the eighth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1965 by Chess Records. Only eight of the tracks were actually recorded in London with the UK R&B group The 5 Dimensions, in January, 1965. Five other tracks were recorded in Chicago in December, 1964 with the Jules Blattner Group. The remaining track, "Night Beat" was left over from a 1957 session. "I Want to Be Your Driver," which later appeared as the final track on The Great Twenty-Eight, is based on "Me and My Chaffeur Blues" by Memphis Minnie.^[3]

Chuck Berry in London
Studio album by Chuck Berry
Released	April 1965
Recorded	December 1964 – January 1965
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	35:33
Label	Chess
Producer	Leonard Chess, Philip Chess
Chuck Berry chronology
St. Louis to Liverpool (1964) Chuck Berry in London (1965) Fresh Berry's (1965)
Singles from Chuck Berry in London
"Dear Dad" Released: March 1965

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Berry except as noted

Side one

1. "My Little Love-Light" – 2:38
2. "She Once Was Mine" – 2:38
3. "After It's Over" – 2:20
4. "I Got a Booking" – 2:54
5. "Night Beat" – 2:43
6. "His Daughter Caroline" – 3:16
7. "You Came a Long Way from St Louis" (Bob Russell, John Benson Brooks) – 2:08

Side two

8. "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 2:39
9. "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) – 2:08
10. "Dear Dad" – 1:51
11. "Butterscotch" – 2:40
12. "The Song of My Love" – 2:30
13. "Why Should We End This Way" – 2:53
14. "I Want to Be Your Driver" – 2:15

Personnel

• Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
• Jules Blattner – guitar
• Jeff Crivet – guitar
• Louis Cennamo – bass
• Bill Bixler – bass
• Bob Scrivens – piano
• Peter John Hogman – harmonica
• Howard Jones – drums
• Chick Kattenhorn – drums
• Brian Hamilton – tenor saxophone
• Bill Armstrong – backing vocals
• Brian Smith – backing vocals
• Mike Boocock – backing vocals
• Rick Green – backing vocals
• Neil Carter – backing vocals
• Roger Eagle – backing vocals
• Roger Fairhurst – backing vocals

Charting history

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position[4]
1965	"Dear Dad"	Billboard Hot 100	95