Reelin' and Rockin'

"Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. It was originally recorded in 1957 and released as the B-side of "Sweet Little Sixteen".

"Reelin' and Rockin'"
Single by Chuck Berry
from the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions
B-side	"Let's Boogie" (US)
Released	November 1972 (1972-11)
Recorded	February 3, 1972 at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England
Studio	Chess (Chicago)[1]
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	4:26
Label	Chess 2136
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Berry
Producer(s)	Esmond Edwards
Chuck Berry singles chronology
"My Ding-a-Ling" (1972) "Reelin' and Rockin'" (1972) "Bio" (1973)

Recording

The song was recorded on December 29-30, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois.

• Chuck Berry, vocals and guitar
• Johnnie Johnson on piano
• Willie Dixon on bass
• Fred Below on drums

The session was produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil.

The song was released as Chess single number 1683.^[2]

A live version of the song was released in late 1972, peaking at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1973. It reached number 21 in Canada and number 18 in the UK.^[3]

Charts

Chart (1972-73)	Peak position
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)	21
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	18
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	27
US Cash Box Top 100[6]	30

Dave Clark Five cover

"Reelin' and Rockin'"
Single by The Dave Clark Five
from the album Weekend in London
B-side	"I'm Thinking" (US) "Little Bitty Pretty One" (UK)
Released	2 April 1965
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia/EMI
Songwriter(s)	Chuck Berry
The Dave Clark Five singles chronology
"Come Home" (1965) "Reelin' and Rockin'" (1965) "I Like It Like That" (1965)

The Dave Clark Five covered "Reelin' and Rockin'" in early 1965. The single peaked at number 24 in the UK,^[7] number 23 in the US,^[8] and number 12 in Australia. Their rendition became the first and overall highest-charting version of the song. Cash Box described it as "a rollicking terpsichorean-themed contagious rocker."^[9]

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Australia KMR	12
Sweden	7
UK (OCC) [7]	24
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	23
US Cash Box Top 100[10]	15

Other cover versions

"Reelin' and Rockin'" was also covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, Conway Twitty, Alex Harvey, and many others.^[11]

In Popular Culture

• In the Philippines, the song was also used as a same title and was formerly broadcasts on IBC 13 from 1989 to 1990.