Released July 1959 (1959-07) Artist Bo Diddley Label Hallmark Records | Length 30:57 Release date July 1959 | |
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Recorded March 2, 1955 – September 1958 in Chicago, Illinois Go Bo Diddley
(1959) Have Guitar Will Travel
(1960) Genres Rock music, Blues, Rock and roll, Rhythm and blues Producers Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley Similar Bo Diddley albums, Rock and roll albums | ||
Bo diddley crackin up 1959
Go Bo Diddley is the second album by rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley, released in July 1959. The album was Bo's first studio album and his first LP for Checker Records. The album was ranked #214 on The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Contents
Background
The b-side to the single "Hush Your Mouth", "Dearest Darling" was released June 1958 and also released on Bo Diddley's self-titled debut album. Bo's next single "Willie and Lillie" was released in November 1958 and then released on this album. Bo's next single "I'm Sorry"/"Oh Yea" was released in February 1959 and reached #17 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart. The next single "Crackin' Up" b/w "The Great Grandfather" was released in May. Go Bo Diddley was released two months later in July. In November 1959 Bo released his most popular single "Say Man"/"The Clock Strikes Twelve" which became a crossover hit making #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The rest of the songs on the album were album-only tracks, including "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" which Little Walter retitled as "Roller Coaster" and released as a single, and is featured on the Bo Diddley compilation album His Best even though it is an album track not a single.
Recording
The original recordings in mono format were recorded with an Ampex-350 tape recorder. The songs "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" and "Little Girl" were from Bo's first session for Chess Records on March 2, 1955.
Track listing
All songs were written by Ellas McDaniel, with "I'm Sorry" made in collaboration with Alan Freed and Harvey Fuqua.
- "Crackin' Up" – 2:41
- "I'm Sorry" – 2:30
- "Bo's Guitar" – 2:38
- "Willie and Lillie" – 2:34
- "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" – 2:36
- "Say Man" – 2:30
- "The Great Grandfather" – 2:40
- "Oh Yea" – 2:30
- "Don't Let It Go" – 2:36
- "Little Girl" – 2:35
- "Dearest Darling" – 2:32
- "The Clock Strikes Twelve" – 2:35
Personnel
Per liner notes
Cover versions
The song "Little Girl" was covered by British R&B group The Yardbirds on their album Five Live Yardbirds and was the first of three Bo Diddley songs released on the album. The Gants released "Crackin' Up" as a single in 1966. Corey Harris recorded a version of the song "Crackin' Up" on A Tribute to Bo Diddley. The song was also covered by Paul McCartney on Снова в СССР, and was also covered by The Rolling Stones. Dutch blues band Livin' Blues covered the song "The great Grandfather" on their 1973 album Ram Jam Josey.
Charts
Songs
1Crackin’ Up2:06
2I'm Sorry2:27
3Bo's Guitar2:35