Hey! Bo Diddley/Bo Diddley
(1996) His Best
(1997) Release date 8 April 1997 | Artist Bo Diddley | |
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Released April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08) Recorded March 2, 1955 - September 11, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois Producer Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley, Andy McKaie His Best
(1997) 20th Century Masters
(2000) Label Insomniac/Interscope Records Genres Rock and roll, Rhythm and blues Similar Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger, Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley's Beach Pa, A Man Amongst Men | ||
His Best is a 1997 greatest hits compilation album by American rock and roll icon Bo Diddley released by Chess and MCA Records on April 8, 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was re-released by Geffen Records on April 17, 2007 as The Definitive Collection with a different album cover. The Definitive Collection reached #2 on Billboard magazine's Blues Albums chart on June 21, 2008, which was the week that the album debuted on the charts.
Contents
Album Background
As a greatest hits album His Best features almost all of Bo Diddley's charters on The Billboard from 1955's "Bo Diddley" through 1967's "Ooh Baby" (except for "Say Man, Back Again"), although it excluded the UK hit "Hey Good Looking". The album features songs listed in chronological order by when the songs were recorded.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted.
Personnel
Per liner notes and Allmusic
Songs
1Bo Diddley2:48
2I'm A Man3:03
3You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)2:54