Released July 1960 (1960-07) | Length 26:36 Release date July 1960 | |
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Rockin' at the Hops(1960) New Juke-Box Hits(1961) Similar Chuck Berry albums, Rock and roll albums | ||
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Rockin' at the Hops is the fourth studio album by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, released in July 1960 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1448. With the exception of four tracks, "Down the Road a Piece," "Confessin' the Blues," "Betty Jean," and "Driftin' Blues," all selections had been previously released on 45 rpm singles.
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- Chuck berry rockin at the hops side one 360p
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- Songs
- Track listing
- Personnel
- References
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Songs
The first 7" 45-RPM single from Rockin' at the Hops was "Childhood Sweetheart" backed with "Broken Arrow", released in September 1959. The second single was "Let It Rock" backed with "Too Pooped to Pop", released in January 1960; the A-side reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the B-side reached number 42 on the Hot 100 and number 18 on the R&B Singles chart. The last two singles—"Bye Bye Johnny" backed with "Worried Life Blues" (released in May) and "I Got to Find My Baby" backed with "Mad Lad" (released in August)—did not chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Chuck Berry except as noted.
- "Bye Bye Johnny" (2:02)
- "Worried Life Blues" (Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather) (2:07)
- "Down the Road a Piece" (Don Raye) (2:10)
- "Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Walter Brown) (2:06)
- "Too Pooped to Pop" (Billy Davis) (2:31)
- "Mad Lad" (2:06)
- "I Got to Find My Baby" (2:12)
- "Betty Jean" (2:25)
- "Childhood Sweetheart" (2:40)
- "Broken Arrow" (2:19)
- "Driftin' Blues" (Eddie Williams, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown) (2:16)
- "Let It Rock" (1:42)
Personnel
Songs
1Bye Bye Johnny2:06
2Worried Life Blues2:11
3Down the Road a Piece2:13