His Best (Bo Diddley album)
| His best | |
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| Compilation album by Bo Diddley | |
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Publication |
1997 |
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admission |
February 3, 1955 - November 9, 1966 |
| Label (s) | MCA / Chess |
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Blues, rhythm and blues |
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| occupation | Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar, violin); Jerome Green (vocals, background vocals); Peggy Jones (guitar, backing vocals); Ricky Jolivet, Jody Williams (guitar); Eddie Drennon (electric violin); Lester Davenport, Little Walter, Billy Boy Arnold (harmonica); Willie Dixon, James Bradford, Jesse James Johnson, Chester Lindsey (bass); Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann (piano); Clifton James, Billy Downing, Edell Robertson, Frank Kirkland (drums); Cornelia Redmond (tambourine); Bobby Baskerville, The Carnations, The Cookies, The Flamingos, The Moonglows (backing vocals). |
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Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley; Compilation producer: Andy McKaie |
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His Best is a compilation album by Bo Diddley , released in 1997 as part of the MCA / Chess ' 50th Anniversary series and reissued by Geffen Records in 2007 as the "Definite Collection".
General
Since most of the hit collections and anthologies were no longer published and the Bo Diddley Box is too expensive for most, MCA took the opportunity of the Chess anniversary and released a CD with 20 of Diddley's Chess hits. Like all the other CDs in the series, the result is outstanding. It contains all of the musician's most important songs from "I'm a Man" to "Roadrunner" to "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" and includes all of his songs that contributed to the formation of the rock and roll genre. The recordings were digitally edited by Erick Labson at MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California and both AMG and CD Universe mention the excellent work. The recordings were selected in chronological order.
The album reached number 2 on the Billboards Top Blues Albums chart when it was reissued in 2007.
Track list
All titles are written by Bo Diddley, exceptions are indicated.
- Bo Diddley - 2:48
- I'm a Man - 3:02
- You Don't Love Me (You Don'tCare) - 2:54
- Diddley Daddy Diddley, Fuqua - 2:28
- Pretty Thing Dixon - 2:51
- Bring It to Jerome Diddley, Green - 2:30
- I'm Looking for a Woman - 2:34
- Who Do You Love? - 2:30
- Hey Bo Diddley - 2:14
- Mona [also known as I Need You Baby] - 2:23
- Before You Accuse Me - 3:07
- Say Man - 3:16
- Dearest Darling - 2:54
- Crackin 'Up - 2:07
- The Story of Bo Diddley Burdon, McDaniel - 2:53
- Roadrunner Diddley, Richman - 2:48
- Pills - 2:52
- I Can Tell Frizzell, Mulkey, Smith - 4:35
- You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover Dixon - 3:16
- Ooh baby - 3:49
Musicians and recording dates
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Bo Diddley - vocals and guitar on all tracks
2. I'm A Man (Chess single 814, March 2, 1955)
3. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (Checker LP 1436, March 2, 1955)
4. Diddley Daddy (Checker single 819, May 15, 1955)
5. Pretty Thing (Checker single 827, July 14, 1955)
6. Bring It To Jerome (Checker single 827, July 14, 1955)
7. I'm Lookin 'For A Woman (Checker single 832, Nov. 10, 1955)
8. Who Do You Love? (Checker single 842, May 24, 1956)
9. Hey Bo Diddley (Checker single 860, February 8, 1957)
10. Mona (Checker single 860, February 8, 1957)
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11. Before You Accuse Me (Checker single 878, August 15, 1957)
12. Say Man (Checker single 931, January 29, 1958)
13. Dearest Darling (Checker single 896, January 29, 1958)
14. Crackin 'Up (Checker single 924, December 1958)
15. The Story Of Bo Diddley (Checker single 942, September 1959)
16. Road Runner (Checker single 942, September 1959)
17. Pills (Checker single 985, May 2, 1961)
1 8. I Can Tell (Checker single 1019, June 27, 1962)
20.Ooh Baby (Checker single 1158, Sep 11, 1966)
The Bo-ettes a / k / a Cookies (background vocals) |
Criticism
- Amazon (Editorial Review by Rickey Wright): Great! (Great!)
- AMG Cub Koda: If the box set is too big a trigger to pull and you want all of Bo's influential sides in one package, this one should be first-stop shopping of the highest priority. (If the box set is too big for you and still wants all the influential songs on one CD, this should be the purchase with the highest priority.)