The 26 songs here, recorded in 1964 and 1965, constituted the tail-end of Chuck Berry's first stay at Chess Records, which had begun a decade earlier with "Maybelline." This material slots into the same period as his appearance on the T.A.M.I. Show doing "Nadine"; little here is as well-known as "Nadine," but not because it isn't worth hearing. Apart from "It Wasn't Me" (featuring Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield), none of these songs have been extensively anthologized, and all are among the least known of his work for Chess. And that is a pity, because it shows Berry -- amid the flurry of activity surrounding his songs, growing out of the British Invasion -- making a concerted effort to evolve his music in new directions. ~ Bruce Eder
01 My little love-light - 2:39 02 She once was mine - 2:38 03 After it's over - 2:22 04 I got a booking - 2:55 05 Night beat - 2:46 06 His daughter caroline - 3:15 07 You came a long way from st. louis - 2:10 08 St. louis blues - 2:39 09 Jamaica farewell - 2:09 10 Dear dad - 1:53 11 Butterscotch - 2:41 12 The song of my love - 2:31
13 Why should we end this way - 2:56 14 I want to be your driver - 2:16 15 It wasn't me - 2:37 16 Run joe - 2:21 17 Everyday we rock and roll - 2:15 18 One for my baby (and one for the road) - 2:46 19 Sad day-long night - 2:45 20 It's my own business - 2:13 21 Right off rampart street - 2:26 22 Vaya con dios - 2:40 23 Merrily we rock and roll - 2:15 24 My mustang ford - 2:20 25 Ain't that just like a woman (they'll do it every time) - 2:17 26 Wee hour blues - 3:16