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Bio (album)

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Bio
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1973
RecordedMarch – May 1973
StudioSound Exchange Studios, New York City; Technisonic Studios, St. Louis, Missouri
GenreRock and roll
Length32:38
LabelChess
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Chuck Berry chronology
The London Chuck Berry Sessions
(1972)
Bio
(1973)
Chuck Berry
(1975)
Singles from Bio
  1. "Bio"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideD+[2]

Bio is the seventeenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1973 by Chess Records. The backing musicians were Elephants Memory, except on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone".

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Chuck Berry.

  1. "Bio" – 4:25
  2. "Hello Little Girl, Goodbye" – 3:56
  3. "Woodpecker" – 3:33
  4. "Rain Eyes" – 3:47
  5. "Aimlessly Driftin'" – 5:42
  6. "Got It and Gone" – 4:19
  7. "Talkin' About My Buddy" – 6:56

Personnel

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Elephants Memory
  • Wayne "Tex" Gabriel – guitar
  • Gary Van Scyoc – bass
  • Adam Ippolito – piano
  • Rick Frank – drums
  • Stan Bronstein – saxophone
Additional musicians
  • Billy Peek – guitar on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
  • Greg Edick – bass on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
  • Ron Reed – drums on "Rain Eyes" and "Got It and Gone"
Technical

Release

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  • Cassette Bio Universal Special Products 1995
  • CD Bio Universal Distribution / Universal Japan 2010
  • Cassette Bio Chess Special Products

References

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  1. ^ "AllMusic Review - Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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