Bio (album)
1973 studio album by Chuck Berry
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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".
ReleasedAugust 1973
RecordedMarch – May 1973
StudioSound Exchange, New York City; Technisonic, St. Louis, Missouri
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| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sound Exchange, New York City; Technisonic, St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | D+[2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chuck Berry.
- "Bio" – 4:25
- "Hello Little Girl, Goodbye" – 3:56
- "Woodpecker" – 3:33
- "Rain Eyes" – 3:47
- "Aimlessly Driftin'" – 5:42
- "Got It and Gone" – 4:19
- "Talkin' About My Buddy" – 6:56
Personnel
- 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
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Bob Scerbo – production manager
- David Krieger – art direction
Release
- Cassette Bio Universal Special Products 1995
- CD Bio Universal Distribution / Universal Japan 2010
- Cassette Bio Chess Special Products
