Carol (Chuck Berry song)

"Carol"
Single by Chuck Berry
from the album Chuck Berry Is on Top
B-side "Hey Pedro"
Released 1958
Genre Rock and roll
Label Chess
Writer(s) Chuck Berry

"Carol" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry, first released by Chess Records in 1958, with "Hey Pedro" on the B-side.[1]

"Carol" was also the B-side of the single "Johnny B. Goode" released by Epic Records,[2] and was issued on his first compilation album, Chuck Berry Is on Top.

Covers

The Rolling Stones version

"Carol"

7" single cover
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album The Rolling Stones
B-side "I Just Wanna Make Love to You"
Released January 1964 (UK)
Recorded 1964
Genre Rock and roll
Label Decca
Writer(s) Chuck Berry
Producer(s) Andrew Loog Oldham

This song was covered by the Rolling Stones and released on their first album, in 1964.

Personnel

A live version was released on their 1970 album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, with Keith Richards playing a lead guitar style relying more heavily on double stops than the original cover version.

The Beatles version

"Carol"
Song by The Beatles from the album Live at the BBC
Released 30 November 1994
Recorded 2 July 1963
Length 2:36
Writer(s) Chuck Berry
Producer(s) Terry Henebery

The song was covered by the Beatles in a live performance for the BBC in 1963. This version was released on the 1994 compilation album Live at the BBC.

Personnel

Other versions

Several other artists have covered the song, including the Bobby Fuller Four, Charlie Daniels, the Doors, the Guess Who, Flamin' Groovies, Peter Gammons, the Yardbirds, Groovie Ghoulies, AC/DC (live only), the Milkshakes, Jim Miller, Tommy Roe, Doug Sahm, Status Quo, Backbeat Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Stereo Nation.[3]

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