The Chess Box

Tracklist

• CD 1: 1955-1959
• 1
  Bo Diddley
  2:46
  2.5 ★
• 2
  I’m a Man
  2:59
  4.4 ★
• 3
  You Don't Love Me
  2:53
• 4
  Diddley Daddy
  2:28
• 5
  Pretty Thing
  2:50
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Bring It to Jerome (alternate take)
  2:41
• 7
  Bring It to Jerome
  2:29
• 8
  Diddy Wah Diddy
  2:33
• 9
  I’m Looking for a Woman
  2:33
• 10
  Who Do You Love?
  2:29
  3.5 ★
• 11
  Down Home Special
  3:13
• 12
  Hey Bo Diddley
  2:12
  4.4 ★
• 13
  Mona (I Need You Baby)
  2:22
• 14
  Say Boss Man
  2:33
• 15
  Before You Accuse Me
  3:06
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Say Man
  3:13
• 17
  Hush Your Mouth (alternate take)
  3:06
• 18
  The Clock Strikes Twelve
  3:00
• 19
  Dearest Darling (alternate take)
  3:17
• 20
  Crackin’ Up
  2:06
• 21
  Don’t Let Go (Hold On to What You Got)
  2:46
• 22
  I’m Sorry
  2:26
• 23
  Mumblin’ Guitar
  2:49
• 24
  The Story of Bo Diddley
  2:51
• CD 2: 1959-1969
• 1
  She’s Alright
  4:03
• 2
  Say Man, Back Again (alternate take)
  3:03
• 3
  Road Runner
  2:49
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Spend My Life With You
  2:37
• 5
  Cadillac
  2:47
• 6
  Signifying Blues (extended version)
  4:28
• 7
  Deed and Deed I Do
  2:22
• 8
  You Know I Love You
  2:56
• 9
  Look at My Baby
  2:30
• 10
  Ride on Josephine
  3:03
• 11
  Aztec
  2:28
• 12
  Back Home
  2:29
• 13
  Pills
  2:50
• 14
  Untitled Instrumental
  2:23
• 15
  I Can Tell
  4:27
• 16
  You Can’t Judge a Book by It's Cover
  3:14
• 17
  Who May Your Lover Be
  2:55
• 18
  The Greatest Lover in the World
  2:43
• 19
  500% More Man
  2:55
• 20
  Ooh Baby
  2:50
• 21
  Bo Diddley 1969
  2:34

More by Bo Diddley

I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958

I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 2007

The Story of Bo Diddley

The Story of Bo Diddley 2006

The Essential Bo Diddley

The Essential Bo Diddley 2000

Breakin' Through the B.S.

Breakin' Through the B.S. 1989

Bo Diddley / Go Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley / Go Bo Diddley 1986

The Super Super Blues Band

The Super Super Blues Band 1967

Release credits

• Billy Boy Arnold
  harmonica [1-2, 4-5, 7]
• Bo Diddley
  guitar [2.5, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-16, 1.20], vocal [2.5, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-16, 1.20]
• Clifton James
  drums (drum set) [1.2, 1.10, 1.20, 2.10]
• Frank Kirkland
  drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.4-5, 1.7, 1.12, 1.15-16, 2.5], membranophone [8, 14]
• Jerome Green
  lead vocals [16], maracas [1.1-2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-16, 1.20, 2.5, 2.10]
• Jody Williams
  guitar [10, 12, 14-15]
• Otis Spann
  piano [20]
• The Carnations
  background vocals [20]
• The Moonglows
  background vocals [4, 10]
• Willie Dixon
  double bass [2, 12, 14-15]
• Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
  instrument [8]

Issues

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  T
  (Combined release view)
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  T
  The Chess Box

  2x CD
  1990
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  T
  The Chess Box

  2x CD (Club Edition)
  1990