Come On (Chuck Berry song)

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"Come On"
Chess Studios (Chicago)
GenreRock and roll
Length1:53
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry singles chronology
"I'm Talking about You"
(1961)
"Come On"
(1961)
"Nadine"
(1964)

"Come On" is a song written and first released by

UK Singles Chart
.

Personnel

According to the liner notes from the Berry compilation album The Great Twenty-Eight, the performers on the record were as follows:

  • Chuck Berry – lead vocals, guitar
  • Johnnie Johnson – piano
  • Ebby Harding – drums
  • L.C. Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Martha Berry – background vocals

The Rolling Stones version

"Come On"
Single by the Rolling Stones
B-side"I Want to Be Loved"
ReleasedJune 7, 1963 (1963-06-07)
RecordedMay 10, 1963
StudioOlympic Studios, Barnes, London[1]
Genre
Length1:48
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Chuck Berry
Producer(s)Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Come On"
(1963)
"I Wanna Be Your Man"
(1963)

"Come On" was chosen as the Rolling Stones' debut single. Released in June 1963, it reached number 21 on the UK single charts. The

Rolled Gold+: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (2007), GRRR! (2012) and Stray Cats, a bonus disc available only on the Rolling Stones In Mono Box Set (together with its B-side).[2]

During the June 6, 2013 concert in Toronto, Canada, as part of the

50 & Counting Tour, Mick Jagger sang a few bars (with Charlie Watts drumming the beat) after mentioning the single being released exactly 50 years ago, the day after that night.[3] It was the first time the song was heard in any capacity during a Rolling Stones concert since 1965.[1]

Personnel

Technical
  • Roger Savage - sound engineer

References

  1. ^ a b "Come On! The Rolling Stones mark 50 years since debut single with rare live rendition". The Independent. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. AllMusic
  3. ^ "The Rolling Stones - Come On - 50th Anniversary". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2 June 2021.