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The London Bo Diddley Sessions is the 17th studio album by musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1973 and released on the Chess label.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Select[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Bo's presence was somewhat overwhelmed by the massive number of session musicians involved (well-meaning though they may have been) and more so, because Bo was still looking for a new sound, ... The songs are pretty fair -- a mix of soul and funk -- with elements of his old sound, and this is probably the best compromise he achieved during this phase of his career, between the old and the new".[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel except where noted

  1. "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" – 3:58
  2. "Bo Diddley" – 2:54
  3. "Going Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:54
  4. "Make a Hit Record" – 4:59
  5. "Bo-Jam" – 3:31
  6. "Husband-In-Law" (Sam Dees, Jimmy Lewis, Frederick Knight) – 3:32
  7. "Do the Robot" – 5:40
  8. "Sneakers on a Rooster" (Dees, Dee Camon) – 2:41
  9. "Get Out of My Life" – 5:09
  • Recorded at Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and London, England (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)

Personnel

  • Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
  • Ray Fenwick (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) - guitar
  • Gerald Sims (tracks 3, 6 & 8) - guitar
  • Phil Upchurch (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar
  • Roy Wood (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – bass
  • Richard Evans (tracks 3, 6 & 8) - bass
  • Tennyson Stephens – piano (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Eddie Hardin – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
  • Arthur Hoyle, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson – trumpet (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Steve Galloway – trombone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Clifford Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Gene Barge – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Willie Henderson – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Keith Smart – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
  • Robert Crowder, Brian Grice – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
  • Nigel Grainge – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
  • Charles Grimar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Derf Reklan Raheem (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – congas
  • Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals
  • Richard Evans - arranger

References

  1. ^ a b c d Eder, Bruce. Bo Diddley: The London Bo Diddley Sessions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975) accessed August 26, 2019
  3. ^ Bo Diddley Discography accessed August 26, 2019
  4. ^ Perry, Neil (October 1990). "All That Glitters". Select. No. 4. p. 130.
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