Anthology (Chuck Berry album)

The Anthology
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2000 [1]
RecordedMay 21, 1955 – December 22, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois
September 28, 1958 in St. Louis
February 3, 1972 at the Lanchester Arts Festival, Coventry, England
GenreRock and roll
Length2:13:16
LabelChess
ProducerAndy McKaie
Chuck Berry chronology
Live!
(2000)
The Anthology
(2000)
Live on Stage
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Rolling Stone

Anthology is a two-disc compilation album by American rock and roll musician Chuck Berry released on July 27, 2000, by Chess Records. It duplicates in its entirety the previous anthology The Great Twenty-Eight ranked at No. 21 on the Rolling Stone 500 greatest all time albums list, as well as the entirety of the later Definitive Collection issued in 2006 as part of the Universal series. The album was later reissued and packaged in 2005 as part of the Universal Records Gold series, and simply retitled Gold.[4] It charted at No. 110 in the UK Albums Chart.

  1. ^ Gold (CD liner). Chuck Berry. United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 20–25, 27. 0602498805589.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chuck Berry - The Anthology". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Anthology by Chuck Berry". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  4. ^ Chuck Berry - Gold AllMusic