| "Promised Land" | ||||
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| Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
| from the album St. Louis to Liverpool | ||||
| B-side | "Things I Used to Do" | |||
| Released | December 1964 | |||
| Recorded | February 1964 | |||
| Studio | Chess (Chicago)[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Philip Chess | |||
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"Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in December 1964, it was Berry's fourth single issued following his prison term for a Mann Act conviction. The record peaked at #41 in the Billboard charts on January 16, 1965.
- ^ "The Chuck Berry Database: Details For Recording Session: 20. 2. 1964". A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry. Dietmar Rudolph. Retrieved 28 September 2021.