"Little Queenie" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. Released in March 1959 as a double A-side single with "Almost Grown", it was included on Chuck Berry Is on Top (1959), Berry's first compilation album. He performed the song in the movies Go, Johnny Go! (1959) and Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987). One year earlier, Berry had released "Run Rudolph Run", a Christmas song with the same melody.
"Little Queenie" | ||||
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Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
from the album Go, Johnny, Go! | ||||
A-side | "Almost Grown" (double A-side) | |||
Released | March 1959 | |||
Recorded | 19 November 1958 | |||
Studio | Chess (Chicago)[1] | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:36 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
Chuck Berry singles chronology | ||||
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The song was recorded on November 19, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. Backing Berry on vocals and guitar were either Johnnie Johnson or Lafayette Leake on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums. In a song review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald calls it an "incredible rock & roll anthem" and "one of the greatest dance/sex ritualistic classics."[2] It is included several of Berry's compilation albums, including The Great Twenty-Eight and Chuck Berry's Golden Decade.
The song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]
It has been covered by many artists, including: