No Particular Place to Go
| "No Particular Place to Go" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
| from the album St. Louis to Liverpool | ||||
| B-side | "You Two" | |||
| Released | May 1964[1] | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | March 25, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois[2] | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Writer(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess[2] | |||
| Chuck Berry singles chronology | ||||
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"No Particular Place to Go" is a song by Chuck Berry, released as a single by Chess Records in May 1964[1] and released on the album St. Louis to Liverpool in November 1964 (see 1964 in music).[3]
"No Particular Place to Go" was recorded on March 25, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois[2] and features the same music as Berry's earlier hit "School Days".[1]
Lyrics
The song is comical four verse story. In the first verse the narrator is cruising in his car with his girlfriend, and they kiss. In the second they start to cuddle, and drive slow. In the third they decide to park (on the Kokomo) and take a walk, but are unable to release the seat-belt. In the last verse they drive home, defeated by the recalcitrant seat-belt.
Recording
The session(s) during which "No Particular Place to Go" was recorded were produced by Leonard and Phil Chess, and backing Berry were pianist Paul Williams, drummer Odie Payne, and an unknown bassist.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM Top Forty-5's)[4] | 6 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 10 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles[6] | 10 |
Covers
- George Thorogood & The Destroyers, whose version was played with more of a rock feel.
- Perennial rock group Status Quo, which earned them some minor success.
- French singer Eddy Mitchell, entitled "A crédit et en stéréo."
- Swedish singer/songwriter Björn Skifs, which was sung in Swedish.
- Norwegian folk musician Øystein Sunde, entitled "Ikke no' spesielt sted å dra", on his 1986 album Overbuljongterningpakkmesterassistent, and sung in Norwegian.
- Hip hop artist Mos Def, as Chuck Berry in the film Cadillac Records.
- English rock band The Troggs, on their 1975 self-titled album.
- English punk band Toy Dolls, on their 1989 album Wakey Wakey
- The Proclaimers covered the song for the Slab Boys soundtrack.
- British Psychobilly band Guana Batz covered on the song on their second album, Loan Sharks.
References
- 1 2 3 "Hot Pop Spotlights". Billboard: 36. May 16, 1964.
- 1 2 3 4 Gold (CD liner). Chuck Berry. United States: Geffen Records/Chess Records. 2005. pp. 24, 27. 0602498805589 http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1987023
|url=missing title (help). - ↑ Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955-1966)". Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ "RPM - Item Display: Top Singles - Volume 1, No. 21, July 13, 1964" (.Php). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1964-06-13" UK Singles Chart.
- 1 2 "Chuck Berry - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
