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Universal's 2007 set The Definitive Collection is a retitled reissue of the previously released 1997 comp His Best. No matter the title, this is an excellent 20-track roundup of Bo basics. To be sure, not everything great that he did is here by any means -- a bunch of great singles are missing, such as the crushing boogie of "Diddly Wah Diddy," and it has few of his really funny, really gonzo, really out-there singles (for those, turn to the superb, absolutely essential Chess U.K. double-disc set The Story of Bo Diddley). Still, this presents the bulk of the classics ("Bo Diddley," "I'm a Man," "Who Do You Love?," "Bring It to Jerome," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover," "Before You Accuse Me," "Road Runner," "Crackin' Up") in a thoroughly entertaining fashion, making it a good summary for most listeners.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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BO DIDDLEY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Arnold, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BO DIDDLEY, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Boy Arnold, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Billy Lee Riley, Producer - Stan Kessler, Producer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - HARVEY FUQUA, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Jerome Green, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jody Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Green, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Green, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Green, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
ELLAS MCDANIEL, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Earl McDaniels, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Green, Vocals, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Kirkland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Burdon, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Green, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - RALPH BASS, Producer - Samuel Bernard Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RALPH BASS, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Marshall Chess, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Universal's 2007 set The Definitive Collection is a retitled reissue of the previously released 1997 comp His Best. No matter the title, this is an excellent 20-track roundup of Bo basics. To be sure, not everything great that he did is here by any means -- a bunch of great singles are missing, such as the crushing boogie of "Diddly Wah Diddy," and it has few of his really funny, really gonzo, really out-there singles (for those, turn to the superb, absolutely essential Chess U.K. double-disc set The Story of Bo Diddley). Still, this presents the bulk of the classics ("Bo Diddley," "I'm a Man," "Who Do You Love?," "Bring It to Jerome," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover," "Before You Accuse Me," "Road Runner," "Crackin' Up") in a thoroughly entertaining fashion, making it a good summary for most listeners.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:27
- Main artists: Bo Diddley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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