Almost Grown (Chess Recording, Original Release)

Name: Almost Grown
Duration: 2 min 21 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.8	Almost Grown	2:21	Chuck Berry	The Chess Box	Chuck Berry	Album + Compilation	US1988	Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	CHD3-80001
1.3	Almost Grown	2:23	Chuck Berry	His Best, Volume 2	Chuck Berry	Album + Compilation	US1997-05-20	Chess (US label)	CHD-9381
1.1	Almost Grown	2:24	Chuck Berry	Berry Is on Top / St. Louis to Liverpool	Chuck Berry	Album + Compilation	US2008-06-24	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 776

producer:	Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
bass and double bass:	Willie Dixon (on 1959-02-17)
drums (drum set):	Jasper Thomas (on 1959-02-17)
guitar:	Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17) Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1959-02-17)
piano:	Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1959-02-17)
background vocals:	Chuck Barksdale (on 1959-02-17) Harvey Fuqua (on 1959-02-17) Marvin Gaye (on 1959-02-17) Etta James (on 1959-02-17) The Marquees (on 1959-02-17) The Moonglows (1950s Cleveland R&B group) (on 1959-02-17) James Nolan (Second Tenor, Baritone singer) (on 1959-02-17) Reese Palmer (First Tenor singer) (on 1959-02-17) Chester Simmons (on 1959-02-17)
lead vocals:	Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
vocals:	Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)

recorded at:	Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago (on 1959-02-17)

part of:	Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 6) (order: 6)

recording of:	Almost Grown (on 1959-02-17)

lyricist and composer:	Chuck Berry

publisher:	Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)

later translated parody versions:	Le Train pour Patofville
later versions:	C'est la vie, mon chéri