Bo Diddley (1958 album)

Bo Diddley is a compilation album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley, which also functions as his first long-playing album. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs, which were released as singles between 1955 and 1958. Chess Records issued the album in 1958. In 2012, it was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list alongside his second album, Go Bo Diddley (1959).[1] The ranking of the album pair dropped to number 455 in the 2020 update of the list.[2]

Bo Diddley
Compilation album by
Bo Diddley
Released1958
RecordedChicago, March 2, 1955 – January 29, 1958
GenreRock and roll, rhythm & blues
Length28:59
LabelChess
Producer
Bo Diddley chronology
Bo Diddley
(1958)		 Go Bo Diddley
(1959)

Critical reception

AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald gave Bo Diddley five out of five stars and recommended it as one of the "few" essential albums for listeners who want to "play rock & roll, real rock & roll". Greenwald said that its 12 songs are exemplary of the Bo Diddley beat: "This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record, too."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley)[4].

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Bo Diddley"2:30
2."I'm a Man"2:41
3."Bring It to Jerome"2:37
4."Before You Accuse Me"2:40
5."Hey! Bo Diddley"2:17
6."Dearest Darling"2:32
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Hush Your Mouth"2:36
2."Say, Boss Man"2:18
3."Diddley Daddy"2:11
4."Diddy Wah Diddy"2:51
5."Who Do You Love?"2:18
6."Pretty Thing"2:48

Personnel

From the CD reissue liner notes:[4]

References
  1. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2012.
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/bo-diddley-bo-diddley-go-bo-diddley-2-1062778/
  3. Greenwald, Matthew. "Bo Diddley [1958] – Bo Diddley". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. Schnieders, Bob (1997). Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley (CD reissue liner notes). Bo Diddley. Universal City, California: Chess Records/MCA Records. CHD-5904.
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