Essential Collection [Import]

Bo Diddley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Spectrum Audio UK
• ASIN: B00004YS3T
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,156 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bo Diddley

2. I'm A Man

3. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

4. Story Of Bo Diddley

5. Who Do You Love

6. Mona (I Need You Baby)

7. I Can Tell

8. Road Runner

9. Pretty Thing

10. Say Man

11. Hey! Bo Diddley

12. Cops And Robbers

13. Before You Accuse Me

14. Cadillac

15. Diddley Daddy

16. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)

17. Bring It To Jerome

18. Pills

19. Dearest Darling

20. I'm Looking For A Woman

Editorial Reviews

20 of the all-time greatest songs by one of the original founding fathers of rock 'n' roll on one disc. Contains both cuts from his first single (each of which hit #1 on the R&B charts), 'Bo Diddley' & 'I'm A Man', plus other chart hits he cut for the Checker label, like 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover', 'Road Runner' & 'Say Man', plus many of his other often covered classics, like 'Who Do You Love' & 'Mona (I Need You Baby)'. 2000.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine compilation, January 18, 2004

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This review is from: Essential Collection (Audio CD)

Spectrum's "The Essential Bo Diddley" is really the only single-disc compilation which can compete with MCA/Chess' "His Best".
It includes virtually all of the must-have classics (with the exception of "Crackin' Up", unfortunately), but the Chess disc has better liner notes, and some of the new Chess masters have a few extra seconds (or more) appended to the fades, which gives it a slight edge over this otherwise excellent collection.
4 1/2 stars.