Carol (Chuck Berry song)
| "Carol" | ||||
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| Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Pedro" | |||
| Released | August 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 12 June 1958 | |||
| Studio | Chess (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter | Chuck Berry | |||
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"Carol" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry, first released by Chess Records in 1958, with "Hey Pedro" as the B-side. The single reached number 18 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number 12 on the magazine's R&B chart. In 1959, it was included on his first compilation album, Berry Is on Top.
Berry employs his well-known guitar figure, which AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald describes as "a guitar lick that indeed propelled not just Berry's greatest works, but the rock & roll genre itself."