Go Bo Diddley
Studio album by Bo Diddley
Released	July 1959 (1959-07)[1]
Recorded	Chicago, March 2, 1955 & September 1958
Length	30:57
Label	Checker
Producer	Leonard Chess Phil Chess Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley chronology
Bo Diddley (1958) Go Bo Diddley (1959) Have Guitar Will Travel (1960)
Singles from Go Bo Diddley
"I'm Sorry" Released: February 1959[2] "Crackin' Up" Released: May 1959[3] "Say Man" Released: August 1959[4]

Go Bo Diddley is the second album by Americanrock and roll musicianBo Diddley, released in July 1959.^[1] The album was Bo's firststudio album that included some material that hadn't been prereleased on singles, and his first LP forChecker Records. In 2003,Rolling Stone ranked it number 214 on itsThe 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,^[5] and 216 in a 2012 revised list.^[6]

The B-side to the single "Hush Your Mouth", "Dearest Darling" was released June 1958 and also released on Bo Diddley'sself-titled debut album. Bo's next single "Willie and Lillie" was released in November 1958 and then released on this album. Bo's next single "I'm Sorry"/"Oh Yea" was released in February 1959^[2] and reached number 17 onBillboard magazine'sHot R&B Sides chart. The next single "Crackin' Up" b/w "The Great Grandfather" was released in May.^[3]Go Bo Diddley was released two months later in July.^[1] In November 1959, Bo released his most popular single "Say Man"/"The Clock Strikes Twelve" which became a crossover hit reaching number 20 on theBillboard Hot 100.

Four songs on the album were album-only tracks, including "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)", "Don't Let It Go," "Little Girl," and "Bo's Guitar."

The original recordings in mono format were recorded with anAmpex-350tape recorder.^[7] The songs "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)"^[8] and "Little Girl" were from Bo's first session for Chess Records on March 2, 1955.^[9]

All songs were written byEllas McDaniel, with "I'm Sorry" made in collaboration withAlan Freed andHarvey Fuqua.^[7]

Side one

1. "Crackin' Up" – 2:41
2. "I'm Sorry" – 2:30
3. "Bo's Guitar" – 2:38
4. "Willie and Lillie" – 2:34
5. "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" – 2:36
6. "Say Man" – 3:09

Side two

1. "The Great Grandfather" – 2:40
2. "Oh Yea" – 2:30
3. "Don't Let It Go" – 2:36
4. "Little Girl" – 2:35
5. "Dearest Darling" – 2:32
6. "The Clock Strikes Twelve" – 2:35

Per liner notes^[8][9]

• Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar; violin on "The Clock Strikes Twelve"
• Peggy Jones – guitar, backing vocals
• Jerome Green – co-lead vocals on "Say Man",maracas
• Willie Dixon – bass
• Clifton James – drums
• Frank Kirkland – drums
• Billy Boy Arnold – harmonica on "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" and "Little Girl"
• Lafayette Leake – piano
• Otis Spann – piano

• 1959 albums
• Bo Diddley albums
• Checker Records albums
• Albums produced by Leonard Chess
• Albums produced by Phil Chess
• Albums produced by Bo Diddley

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