Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man

~ Recording by Chuck Berry

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck Berry and His ComboToo Much Monkey Business / Brown Eyed Handsome ManChuck Berry and His ComboSingle
Chess (US label)1635
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryAfter School SessionChuck BerryAlbum
  • US1957-05-01
Chess (US label)LP 1426
3.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryTwistChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -1962
1.6Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:15Chuck BerryChuck Berry's Golden Decade: The Original Two AlbumsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (UK distributor for Chess Records)CH-50 024
1.5Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Great Twenty-EightChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CH-8201
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryGreatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-92500
1.5Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Great Twenty-EightChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-92500
1.5Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Great Twenty‐EightChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-92500
1.5Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Great Twenty‐EightChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CHD-92500, D 264137
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryAfter School Session (Repress)Chuck BerryAlbum
Chess (US label)LP 112
1.4Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:10Chuck BerryHail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll Original Motion Picture SoundtrackChuck BerryAlbum + Soundtrack
MCA-6217
1.17Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryHis 30 Greatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
The Entertainers (Italian)CD 0263
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryGreatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Double Play (UK budget compilation label owned by Tring International PLC)GRF034
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryHail! Hail! Rock ’n’ RollChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryThe Chess BoxChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD3-80001
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryAfter School SessionChuck BerryAlbum
Chess (UK distributor for Chess Records), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9284
3.17Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryRock ’n’ Roll «Black»Fats Domino / Little Richard / Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
The Entertainers (Italian)CDB 1408
1.3Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryRoll Over BeethovenChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Success (European budget label)2103 CD
1.10Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryHeroes of Rock ’n’ RollChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Heroes of Rock’n RollHR 301
1.17Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryHis 30 Greatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
The Entertainers (Italian)CD 0263
1.12Brown‐eyed Handsome Man2:14Chuck BerryStory 1955–1958Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue)VG 660 660501
1.14Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerrySolid Gold Soul 1956Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicR838-24
1.22Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryThe Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 019
1.11Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Chess YearsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CD RED BOX 2
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryThe World of Chuck Berry - Let it RockChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • NL1992-10-06
Trace Trading0400672
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck Berry25 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only)VAR008
4.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck Berry100 Rock ’n’ Roll HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only)VAR005, VAR006, VAR007, VAR008
1.13Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryRock 'n' Roll MusicChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
Charly RecordsCDCD1018
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Rock ’n’ Roll Era: R&B Gems IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products2RNR-48, OPCD-2641
1.4Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryChuck Berry Singles Collection, Volume 1Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1993-05-21
Overseas Records (Teichiku sub-label)TECX-25502
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryHail! Hail! Rock ’n’ RollChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryPoet of Rock ’n’ RollChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDDIG 1
1.18Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryRoll Over BeethovenChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Rotation (a Universal Music label)112 139-2
1.18Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCBD 19510
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryPoet of Rock 'n' RollChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.18Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 31569 2
2.11Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:15Chuck Berry36 All-Time Greatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
GSC Music15269
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryRock and Roll MusicChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
1.20Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCD 11560
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryAfter School SessionChuck BerryAlbum
  • JP1997-02-21
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9284, MVCM-22102
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryHis Best, Volume 1Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1997-03-25
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHSD-9371
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryHis Best, Volume 1Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-03-25
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9371
1.3Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck Berry20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-03-23
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-11944
6.8Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryThe Chess StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1999-10-04
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)3805962
1.6Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryMaybelleneChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-05-08
ABM (imprint? of Audio Book & Music Company Limited)
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryThe AnthologyChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-06-27
Chess (US label)112 304-2
1.16Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryClassic Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2000-09-12
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)112 172-2
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryAfter School SessionChuck BerryAlbum
Geffen Records
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryAfter School SessionChuck BerryAlbum
Chess (UK distributor for Chess Records)B0001685-2
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:15Chuck BerryAll the Very BestChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Going for a SongGFS302
1.6Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryGreatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
ZYX MusicHIB 10114-2
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryGoldChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records0602498805589
2.11Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryReelin' and Rockin': The Very Best of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-03-13
Chess (US label)9832354
1.6Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryThe Definitive CollectionChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-04-18
Chess (US label)B0004417-02
1.15Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryRock 'n' Roll MusicChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -2006-06-19
Pinnacle (distributor & label)428
1.8Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck BerryThe Ultimate CollectionChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-05-07
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)982 8919
2.4Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryRock ’n’ Roll OriginalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-07-09
Green Umbrella EntertainmentSIG3CDB3030
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryJohnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess RecordingsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-12-21
Hip‐O SelectB0009473-02
1.16Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:15Chuck BerryRoute 66 - The USA Music Story - Rock'n'RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)
1.15Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryThe Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio HourVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Chrome Dreams ("Maximum" bootleg biography series)CDCD5019
1.16Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryColour CollectionChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-03-25
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)060075301269 (7)
5.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryRock’n’Roll JukeboxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label)PLX 868
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryThe Best OfChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD279-1, NOT2CD279-2
1.11Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryRoll Over BeethovenChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde
1.10Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:13Chuck BerryRockin’Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Remember (reissues)RMB 75149
1.11Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:21Chuck BerryRoll Over BeethovenChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Harmonia Mundi, Le Chant du Monde274 1761.62
5.13Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryRock-A-Billy, Rock and Roll & Hillbilly (blue)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2011-04-29
Membran233313
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryChuck Berry RocksChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-11-15
Bear Family Records
2.13Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck BerryHappy Days: 100 Hits That Rocked the JukeboxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)533 245-2
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck BerryIconChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (UK distributor for Chess Records), Geffen Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)0602527612225
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryRocksChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17139 AR
1.17Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck Berry5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and Rare TracksChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2012-12-03
Real GoneRGMCD011
2.3Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryBest of the Chess YearsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT3CD086
1.9Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryLegendsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Global JourneyGJ7724
1.11Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryChuck Berry: The Indispensable 1954–1961Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 5409
1.14Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck BerryThe Absolutely Essential CollectionChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-11-17
1.12Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryRock and Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose ItChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17273 PL
1.14Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Big3 (UK, budget compilations)BT3084
2.8Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryWe Were First! 180 Hits in Their Original VersionsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015
The Intense Media600204
1.50Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:15Chuck BerryHits over HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017-01-13
1.8Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe Rough Guide to Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-03-30
World Music NetworkRGNET1367CD
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryBest of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-08-10
Geffen Records
1.8Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:14Chuck BerryThe Rough Guide to Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-11-30
World Music NetworkRGNET1367LP
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:19Chuck Berry14 All-Time HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.20Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck Berry20 Greatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.6Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck Berry20 Reflective RecordingsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only)AA049
1.4Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck Berry23 Original Rock 'n' Roll HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.22Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryChuck Berry/More Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryHis Best, Volume 1 (Club Edition)Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)CHD-9371, D118248
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryLegends in MusicChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
WisepackLECD 037
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryReelin' and Rockin'Chuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Green Line Records
1.14Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryRhythm & Blues: 1956Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.96Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:07Chuck BerryRock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Hits: 100 Originals From the 50sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
2.26Brown‐Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryThe History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 3: The Rock'n'roll Years 1952-1957Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-06-07
Rhythm and BluesRANDB011CD
1.23Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck Berry75 Original American Rock’n’Roll Anthems 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GO Entertain (bargain compilations)GO3CD7207
1.4Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:16Chuck BerryGreatest HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017
1.16Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck Berry20 Super HitsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.18Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:18Chuck BerryHail! Hail! Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
Delta Leisure Group38413
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:20Chuck BerryLet It RockChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:17Chuck BerryPortrait of Chuck BerryChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

producer:Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo)
double bass:Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:Johnnie Johnson (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 375) (order: 375)
recording of:Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1956-04-19)

Related works

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

lyricist and composer:Chuck Berry
publisher:Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
later translated versions:Détective privé
In de tijd van de rock 'n' roll
part of:Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)