Johnny B. Goode (original release, take 3, without overdub)
~ Recording by Chuck Berry
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:30 | Chuck Berry | Johnny B. Goode / Around and Around | Chuck Berry | Single |
| Chess (US label) | 1691 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:30 | Chuck Berry | Berry Is on Top | Chuck Berry | Album |
| Chess (US label) | LP 1435 |
| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | Chuck Berry | Twist | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | LP 1465 |
| 2.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Twist | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | More Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | LP-1465 |
| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | More Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | LP-1465 |
| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:37 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade: The Original Two Albums | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (UK subsidiary of Chess Records) | CH-50 024 |
| 1.2 | Johnny B Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Rock and Roll Music | Chuck Berry | Single |
| Chess (US label) | 6145 007 |
| 2.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | 41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of “American Graffiti” | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | MCA2-8001 |
| 2.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | 41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| GRT Records | 2230-1040 |
| 1.9 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:43 | Chuck Berry | The Sounds of Earth | Various Artists | Album |
| NASA | [none] |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:30 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Is on Top (Reissue, Stereo) | Chuck Berry | Album |
| Chess (US label) | LP 1435, LP-1435, LPS-1435 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Great Twenty-Eight | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | CH-8201 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:43 | Chuck Berry | The Best of Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue) | 600033 |
| 2.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | American Graffiti | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | CHD-92500 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Great Twenty-Eight | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | CHD-92500 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Great Twenty‐Eight | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | CHD-92500 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Great Twenty‐Eight | Chuck Berry | Album + 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 |
| 2.17 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:36 | Chuck Berry | Then Came Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | THEN 1 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | The Original Rock ’n’ Roll Hits of the 50’s, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Roulette Records | RCD 58005 |
| 1.11 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Vintage Music Collectors Series, Volume 3 & 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-5778 |
| 1.11 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Vintage Music Collectors Series, Volumes 3 & 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | JVC-510, MCAD-5778 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:43 | Chuck Berry | The 21 Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Bescol | CD-30 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | Chuck Berry | 25 Greatest Rock ’n Roll Hits, Part I | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Maybellene | CD 05503 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Good | 2:45 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Solid Gold (UK label) | 8705 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Is on Top | Chuck Berry | Album |
| Chess (US label) | CH-9256 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Is on Top | Chuck Berry | Album |
| Chess (US label) | CHD-31260 |
| 2.15 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | Heart ’n’ Soul of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 008C |
| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | His 30 Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| The Entertainers (Italian) | CD 0263 |
| 1.7 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:44 | Chuck Berry | Prime All-Time-Hits: Rock and Roll Club, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| World Star Collection | WSC 99911 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Rock ’n’ Roll, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | The Best Of | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Cédé International | CD 660 37, CD 66037 |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | Chuck Berry | The Best of 50s Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:44 | Chuck Berry | The Best of the Best of Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood (US budget & reissue label, imprint of Highland Music) | HCD-100 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1958 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 2RNR-05 |
| 5.20 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:35 | Chuck Berry | Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| YDG 2552 | |
| 3.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | 100 Super Oldies: Too Good to Be Forgotten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Black Tulip | 2699122 |
| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Chess Masters | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Stylus Music | SMR 848 |
| 1.15 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Chess: The Rhythm and The Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | CD SAM 500 |
| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Classic Rock, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-31274 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Double Play (UK budget compilation label owned by Tring International PLC) | GRF034 |
| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.10 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | Party Time Fifties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-1562 |
| 1.10 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | Party Time Fifties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3201 |
| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Spuds MacKenzie's Party Faves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C2 48993 |
| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | The Best Off | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Take Off | CD 80135 |
| 1.19 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | The Chess Box | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | CHD3-80001 |
| 1.19 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Greatest Real Music CD Catalogue in the World | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records | GIFT 1 |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:37 | Chuck Berry | 16 Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Class of ’62: The Golden Days of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DMC4-0540A |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:44 | Chuck Berry | More 70 Ounces of Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compose | 9048 |
| 3.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Rock ’n’ Roll «Black» | Fats Domino / Little Richard / Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| The Entertainers (Italian) | CDB 1408 |
| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Rock & Roll Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Signal (Dutch label) | SIGNAL 50114 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Rock’n Roll Jukebox Hits (disc 2) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky B.V. | DCD5113 |
| 1.14 | Johnnie B. Goode | 2:36 | Chuck Berry | Rock’n’Roll! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986) | |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:37 | Chuck Berry | Rockfile, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Backline Records (Line Music GmbH) | BLCD 9.00735 L |
| 1.17 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Success (European budget label) | 2103 CD |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:46 | Chuck Berry | The Charly Originals: Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | EP + Compilation |
| Charly Records | |
| 4.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:43 | Chuck Berry | The Rock ’n’ Roll Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Object Enterprises | |
| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | ?:?? | Chuck Berry | The Rock ’n’ Roll Collection 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compact Classics | FPF03D |
| 2.23 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:37 | Chuck Berry | Beat, Twist & Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 466973 2 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:46 | Chuck Berry | Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Object Enterprises | ONN31 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Heroes of Rock ’n’ Roll | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Heroes of Rock’n Roll | HR 301 |
| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | His 30 Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| The Entertainers (Italian) | CD 0263 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Rock Guitar Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Knight Records Ltd | RGL CD 47001 |
| 1.4 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | stereoplay, CD 50: Yesterday’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | CD 27100500 A |
| 2.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Story 1955–1958 | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue) | VG 660 660501 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | The Best... Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Sound (80s/90s Dutch) | CD 914 |
| 4.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | The Heart & Soul of Rock’n’Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | LHSR-A-207 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | Best of Eis am Stiel, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album |
| Edel Company (edel Company music AG) | 2564-1 |
| 1.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Grandson of Frat Rock!, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70732 |
| 1.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Best of Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK) | MCCD 019 |
| 2.10 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Chess Years | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Chess (US label) | CD RED BOX 2 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Legend of Rock ’n’ Roll, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Starlite (Swiss label with budget releases) | CDS 51069 |
| 1.19 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1958 Still Rockin' | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 840 344-2, RRC-G17 |
| 1.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | The Ultimate Collection | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Australia | MCD 17751 |
| 1.8 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | The World of Chuck Berry - Let it Rock | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Trace Trading | 0400672 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | 20 Great Tracks | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | CD-MFP 5936, CDP 798900 2 |
| 1.4 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | 25 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only) | VAR007 |
| 3.4 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | 100 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only) | VAR005, VAR006, VAR007, VAR008 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Good | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | All the Best Of, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UN 3 132 | |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Jukebox Hits of 1958, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Double D Entertainment | 9258 |
| 1.13 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:39 | Chuck Berry | Le disque du routard - U.S.A. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 472892 2 |
| 1.12 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:43 | Chuck Berry | Murmurs of Earth | Various Artists | Album |
| Warner New Media | WNM-1402 |
| 1.11 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Rock 'n' Roll Music | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records | CDCD1018 |
| 1.9 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | Rock "N" Roll Hits of the 50's and 60's, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Golden Circle, Inc. | CDG5702 |
| 1.5 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Rock Around the Clock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 252 004 |
| 1.18 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:36 | Chuck Berry | The Giants of Rock & Roll, Volume 1 | Chuck Berry / Jerry Lee Lewis / Bill Haley / Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Giants | |
| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | The Golden Serie: History of Pop, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (Compilations – Attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | UN 1 902 |
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1958 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2RNR-05, OPCD-2538 |
| 4.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:41 | Chuck Berry | The World of the 50's & 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | U.S.A | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 472891 2 |
| 1.6 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Singles Collection, Volume 1 | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Overseas Records (Teichiku sub-label) | TECX-25502 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:38 | Chuck Berry | Blues Berry (Les Génies du Blues) | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Guilde Internationale du Disque | BLU-CD 3009 |
| 1.4 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | „Healey“-Edition No. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mohndruck | 910 704 |
| 1.2 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:40 | Chuck Berry | Johnny B. Goode (Les Génies du Rock) | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Éditions Atlas | RK CD 401 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:44 | Chuck Berry | The Best of the Best of Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Hollywood (US budget & reissue label, imprint of Highland Music) | HCD-100 |
| 1.14 | Johnny B. Goode | 2:42 | Chuck Berry | The Ultimate Collection | Chuck Berry | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Ltda. (Brasil) | MCD 17751 |
Relationships
| producer: | Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) |
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| double bass: | Willie Dixon (on 1958-01-06) |
| drums (drum set): | Jasper Thomas (on 1958-01-06) |
| guitar and lead vocals: | Chuck Berry (on 1958-01-06) |
| piano: | Johnnie Johnson (on 1958-01-06) |
| recorded at: | Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, United States (on 1958-01-06) |
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| DJ-mixes: | That’s What I Like by Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers |
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| mash-ups: | Johnny B. Bop (Ramones vs. Chuck Berry) by YITT (mashup artist) Johnny B. Goode’s Month (Chuck Berry vs. Bloc Party vs. Aerosmith) by DRA’man (mashup artist) |
| part of: | Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 1) (order: 1) NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time: pub_2012-10-25 (number: 3) (order: 3) Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 7) (order: 7) The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 33) (order: 33) Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 53) (order: 52) |
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| recording of: | Johnny B. Goode (on 1958-01-06) |
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Related works
Johnny B. Goode
| lyricist and composer: | Chuck Berry (in 1955) |
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| publisher: | Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) Isalee Music Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) ロックンロール ミュージック |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley: Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight / Johnny B. Goode / Let It Rock / School Day (live) Medley: Johnny B. Goode / Sweet Little Rock & Roller / Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Live In New York 1974-09-28) (order: 1) Oldies Medley (Carpenters in Japan) (order: 7) |
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| later parody versions: | Johnny Joined the Klan Афанасий |
| later translated parody versions: | Rat qui roule |
| later translated versions: | Bye, Bye, Johnny B. Good Eddie sois bon Johnny B. Good Johnny B. Goode ג'וני ביגוד והנעלה ジョニーB.グッド |
| later versions: | Ali Be Good Johnny, reviens ! |
| part of: | Back to the Future: the Musical (order: 21) |
| is the basis for: | Fox McCloud Johnny to B. or Not to B. Goode Skači Marko |
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