Crackin’ Up

~ Recording by Bo Diddley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyGo Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum
1.13Crackin’ Up2:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CHD-5904
4.18Crackin’ Up2:04Bo DiddleyYesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
YDG 2554
1.28Crackin' Up2:02Bo DiddleyReal StonesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
ProvoguePRD 70122
1.9Crackin' Up2:03Bo DiddleySay Man: 20 Greatest Hits (Made in Holland)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Black Tulip2636452
1.20Crackin’ Up2:03Bo DiddleyThe Original La bamba and Other Hits of the 50’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1989
1.20Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyThe Chess BoxBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
Chess (US label)CHD2-19502
1.20Crackin’ Up2:07Bo DiddleyThe Chess Box (Club Edition)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)CHD2-19502, D217028
1.13Crackin' Up2:05Bo DiddleyThe Story of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Eurostar Schallplatten GmbH39810052
1.12Crackin’ Up2:05Bo DiddleyI'm A ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDCD1019
1.12Crackin' Up2:05Bo DiddleyRoad RunnerBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Instant Records (Possibly an imprint of Castle Communications)CD INS 5004
1.13Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CHD-5904
1.19Crackin Up2:06Bo DiddleyDiddley DaddyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly Records
1.4Crackin' Up2:05Bo DiddleyI'm a ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
1.11Crackin' Up2:03Bo DiddleyThe Blues Collection 05: Bo Diddley, Jungle MusicBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 005
2.2Crackin' Up2:06Bo DiddleyThe Chess Years 1955 - 1974Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly R&BCD Red Box 8
1.11Crackin' Up2:03Bo DiddleyJungle MusicBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
De AgostiniBLUES N008
1.8Crackin' Up2:06Bo DiddleyBo Knows BoBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-05-23
1.14Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-01-01
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9373
1.14Crackin’ Up2:07Bo DiddleyHis Best (club edition)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1997-04-08
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CCHD 9373
1.14Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-04-08
Chess (US label)MCD 09373
1.14Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyHis Best (BMG club edition)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), 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-9373, D118322
29.10Crackin’ Up2:05Bo DiddleyBlues Story (1998 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections
8.14Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyThe 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
1.10Crackin' Up2:06Bo DiddleyBlues Story n°29 Les labels de légende - Chess Records & DemonVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram France
1.9Crackin' Up2:07Bo Diddley20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-01-25
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)AA881121632
29.10Crackin’ Up2:05Bo DiddleyBlues Story (2001 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections7902, 7922, 7972, 8082, 8092, 8102, 8112, 9008122, 9008152, 9008172, 9008182
1.2Crackin' Up2:02Bo DiddleyBest of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2006-08-01
Direct Source Special Products Inc.56562
1.17Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyThe Story of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)9832296
1.14Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyThe Definitive CollectionBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-04-17
Chess (US label), Geffen MusicB0008786-02
2.20Crackin’ Up2:05Bo DiddleyI’m a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955–1958Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2007-09-01
Geffen Records
2.20Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyI'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Hip‐O SelectB0009231-02
2.3Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyGoldBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-10-28
Geffen RecordsB0011781-02
2.23Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyHave Guitar Will TourBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Blues Boulevard
8.15Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyABC of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-09-24
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)233168
1.13Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Rattle & Roll RecordsRRR 876
1.1Crackin' Up2:16Bo DiddleyGo Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum
Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)707962
2.1Crackin' Up2:27Bo DiddleyHey!Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD327
1.20Crackin' Up2:06Bo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Snapper MusicSROLLCD829
2.2Crackin’Up2:08Bo DiddleyI’m a ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde
1.15Crackin’ Up2:06Bo DiddleyBlues Masters, Volume 6Bo Diddley / Percy Mayfield / Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Champion Jack Dupree / Cousin JoeAlbum + Compilation
4π
1.13Crackin' Up2:04Bo Diddley6 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Sessions & Live TracksBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-04-22
Real GoneRGMCD017
1.1Crackin’ Up2:03Bo DiddleyGo Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum
  • XW2013-12-03
Geffen Records
2.1Crackin' Up2:16Bo DiddleyFive Classic AlbumsBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-05-04
Avid Entertainment
1.14Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-08-10
Geffen Records
1.23Crackin' Up2:04Bo DiddleyThe Rough Guide to Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-03-29
World Music NetworkRGNET1382CD
1.29Crackin’ Up (single version)2:03Bo DiddleyRhythm & SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
2.2Crackin' Up2:08Bo DiddleyEssential Classics, Vol. 404: Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2024-08-20
Essential Classics (Essential Classics compilations)
1.11Crackin' Up2:05Bo DiddleySay Man! The Singles & More 1955-62Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025-06-13
Acrobat (flagship label of Trapeze Music & Entertainment Limited)ACRSLP 1687
1.5Crackin Up2:01Bo DiddleySay ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Blues JourneySSI 872
1.13Crackin' Up2:04Bo DiddleySix Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Sessions, and Live TracksBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Reel to Reel Music CompanyRTRCD40
1.13Crackin' Up2:07Bo DiddleyStone Rock BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8Crackin’ Up2:04Bo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.11Crackin' Up2:03Bo DiddleyJungle Sound (Les Génies du Blues)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1992-04-03
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3013
1.8Crackin' Up2:03Bo DiddleyMojo Presents: StonedVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mojo (magazine)
Bootleg
1.40Crackin’ Up2:03Bo DiddleyTTRH Season 3 - 15 - MadnessVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.19Crackin Up2:06Bo DiddleyDiddley DaddyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CD RED 2

Relationships

drums (drum set):Clifton James
guitar:Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:Jerome Green
piano:Otis Spann
background vocals:The Carnations (Louisville, KY 1950s-1960s doo-wop group)
vocals:Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:Crackin’ Up

Related works

Crackin’ Up

lyricist and composer:Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)