Before You Accuse Me

~ Recording by Bo Diddley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)LP 1431
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley (Steve Hoffman Remaster)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CH-9194, MCA5683-M
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CHD-5904
1.12Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley (Blues Collection)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Object EnterprisesOR0118
1.7Before You Accuse Me3:04Bo DiddleyThe Best of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (US, TR cat#s)TSD-3506
1.15Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyThe Chess Box (Club Edition)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)CHD2-19502, D217028
1.15Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyThe Chess BoxBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
Chess (US label)CHD2-19502
1.10Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyBlues Legends, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Object EnterprisesOS0061
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:09Bo DiddleyFeelin' the Blues Diggin' the Rhythm 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Marvel (Australian label, imprint of Hughes Leisure Group/Music World, catog nos starting with MARC)MARC-723
1.17Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyJungle SoundBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3013
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CHD-5904
1.14Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyBo's BluesBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCH 396
1.14Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyDiddley DaddyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly Records
1.24Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyFrom Ripley to ChicagoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCd INS 5071
1.17Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyThe Blues Collection 05: Bo Diddley, Jungle MusicBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 005
1.21Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyThe Chess Years 1955 - 1974Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly R&BCD Red Box 8
1.15Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyWoke Up This Mornin', Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCBD 19517
1.17Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyJungle MusicBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
De AgostiniBLUES N008
1.9Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyBig City BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Carlton Home Entertainment Limited (for copyrights use only, not for release label use)30359 80012
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-01-01
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9373
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-04-08
Chess (US label)MCD 09373
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo 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
1.2Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyHouse of Blues: Essential Chicago BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
House of Blues
5.2Before You Accuse Me3:04Bo DiddleyBlues Story (1998 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections
1.2Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyBlues Story n°5 Le Rock'n'Roll noir & le Rhythm'n'BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram France
2.10Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyThe No. 1 Blues AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)555872
7.9Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo 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
1.7Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo Diddley500% More ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
1.13Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyThe Essential Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-09-25
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)544 348-2
5.2Before You Accuse Me3:04Bo DiddleyBlues Story (2001 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections7902, 7922, 7972, 8082, 8092, 8102, 8112, 9008122, 9008152, 9008172, 9008182
1.12Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyCookin’ the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)520 985-2
2.6Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyThe Story of Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)9832296
1.11Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)3:08Bo DiddleyThe Definitive CollectionBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-04-17
Chess (US label), Geffen MusicB0008786-02
2.6Before You Accuse Me (take a Look at Yourself)3:05Bo DiddleyI’m a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955–1958Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2007-09-01
Geffen Records
2.6Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyI'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Hip‐O SelectB0009231-02
1.18Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyGoldBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-10-28
Geffen RecordsB0011781-02
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyRock 'n' Roll LegendBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-11-29
Charly Records
1.9Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)3:06Bo DiddleyRock 'n' Roll Legends (This is a UK compilation release.)Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)
2.8Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyHave Guitar Will TourBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Blues Boulevard
2.13Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyElectric BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-08-02
Not Now Music
8.12Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyABC of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-09-24
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)233168
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBo Diddley / Go Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Rattle & Roll RecordsRRR 876
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyHey!Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD327
1.14Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Snapper MusicSROLLCD829
1.24Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyEric Clapton's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired the ManVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)CDCD5060
1.19Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyI’m a ManBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde
4.6Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyJukebox Favourites: The Best of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011
APM Music (production music label, prefix: APMC)AUPCD968
16.12Before You Accuse Me?:??Bo DiddleyBlues MastersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
4π, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)cd 1
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:04Bo Diddley6 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Sessions & Live TracksBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-04-22
Real GoneRGMCD017
4.4Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyAn Easy Introduction to R&B/Soul: Top 15 AlbumsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Masterworks Series702
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo DiddleyA Stack of BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-03-12
Not Now MusicNOT3CD138
1.8Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-05-06
10.16Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo Diddley20 Original Debut Albums by 20 Rock & Roll StarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Intense Media600222
1.11Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyHis BestBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-08-10
Geffen Records
3.3Before You Accuse Me (take a Look at Yourself)3:06Bo DiddleyGot the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music on Demand5379526
1.14Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)3:04Bo DiddleyThe Rough Guide to Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-03-29
World Music NetworkRGNET1382CD
1.10Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)3:04Bo DiddleyThe Rough Guide to Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-04-12
World Music NetworkRGNET1382LP
1.6Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo Diddley'Hey Bo Diddley'Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
1.8Before You Accuse Me3:05Bo Diddley16 Greatest HitsBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
1.1Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyBefore You Accuse MeBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
1.8Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyCharly Blues Masterworks, Volume 43: Signifying BluesBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Charly Records
1.5Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyEssential Chicago BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7Before You Accuse Me3:04Bo DiddleyGuitar KingsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleySérie dois astrosBo Diddley & Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
1.7Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleySignifying BluesBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
3.11Before You Accuse Me3:07Bo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.4Before You Accuse Me3:08Bo DiddleyThe Chess 50th Anniversary SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.14Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyDiddley DaddyBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)CD RED 2
1.10Before You Accuse Me3:03Bo DiddleyBest Of, Volume 1: 1955-1958Bo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
1.6Before You Accuse Me3:06Bo DiddleyGoldBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

double bass:Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):Frank Kirkland
guitar:Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:Jerome Green
vocals:Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:Before You Accuse Me

Related works

Before You Accuse Me

lyricist and composer:Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:Big Seven Music
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EMI Songs Scandinavia AB
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