Let It Roll (Let It Rock)

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"Let It Roll (Let It Rock)"
Single by Mel McDaniel
from the album Let It Roll
ReleasedMarch 11, 1985
RecordedNovember 7, 1984
Genre Country
Length2:06
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Chuck Berry
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
Mel McDaniel singles chronology
"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"
(1984)
"Let It Roll (Let It Rock)"
(1985)
"Stand Up"
(1985)

"Let It Roll (Let It Rock)" is a song written by Chuck Berry and recorded by American country music artist Mel McDaniel. [1] It was released in March 1985 as the second and final single from McDaniel's album Let It Roll. It peaked at both number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

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Music video

The music video was directed by George Bloom and premiered in early 1985. It features the band playing on a flatcar in a train pulled by South Central Tennessee Railroad ALCO RS-11 #29. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks6

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJqHs6LVWEs