▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁imp lied ▁that ▁this ▁album ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁last . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁releases ▁Rec ording ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁schedule ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁for ▁which ▁his ▁estate ▁was ▁prepared . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 — three ▁days ▁after ▁Ber ry ' s ▁death — it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Also ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁album ▁was ▁released — Ber ry ' s ▁first ▁single ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁years — ent itled ▁" Big ▁Boys ". ▁The ▁t une ▁is ▁an ▁up be at ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁song ▁about ▁a ▁te en ager ▁wanting ▁to ▁do ▁all ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁grow nu ps ▁do . ▁The ▁album ▁features ▁ 1 0 ▁new ▁record ings , ▁including ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁track ▁" John ny ▁B . ▁Go ode " ▁entitled ▁" L ady ▁B . ▁Go ode ", ▁and ▁a ▁re - rec ording ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁song ▁" H av ana ▁Moon ", ▁ret itled ▁and ▁re vised ▁lyr ically ▁to ▁become ▁" J ama ica ▁Moon " ▁( inc ident ally , ▁" H av ana ▁Moon " ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁re - record ed ▁for ▁Rock it ). ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Ch uck ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews