Here's Little Richard

Here's Little Richard
Studio album by Little Richard
Released	March 1957
Recorded	September 14, 1955 – October 15, 1956
Genre	Rock and roll R&B
Length	28:30
Label	Specialty
Producer	Bumps Blackwell
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Here's Little Richard is the debut album from Little Richard, released on March 1957. He had scored six Top 40 hits the previous year, some of which were included on this recording. It was his highest charting album, at 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album contained two of Richard's biggest hits, "Long Tall Sally", which reached #6 in the U.S. Pop charts, and "Jenny, Jenny", which reached #10 in the U.S. Pop charts.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Tutti Frutti" (Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin) – 2:25
2. "True, Fine Mama" (Penniman) – 2:43
3. "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (Leo Price) – 2:28
4. "Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 2:09
5. "Baby" (Penniman) – 2:06
6. "Slippin' and Slidin'" (Penniman, Eddie Bocage, Al Collins, James Smith) – 2:42

Side two

1. "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) – 2:10
2. "Miss Ann" (Penniman, Johnson) – 2:17
3. "Oh Why?" (Winfield Scott) – 2:09
4. "Rip It Up" (Blackwell, Marascalco) – 2:23
5. "Jenny Jenny" (Johnson, Penniman) - 2:04
6. "She's Got It" (Marascalco, Penniman) – 2:26

2012 bonus tracks

13. "Baby (demo)" (Penniman) - 4:22
14. "All Night Long (demo)" (Penniman) - 2:49
15. "Interview with Specialty Records Founder Art Rupe" (Paul Jones) - 9:13

Personnel

• Little Richard – vocals, piano (except on 5 and 9)
• Lee Allen – tenor sax (except on 2 and 12)
• Alvin "Red" Tyler – baritone sax (except on 2 and 12)
• Frank Fields – bass (except on 2 and 12)
• Earl Palmer – drums on (except on 2 and 12)
• Edgar Blanchard – guitar on (except on 1, 2, 5, 9 and 12)

Additional personnel

• Justin Adams – guitar on 1 and 5
• Huey Smith – piano on 5
• Renald Richard – trumpet on 2
• Clarence Ford – tenor sax, baritone sax on 2
• Joe Tillman – tenor sax on 2
• William "Frosty" Pyles – guitar on 2
• Lloyd Lambert – bass on 2
• Oscar Moore – drums on 2
• Roy Montrell - guitar on 9
• Wilbert Smith – tenor sax on 12
• Grady Gaines – tenor sax on 12
• Clifford Burks – tenor sax on 12
• Jewell Grant – baritone sax on 12
• Nathaniel Douglas – guitar on 12
• Olsie Richard Robinson – bass on 12
• Charles Connor – drums on 12

Critical response

In 2003, the album was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[2] It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and in 2010 Time Magazine listed it in the Top 100 Albums of All Time.^[3] The opening track Tutti Frutti was listed as No.43 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[4]

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References

Little Richard
Studio albums	Here's Little Richard Little Richard The Fabulous Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2) The King of the Gospel Singers Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) Little Richard's Greatest Hits The Wild and Frantic Little Richard The Explosive Little Richard The Rill Thing Mr. Big The King of Rock and Roll The Second Coming Southern Child Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix Right Now! Talkin' 'bout Soul Little Richard Live God's Beautiful City Lifetime Friend Shake It All About
Live albums	The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
Singles	"Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" "Slippin' and Slidin'" "Rip It Up" "Ready Teddy" "She's Got It" "Heeby-Jeebies" "The Girl Can't Help It" "All Around the World" "Lucille" "Send Me Some Lovin'" "Jenny, Jenny" "Miss Ann" "Keep A-Knockin'" "Good Golly Miss Molly" "Ooh! My Soul" "True Fine Mama" Baby Face" "Kansas City" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "He's Not Just A Soldier" "He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had)" "Crying in the Chapel" "Bama Lama Bama Loo" "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" "Goodnight, Irene" "I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me)" "Poor Dog" "Commandments Of Love" "Freedom Blues" "Greenwood, Mississippi"" "In The Middle of The Night" "Call My Name" "Great Gosh A-Mighty!" "Operator" "Somebody's Comin'" "Twins"
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