The Wild and Frantic Little Richard

The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Studio album by Little Richard
Released	1967
Recorded	August 1964 – December 1965 – January 1966
Genre	Rock and Roll
Label	Modern
Little Richard chronology
The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! (1966) The Wild and Frantic Little Richard (1966) The Explosive Little Richard (1967)

The Wild and Frantic Little Richard was the second and last Little Richard album released on the Modern Records label. A mixture of studio and live tracks, it also contains Vee-Jay material. Some tracks were released as different versions on 45, shorter or longer, with or without horns, overdubs. Live material appears to be from 1 December 1965, at the Domino Club, Atlanta, Georgia. Studio from 31 August 1964, Los Angeles; 1 January 1966, Memphis. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" is a duo with an unidentified female vocalist.

Track listing

1. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (live) (Grant Higgins)
2. "Do the Jerk" [aka "Get Down With It"] (live?)
3. "Directly From My Heart" (Penniman)
4. "I'm Back" (Penniman)
5. "Holy Mackerel" (Mitchell Richaro, Penniman)
6. "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (live) (John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell)
7. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (live) (Charles Price, John Marascalco)
8. "Groovy Little Suzy" [extended version of the Vee-Jay track] (John Marascalco)
9. "Baby Don't You Want a Man Like Me" (Charles Price, Count Basie)
10. "Miss Ann" (live) (Enotris Johnson, Penniman)

Personnel

• Little Richard – vocals, piano

Additional personnel listed in Modern archives as Stax session musicians, except for "Baby What Do You Want Me to Do", which is listed as Little Richard's backing band, The Upsetters. Little Richard has said that Jimi Hendrix played on some sessions and songs.

Charts

References

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External links

• The Wild and Frantic Little Richard at AllMusic

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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