Little Richard, the Most Dynamic Entertainer of the Generation: His Greatest Hits

~ Release by Little Richard (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Title on labels: Little Richard's Greatest Hits.
This is Little Richard's 8th original album (and the 2nd one from Vee-Jay sessions), and is NOT a compilation, despite its title.
It includes newly arranged hits (firstly recorded in the 1950s and released by Specialty) recorded on three sessions from 14 to 16 December 1964 at New York City.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-08 15:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Good Golly Miss Molly
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Good Golly Miss Molly (in 1964-12)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Cedos Music, Jondora Music, PeerMusic AB, Prestige Music ltd. and Robin Hood Music Co.
2:07
A2Baby Face
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
cover recording of:
Baby Face (in 1964-12)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1926)
composer:
Harry Akst (in 1926)
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co. and Benny Davis Music
2:33
A3Tutti Frutti
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Tutti Frutti (in 1964-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
2:24
A4Send Me Some Lovin'
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Send Me Some Lovin’ (in 1964-12)
lyricist:
Leo Price
composer:
John Marascalco
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Robin Hood Music Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:19
A5The Girl Can't Help It
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1964-12)
recording of:
The Girl Can’t Help It (in 1964-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. and Twentieth Century Music Corp. (in 1956)
3:03
A6Lucille
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Lucille (in 1964-12)
writer:
Albert Collins (composer of “Lucille” & “Slippin’ and Slidin’”) and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
Budde Music Publishing GmbH, Flora GmbH, Josef Hochmuth Musikverlag, Leeds Music Corp., Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines’ legal name), MCA Music Ltd., Melody Music Pty Ltd., Morro Music Corp., Strengholt Music Publishing BV, Universal Music Publishing Ricordi srl, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Venice Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France (ended), Sony Music Publishing France and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:17
B1Slippin' And Slidin'
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1964-12)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins (composer of “Lucille” & “Slippin’ and Slidin’”), Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith (composer of “Slippin’ and Slidin’”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
2:26
B2Keep A-Knockin'
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version) (in 1964-12)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In
2:16
B3Rip It Up
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Rip It Up (in 1964-12)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
2:03
B4She's Got It
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
She’s Got It (in 1964-12)
writer:
John Marascalco (in 1956-09) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1956-09)
publisher:
Robin Hood Music Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:11
B5Ooh! My Soul
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Ooh! My Soul (in 1964-12)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
2:17
B6Long Tall Sally
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1964-12)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (in 1964-12)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:04