Here's Little Richard


Here's Little Richard is the debut album from Little Richard, released on 4 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 No. 6, and "Jenny, Jenny", which reached No. 10 in the U.S. Pop chart. It also contained "Tutti Frutti", "Slippin' and Slidin'", and "Rip It Up," all of which were Billboard top 40 hits; and "Ready Teddy", "She's Got It," and "Miss Ann," all of which, in addition to the prior songs listed, were top 10 Billboard "Hot R&B Singles." In all, 9 of the LP's 12 songs made the US Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1955 and 1958.

Reception

In 2003, the album was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and in 2010 Time listed it in the Top 100 Albums of All Time. The opening track "Tutti Frutti" was listed as No. 43 in Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Tutti Frutti" – 2:25
  2. "True, Fine Mama" – 2:43
  3. "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" – 2:28
  4. "Ready Teddy" – 2:09
  5. "Baby" – 2:06
  6. "Slippin' and Slidin'" – 2:42
Side two
  2. "Long Tall Sally" – 2:10
  3. "Miss Ann" – 2:17
  4. "Oh Why?" – 2:09
  5. "Rip It Up" – 2:23
  6. "Jenny, Jenny" – 2:04
  7. "She's Got It" – 2:26

    2012 bonus tracks

  9. "Baby" – 4:22
  10. "All Night Long" – 2:49
  11. "Interview with Specialty Records Founder Art Rupe" – 9:13

    Personnel

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Singles