Little Richard / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock 'n' roll musician Little Richard and his chart successes.
Singles
Little Richards' official single editions that appeared during the term of the contracts or shortly thereafter are listed. In some cases, there are no alternative versions or new compositions of pieces that have already been published elsewhere.
- 1951 - Taxi Blues / Every Hour , RCA 4392
- 1952 - Get Rich Quick / Thinkin 'About My Mother , RCA 4582
- 1952 - Ain't Nothing Happening / Why Did You Leave Me , RCA 4772
- 1952 - I Brought It All on Myself / Please Have Mercy on Me , RCA 5025
- 1953 - Ain't That Good News / Fool at the Wheel , Peacock 1616
- 1954 - Rice, Red Beans & Turnip Greens / Always , Peacock 1628
- 1955 - Tutti-Frutti / I'm Just a Lonely Guy , Specialty 561
- 1956 - Long Tall Sally / Slippin 'and Slidin' (Peepin 'and Hidin') , Specialty 572
- 1956 - Little Richard's Boogie / Directly From My Heart to You , Peacock 1658
- 1956 - Rip It Up / Ready Teddy , Specialty 579
- 1956 - Heeby-Jeebies / She's Got It , Specialty 584
- 1956 - The Girl Can't Help It / All Around the World , Specialty 591
- 1957 - Lucille / Send Me Some Lovin ' , Specialty 598
- 1957 - Maybe I'm Right / I Love My Baby , Peacock 1673
- 1957 - Jenny, Jenny / Miss Ann - Specialty 606
- 1957 - Keep A-Knockin ' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave , Specialty 611
- 1958 - Good Golly, Miss Molly / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey , Specialty 624
- 1958 - True, Fine Mama / Ooh! My Soul , Specialty 633
- 1958 I'll Never Let You Go / Baby Face , Specialty 645
- 1958 - She Knows How to Rock / Early in the Morning , Specialty 652
- 1959 - By the Light of the Silvery Moon / Wonderin ' , Specialty 660
- 1959 - Kansas City / Lonesome and Blue , Specialty 664
- 1959 - All Night Long / Shake a Hand , Specialty 670
- 1959 - Save Me Lord / Troubles of the World , End 1057
- 1959 - Milky White Way / I've Just Come from the Fountain , End 1058
- 1959 - Whole Lotta Shakin 'Goin' On / Maybe I'm Right , Specialty 680
- 1960 - I Got It / Baby , Specialty 681
- 1960 - Directly from My Heart / The Most I Can Offer , Specialty 686
- 1961 - Joy Joy Joy / He's Not Just a Soldier , Mercury 71884
- 1961 - Do You Care / Ride On King Jesus , Mercury 71911
- 1962 - He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Got) / Change Your Ways , Mercury 71965
- 1963 - Crying in the Chapel / Hole in the Wall , Atlantic 2181
- 1963 - Travelin 'Shoes / It Is No Secret , Atlantic 2192
- 1964 - Bama Lama Bama Loo / Annie Is Back , Specialty 692
- 1964 - Whole Lotta Shakin ' / Goodnight Irene , Vee-Jay 612
- 1964 - Blueberry Hill / Cherry Red , Vee-Jay 625
- 1965 - It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way How You Do It) / Cross Over , Vee-Jay 652
- 1965 - Dance What You Wanna / Without Love , Vee-Jay 665
- 1965 - I Don't Know What You've Got, But It's Got Me, Part 1 / Part 2 , Vee-Jay 698
- 1965 - Long Tall Sally / Only You (And You Alone) , Oldies 186
- 1965 - Going Home Tomorrow / Tutti Frutti , Oldies 187
- 1965 - Hound Dog / Good Golly, Miss Molly , Oldies 188
- 1965 - Rip It Up / Memories Are Made of This , Oldies 189
- 1965 - Slippin 'and Slidin' / Goodnight Irene , Oldies 190
- 1965 - Lucille / Money Honey , Oldies 191
- 1965 - Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Blueberry Hill , Oldies 192
- 1965 - Short Fat Fanny / Cherry Red , Oldies 193
- 1965 - Groovy Little Suzie / Baby Face , Oldies 194
- 1965 - Whole Lotta Shakin ' / Keep A-Knockin' , Oldies 195
- 1965 - The Girl Can't Help It / She's Got It , Oldies 196
- 1965 - Oh My Soul / Send Me Some Lovin ' , Oldies 197
- 1966 - Holy Mackarel / Baby Don't You Want a Man Like Me , Modern 1018
- 1966 - Do You Feel It, Part 1 / Part 2 , Modern 1019
- 1966 - Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail) / Well , Okeh 4-7251
- 1966 - I Need Love / The Commandments of Love , Okeh 4-7262
- 1966 - I'm Back / Directly from My Heart to You , Modern 1022
- 1967 - Slippin 'and Slidin' / Bring It Back Home to Me , Modern 1030
- 1967 - Hurry Sundown / I Don't Want to Discuss It , Okeh 4-7271
- 1967 - Don't Deceive Me / Never Gonna Let You Go , Okeh 4-7278
- 1967 - A Little Bit of Something / Money , Okeh 4-7286
- 1967 - Baby What You Want Me to Do, Part 1 / Part 2, Modern 1043
- 1968 - Try Some of Mine / She's Together , Brunswick 55362
- 1968 - Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes / Stingy Jenny , Brunswick 55377
- 1968 - Soul Train / Can I Count on You , Brunswick 55386
- 1970 - Poor Boy Paul / Wonderin ' , Specialty 699
- 1970 - Freedom Blues / Dew Drop Inn , reprise 0907
- 1970 - Greenwood, Mississippi / I Saw Her Standing There , Reprise 0942
- 1971 - Shake a Hand / Somebody Say You , Reprise 1005
- 1971 - Dancin 'in the Street / Green Power , reprise 1043
- 1972 - Mockingbird Sally / Nuki Suki , reprise 1130
- 1973 - In the Name / Don't You Know I , Kent 4568
- 1973 - In the Middle of the Night / Where Will I Find a Place to Sleep This Evening , Greene Mountain 413
- 1975 - Call My Name / Steal Miss Liza (Steal Liza Jane) , Manticore 7007
- 1975 - Try to Help Your Brother / Funk Proof , Mainstream 5572
- 1977 - Good Golly Miss Molly / Rip It Up / By the Light of the Silvery Moon , Creole CR 140
- 1983 - Chicken Little Baby / Oh Why? , Specialty 734
- 1984 - All around the World / Heeby-Jeebies-Love , Specialty 736
- 1986 - Great Gosh A'Mighty (It's a Matter of Time) / The Ride , MCA 52780
- 1986 - Operator / Big House Reunion , WEA YZ 89
- 1987 - Somebody's Comin ' / Big House Reunion , WEA YZ 98
- 1991 - Twins / Twins , WTG 31-08492
Albums
Little Richard has recorded for at least 30 different record labels since 1951. A variety of compilations , re-releases, and bootlegs exist . The following album list therefore only contains the official album editions that were made during the contract periods with the record companies and that largely cover Little Richard's work. Compilations are missing.
- 1957 - Here's Little Richard , Specialty LP-100 or 2100
- 1958 - Little Richard , Specialty LP-2103
- 1959 - The Fabulous Little Richard , Specialty LP-2104
- 1960 - Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 1 , Golddisc LP-4001
- 1960 - Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 2 , Golddisc LP-4002
- 1961 - It's Real , Mercury MG-20656
- 1964 - Little Richard Is Back , Vee-Jay LP-1107
- 1964 - Little Richard's Greatest Hits , Vee-Jay LP-1124
- 1966 - Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Recorded Live! , Modern-LP 1000
- 1967 - The Wild and Frantic Little Richard , Modern LP-1003
- 1967 - The Explosive Little Richard , Okeh LP-14117
- 1967 - Little Richard's Greatest Hits - Recorded Live! , Okeh LP-14121
- 1970 - The Rill Thing , Reprise LP-6406
- 1971 - The King of Rock 'n' Roll , Reprise LP-6462
- 1972 - The Second Coming , Reprise LP-2017
- 1972 - Southern Child , (unreleased recap recordings until 2005), Rhino Records
- 1974 - Right Now! , United LP-7791
- 1976 - Little Richard Live! , K-Tel LP-462
- 1979 - God's Beautiful City , World LP-1001
- 1986 Lifetime Friend , Warner Bros. 4-22529
- 1992 - Shake It All About , Disney 60849
- 1992 - Little Richard Meets Takanaka , TOCT 6619
Chart placements
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 US
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R&B
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| 1957 | Here's Little Richard | - |
US13 (5 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1967 | Little Richard's Greatest Hits |
DE24 (4 months) DE |
US184 (3 weeks) US |
R&B29 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| 1971 | King of Rock and Roll | - |
US193 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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US
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R&B
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| 1956 | Tutti Frutti |
UK29 (1 week) UK |
US17 (12 weeks) US |
R&B2 (21 weeks) R&B |
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| Long Tall Sally |
UK3 (16 weeks) UK |
US6 (19 weeks) US |
R&B1 (16 weeks) R&B |
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| Slippin 'And Slidin' (Peepin 'And Hidin') | - |
US33 (14 weeks) US |
R&B2 (16 weeks) R&B |
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| Rip It Up |
UK30 (1 week) UK |
US17 (18 weeks) US |
R&B1 (17 weeks) R&B |
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| Ready teddy | - |
US44 (8 weeks) US |
R&B8 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| Heeby Jeebies | - | - |
R&B7 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| She's got it |
UK15 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B9 (5 weeks) R&B |
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| The Girl Can't Help It |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
US49 (8 weeks) US |
R&B7 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1957 | All around the world | - | - |
R&B13 (1 week) R&B |
|
| Lucille |
UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
US21 (21 weeks) US |
R&B1 (13 weeks) R&B |
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| Send me some lovin ' | - |
US54 (12 weeks) US |
R&B3 (11 weeks) R&B |
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| Jenny Jenny |
UK11 (5 weeks) UK |
US10 (20 weeks) US |
R&B2 (12 weeks) R&B |
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| Miss Ann | - |
US56 (10 weeks) US |
R&B6 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| Keep a knockin ' |
UK21 (7 weeks) UK |
US8 (18 weeks) US |
R&B2 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1958 | Good Golly, Miss Molly |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
US10 (15 weeks) US |
R&B4 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| Ooh! My soul |
UK22 (4 weeks) UK |
US31 (8 weeks) US |
R&B15 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| True, fine mama | - |
US68 (3 weeks) US |
R&B15 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| Baby face |
UK2 (15 weeks) UK |
US41 (10 weeks) US |
R&B12 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| 1959 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
UK17 (5 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| Kansas City |
UK26 (5 weeks) UK |
US95 (2 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1962 | He Got What He Wanted |
UK38 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1964 | Bama Lama Bama Loo |
UK20 (7 weeks) UK |
US82 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
| Whole Lotta Shakin 'Goin' On | - | - |
R&B42 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| 1965 | I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me - Part I | - |
US92 (1 week) US |
R&B12 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| 1966 | Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail) | - | - |
R&B41 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| 1970 | Freedom blues | - |
US47 (9 weeks) US |
R&B28 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| Greenwood Mississippi | - |
US85 (5 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1973 | In the middle of the night | - | - |
R&B71 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1977 | Good Golly, Miss Molly / Rip It Up |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1986 | Great Gosh A 'Mighty (It's A Matter Of Time) |
UK62 (5 weeks) UK |
US42 (10 weeks) US |
- | |
| operator |
UK67 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | ||
| 1987 | Somebody's comin ' |
UK93 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1989 | Twins |
UK82 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
Philip Bailey & Little Richard
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literature
- John Garodkin: Little Richard Special . 2nd Edition. Mjoelner Edition, Praestoe 1984, ISBN 87-87721-14-7 .
- Charles White: The Life and Times of Little Richard. The Authorized Biography . Omnibus Press, London et al. 2003, ISBN 0-7119-9761-6 (first edition: 1984).
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US chart surfer
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Albums . P. 456.
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Hot R&B Songs. Billboard 1942-2010 . 6th edition. Record Research, Menomonee Falls 2010, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 , The Artist Section, pp. 401 (American English).
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Record Research, Menomonee Falls 1995, pp. 359 (American English).