Lucille (Little Richard song)

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Lucille is a 1957 Rock and Roll which was one of Little Richard's international hits, and became a rock standard.

Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, Little Richard's single made number 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart. It was composed by Albert Collins and Little Richard.

As a rock standard, it has been covered live and/or recorded by thousands of artists including AC/DC, The Beatles, The Animals, Peter & Gordon, Deep Purple, the Ian Gillan Band, The Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Bill Haley & His Comets, and the Detroit band The Rockets.