The Explosive Little Richard

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The Explosive Little Richard
The Explosive Little Richard cover
Studio album by Little Richard
Released January 1967
Recorded 5 February 1966 - 15 September 1966
Genre Rock and Roll/Soul
Length 29:49
Label Okeh
Producer Larry Williams
Little Richard chronology
The Wild and Frantic Little Richard (1966) The Explosive Little Richard (1967) Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
(1967)

The Explosive Little Richard is the first album from Little Richard under the Okeh label, utilising a new soul sound. Unusually for a Little Richard rock album, it featured no tracks penned by Richard himself. Despite the new direction, it failed to chart on Billboard.


[edit] Track listing

  1. "Get Down With It" (Marchan) - 3:16
  2. "Land of 1000 Dances" (Domino, Kenner) – 2:10
  3. "The Commandments of Love" (Williams) – 2:27
  4. "I Don't Want To Discuss It" (Beatty, Cooper, Shelby) – 2:28
  5. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Bradford, Gordy) – 2:02
  6. "Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail)" (Watson, Williams) – 3:06
  7. "I Need Love" (Williams) – 2:39
  8. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Cooper, Shelby) – 2:41
  9. "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" (Willis) – 4:39
  10. "Function At The Junction" (Holland, Long) – 2:35
  11. "Well (aka Well All Right)" (Cooke) – 2:56

[edit] Personnel

Other personnel unknown; no records kept by Okeh


[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1967 Billboard Pop Albums Did not chart

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1967 "I Don't Want To Discuss It/Hurry Sundown" Billboard Singles Did not chart
1967 "A Little Bit Of Something/Money (That's What I Want)" Billboard Singles Did not chart
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