Little Richard discography

Little Richard discography
Releases
Little Richard performing in Austin, Texas in March 2007
↙Studio albums	15
↙Live albums	3
↙Compilation albums	1
↙Singles	37

This page is a discography for rock and roll musician Little Richard. He began his recording career in 1951, signing to RCA Victor, then switching to Peacock Records in 1953 before attaining international success in 1955 with Specialty Records.

Recording sessions

The pre-Specialty sessions

RCA sessions: WGST Studio, Atlanta, October 16, 1951 and January 12, 1952.

Peacock sessions: Houston, February 25 and October 5, 1953.

The Specialty sessions

Little Richard recorded the demonstration tape for Specialty at WBML Studio, Macon, in February 9, 1955.

He was recording for Specialty during two years, from September 13, 1955 to October 18, 1957.

The recording sessions Little Richard cut for Specialty are among the most important (and enjoyable) in the history of pop music.

When Richard abdicated from Rock 'n' Roll in late 1957, Specialty was forced to go back to earlier, less rock-oriented recordings they had rejected initially to make future releases. In an effort to make these bluesy recordings sound "current", they added a female chorus (and in at least one instance, extra instrumentation) to the basic track.

The Goldner sessions

These first religious cuts has been recorded circa September 1959 at New York City and next released by different labels owned by (or related with) record industry mogul George Goldner (End, Goldisc, Coral, Spin O Rama, etc.). The recordings themselves are considered pretty miserable, and three record labels with access to th "dirgelike" cuts overdubbed drums and miscellaneous percussions to fill out the sound. However, the best of these recordings exude a purity and commitment not always found on Richard's later recordings.

The Little Star sessions

November 24th, 1962, in New York, Little Richard recorded four rhythm and blues songs backed by his band, The Upsetters. Two singles were released by Little Star under the name "The World Famous Upsetters".

The Mercury sessions

Little Richard was working for Mercury from June 1961 to March 1962. These excellent recordings have been produced by Quincy Jones.

The Atlantic sessions

The recordings made for Atlantic from June 14, 1962 to April 2, 1963, continue Richard's commitment to religious material.

The return to Specialty

In the wake of the "British Invasion" and following a very successful tour of England, Richard collected his current guitarist (Glen Willings), the drummer from his New Orleans sessions (Earl Palmer), and old labelmates Don and Dewey and returned to Specialty to start his comeback.

He recorded five titles (including "Well Alright" and "Bama Lama Bama Loo") on two sessions in March and April of 1964, next issued on the compilation Well Alright!.

The Vee Jay sessions

Charles White wrote in 1984:^[1] "Even with access to the Vee Jay files, information is a bit uncertain in some areas... Of most importance to latter-day rock fans are the cuts that Jimi Hendrix played on, as a member of Richard's touring band. We have singled out those tracks we are relatively sure have Hendrix involvement, although he may have appeared on others."

Little Richard was recording for Vee Jay from June 1964 to at least May-June 1965. According to Charles White, Jimi Hendrix was playing guitar at least on the first session including such titles as "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "Hound Dog", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Money Honey", "Goodnight Irene" and others, released on the album Little Richard Is Back. Hendrix played on at least 9 cuts on the second LR Vee Jay album, of '50s remakes.

The Modern sessions

Little Richard was recording for the Modern from December 1965 to January 1966.

The Modern recordings are demos, studio warm-ups, tapes supplied by Richard, and actual Modern sessions. Two albums were issued, all tracks of the first one The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! have an overdubbed audience to enhance what sounds like a poor "live" recording.

There are at least five tracks still unreleased.

The Okeh sessions

Excellent, soul-oriented recordings and a superb, in-studio-with-audience live set highlight Richard's Okeh period from February 5, 1966 to May 17, 1967 at Hollywood and (in December 1966) at Abbey Road Studios.

The Brunswick sessions

Richard recorded for Brunswick six titles in 1967-68. Three singles have been released.

The Reprise sessions

The Reprise era was the peak of Richard's comeback, highlighted by numerous television talk-show appearances. The sessions continued from March 11, 1970 to April, 1972.

Miscellaneous sessions

Little Richard was recording three titles for the film Let the Good Times Roll circa late 1972, for United in January 1973, for some labels in 1973-75. He re-recorded in 1976 his mid-50s and mid-60s Specialty hits for K-tel. In 1979 he recorded the gospel album God's Beautiful City issued by "World". Seven years later he recorded Lifetime Friend issued by Warner Bros.

Singles

Date	Side	Title	Label Cat. no.	Chart positions				Album
Date	Side	Title	Label Cat. no.	US Charts	US R&B chart	US AC	UK Singles Chart^[2]	Album
Nov. 1951	A	"Taxi Blues"	RCA Victor 20/47-4392	–	–	–	–	Little Richard (Camden album)
Nov. 1951	B	"Every Hour"	RCA Victor 20/47-4392	–	–	–	–
Feb. 1952	A	"Get Rich Quick"	RCA Victor 20/47-4582	–	–	–	–
Feb. 1952	B	"Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother"	RCA Victor 20/47-4582	–	–	–	–
May 1952	A	"Ain't Nothin' Happenin'"	RCA Victor 20/47-4772	–	–	–	–
May 1952	B	"Why Did You Leave Me"	RCA Victor 20/47-4772	–	–	–	–
Nov. 1952	A	"Please Have Mercy on Me"	RCA Victor 20/47-5025	–	–	–	–
Nov. 1952	B	"I Brought It All on Myself"	RCA Victor 20/47-5025	–	–	–	–
June 1953	A	"Ain't That Good News" (credit: Duces of Rhythm and Tempo Toppers, lead Little Richard)	Peacock 1616	–	–	–	–	Hey Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?
June 1953	B	"Fool at the Wheel" (credit: Duces of Rhythm and Tempo Toppers, lead Little Richard)	Peacock 1616	–	–	–	–
March 1954	A	"Always" (credit: Tempo Toppers feat. Little Richard)	Peacock 5-1628	–	–	–	–
March 1954	B	"Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens" (credit: Tempo Toppers feat. Little Richard)	Peacock 5-1628	–	–	–	–
Oct. 1955	A	"Tutti-Frutti"	Specialty 561	17	2	–	29	Here's Little Richard
Oct. 1955	B	"I'm Just a Lonely Guy"	Specialty 561	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
March 1956	A	"Long Tall Sally"	Specialty 572	6	1	–	3	Here's Little Richard
March 1956	B	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Specialty 572	33	2	–	–	Here's Little Richard
April 1956	A	"Little Richard's Boogie" (with Johnny Otis' band)	Peacock 5-1658	–	–	–	–	Hey Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?
April 1956	B	"Directly from My Heart to You" (with Johnny Otis' band)	Peacock 5-1658	–	–	–	–	Hey Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?
June 1956	A	"Rip It Up"	Specialty 579	17	1	–	30	Here's Little Richard
June 1956	B	"Ready Teddy"	Specialty 579	44	8	–	–	Here's Little Richard
Oct. 1956	A	"Heeby-Jeebies"	Specialty 584	–	7	–	–	Little Richard
Oct. 1956	B	"She's Got It"	Specialty 584	–	9	–	15	Here's Little Richard
Dec. 1956	A	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Specialty 591	49	7	–	9	Little Richard
Dec. 1956	B	"All Around the World"	Specialty 591	–	13	–	–
Feb. 1957	A	"Lucille"	Specialty 598	21	1	–	10
Feb. 1957	B	"Send Me Some Lovin'"	Specialty 598	54	3	–	–
June 1957	A	"Jenny, Jenny"	Specialty 606	10	2	–	11	Here's Little Richard
June 1957	B	"Miss Ann"	Specialty 606	56	6	–	–	Here's Little Richard
July 1957	A	"Maybe I'm Right" (with Johnny Otis' band)	Peacock 1673	–	–	–	–	Hey Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?
July 1957	B	"I Love My Baby" (with Johnny Otis' band)	Peacock 1673	–	–	–	–	Hey Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?
Aug. 1957	A	"Keep A-Knockin'"	Specialty 611	8	2	–	21	Little Richard
Aug. 1957	B	"Can't Believe You Wanna Leave"	Specialty 611	–	–	–	–	Here's Little Richard
Jan. 1958	A	"Good Golly, Miss Molly"	Specialty 624	10	4	–	8	Little Richard
Jan. 1958	B	"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"	Specialty 624	–	–	–	–
May 1958	A	"Ooh! My Soul"	Specialty 633	31	15	–	22
May 1958	B	"True Fine Mama"	Specialty 633	68	–	–	–	Here's Little Richard
July 1958	A	"Baby Face"	Specialty 645	41	12	–	2	Little Richard
July 1958	B	"I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)"	Specialty 645	–	–	–	–	Little Richard
Nov. 1958	A	"She Knows How to Rock"	Specialty 652	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
Nov. 1958	B	"Early One Morning"	Specialty 652	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
March 1959	A	"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"	Specialty 660	–	–	–	17	Little Richard
March 1959	B	"Wonderin'"	Specialty 660	–	–	–	–	Well Alright!
April 1959	A	"Kansas City"	Specialty 664	95	–	–	26	The Fabulous Little Richard
April 1959	B	"Lonesome and Blue"	Specialty 664	–	–	–	–
June 1959	A	"Shake a Hand"	Specialty 670	–	–	–	–
June 1959	B	"All Night Long"	Specialty 670	–	–	–	–
Aug. 1959	A	"Whole Lotta Shakin'"	Specialty 680	–	–	–	–
Aug. 1959	B	"Maybe I'm Right"	Specialty 680	–	–	–	–
Aug. 1959	A	"I Got It"	Specialty 681	–	–	–	–	single only
Aug. 1959	B	"Baby"	Specialty 681	–	–	–	–	Here's Little Richard
Sep. 1959	A	"Save Me Lord"	End 1057	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2)
Sep. 1959	B	"Troubles of the World"	End 1057	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2)
Sep. 1959	A	"Milky White Way"	End 1058	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 1)
Sep. 1959	B	"I've Just Come from the Mountain"	End 1058	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 1)
1959	A	"Directly from My Heart to You"	Specialty 686	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
1959	B	"The Most I Can Offer"	Specialty 686	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
Sep. 1961	A	"He's Not Just a Soldier"	Mercury 71884	113	–	–	–	The King of the Gospel Singers
Sep. 1961	B	"Joy Joy Joy"	Mercury 71884	–	–	–	–
Jan. 1962	A	"Ride On, King Jesus"	Mercury 71911	–	–	–	–
Jan. 1962	B	"Do You Care"	Mercury 71911	–	–	–	–
May 1962	A	"He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had)"	Mercury 71965	–	–	–	38	single only
May 1962	B	"Why Don't You Change Your Ways"	Mercury 71965	–	–	–	–
Dec. 1962	A	"I'm in Love Again" (credit: The World Famous Upsetters)	Little Star 123	–	–	–	–
Dec. 1962	B	"Every Night About This Time" (credit: The World Famous Upsetters)	Little Star 123	–	–	–	–
Feb. 1963	A	"Crying in the Chapel"	Atlantic 2181	119	–	–	–
Feb. 1963	B	"Hole in the Wall"	Atlantic 2181	–	–	–	–
May 1963	A	"Traveling Shoes"	Atlantic 2192	–	–	–	–
May 1963	B	"It Is No Secret"	Atlantic 2192	–	–	–	–
Oct. 1963	A	"Milky White Way"	Coral 62366	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 1)
Oct. 1963	B	"Need Him"	Coral 62366	–	–	–	–	Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 1)
1963	A	"Valley of Tears" (credit: The World Famous Upsetters)	Little Star 128	–	–	–	–	single only
1963	B	"Freedom Ride" (credit: The World Famous Upsetters)	Little Star 128	–	–	–	–	single only
April 1964	A	"Bama Lama Bama Loo"	Specialty 692	82	82	–	20	Well Alright!
April 1964	B	"Annie Is Back"	Specialty 692	–	–	–	–	single only
Aug. 1964	A	"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"	Vee Jay VJ 612	126	–	–	–	Little Richard is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)
Aug. 1964	B	"Goodnight Irene"	Vee Jay VJ 612	128	–	–	–
Nov. 1964	A	"Blueberry Hill"	Vee Jay VJ 625	–	–	–	–
Nov. 1964	B	"Cherry Red"	Vee Jay VJ 625	–	–	–	–
Feb. 1965	A	"Cross Over"	Vee Jay VJ-652	–	–	–	–	single only
Feb. 1965	B	"It Ain't Whatcha Do (It's the Way How You Do It)"	Vee Jay VJ-652	–	–	–	–
June 1965	A	"Without Love"	Vee Jay VJ-665	–	–	–	–
June 1965	B	"Dance What You Wanna"	Vee Jay VJ-665	–	–	–	–
Oct. 1965	A	"I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me - Part I"	Vee Jay VJ-698	92	12	–	–
Oct. 1965	B	"I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me - Part II"	Vee Jay VJ-698	92	12	–	–
Jan. 1966	A	"Holy Mackerel"	Modern 45xM 1018	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Jan. 1966	B	"Baby, Don't You Want a Man Like Me"	Modern 45xM 1018	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Feb. 1966	A	"Do You Feel It (Part 1)"	Modern 45xM 1019	–	–	–	–	The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live!
Feb. 1966	B	"Do You Feel It (Part 2)"	Modern 45xM 1019	–	–	–	–
June 1966	A	"Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail)"	Okeh 4-7251	121	41	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
June 1966	B	"Well"	Okeh 4-7251	–	–	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
July 1966	A	"Directly from My Heart"	Modern 45xM 1022	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
July 1966	B	"I'm Back"	Modern 45xM 1022	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Nov. 1966	A	"I Need Love"	Okeh 4-7262	–	–	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
Nov. 1966	B	"The Commandments of Love"	Okeh 4-7262	–	–	–	–
Jan. 1967	A	"I Don't Want to Discuss It"	Okeh 4-7271	–	–	–	–
Jan. 1967	B	"Hurry Sundown"	Okeh 4-7271	–	–	–	–
Feb. 1967	A	"Get Down with It"	CBS (UK) 8116	–	–	–	–	single only
Feb. 1967	B	"Rosemary"	CBS (UK) 8116	–	–	–	–	single only
March 1967	A	"Don't Deceive Me"	Okeh 4-7278	–	–	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
March 1967	B	"Never Gonna Let You Go"	Okeh 4-7278	–	–	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
June 1967	A	"A Little Bit of Something (Beats a Whole Lot of Nothing)"	Okeh 4-7286	–	–	–	–	single only
June 1967	B	"Money"	Okeh 4-7286	–	–	–	–	The Explosive Little Richard
1967	A	"Bring It Back Home to Me"	Modern 45xM 1030	–	–	–	–	The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live!
1967	B	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Modern 45xM 1030	–	–	–	–	single only
Nov. 1967	A	"Baby What You Want Me to Do (Part 1)"	Modern 45xM 1043	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Nov. 1967	B	"Baby What You Want Me to Do (Part 2)"	Modern 45xM 1043	–	–	–	–	The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
Dec. 1967	A	"Try Some of Mine"	Brunswick 55362	–	–	–	–	single only
Dec. 1967	B	"She's Together"	Brunswick 55362	–	–	–	–	single only
June 1968	A	"Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes"	Brunswick 55377	–	–	–	–	single only
June 1968	B	"Stingy Jenny"	Brunswick 55377	–	–	–	–	single only
Sep. 1968	A	"Soul Train"	Brunswick 55386	–	–	–	–	single only
Sep. 1968	B	"Can I Count on You"	Brunswick 55386	–	–	–	–	single only
March 1969	A	"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"	Okeh 4-7325	–	–	–	–	Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
March 1969	B	"Lucille"	Okeh 4-7325	–	–	–	–	Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
April 1970	A	"Bama Lama Bama Loo"	Specialty 697	–	–	–	–	Well Alright!
April 1970	B	"Keep A-Knockin'"	Specialty 697	–	–	–	–	Little Richard
April 1970	A	"Freedom Blues"	Reprise 0907	47	28	–	–	The Rill Thing
April 1970	B	"Dew Drop Inn"	Reprise 0907	–	–	–	–	The Rill Thing
Nov. 1970	A	"Poor Boy Paul"	Specialty 699	–	–	–	–	single only
Nov. 1970	B	"Wonderin'"	Specialty 699	–	–	–	–	Well Alright!
March 1971	A	"Shake a Hand (If You Can)"	Reprise 1005	–	–	–	–	single only
March 1971	B	"Somebody Saw You"	Reprise 1005	–	–	–	–	The Rill Thing
Sep. 1971	A	"Black Man—White Man"	ABC 11312	–	–	–	–	single only
Sep. 1971	B	"Midnight Man"	ABC 11312	–	–	–	–	single only
Oct. 1971	A	"Green Power"	Reprise 1043	–	–	–	–	The King of Rock and Roll
Oct. 1971	B	"Dancing in the Street"	Reprise 1043	–	–	–	–	The King of Rock and Roll
Dec. 1971	A	"Money Is"	Reprise REP 1062	–	–	–	–	Dollar$ (soundtrack)
Feb. 1972	A	"Rockin' with The King" (no credits)	United Artists 50892	–	–	–	–	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads
Nov. 1972	A	"Mockingbird Sally"	Reprise REP 1130	–	–	–	–	The Second Coming
Nov. 1972	B	"Nuki Suki"	Reprise REP 1130	–	–	–	–	The Second Coming
1972	A	"Goodnight Irene" (with Jimi Hendrix)	ALA ALA-1175	–	–	–	–	Friends from the Beginning
1972	B	"Why Don't You Love Me"	ALA ALA-1175	–	–	–	–	Friends from the Beginning
May 1973	A	"Good Golly Miss Molly"	Bell 2008 189	–	–	–	–	Let the Good Times Roll (soundtrack)
May 1973	B	"Lucille"	Bell 2008 189	–	–	–	–	Let the Good Times Roll (soundtrack)
June 1973	A	"In the Middle of the Night"	Greene Mountain 413	–	71	–	–	single only
June 1973	B	"Where Will I Find a Place to Sleep This Evening"	Greene Mountain 413	–	–	–	–	single only
1973	A	"In the Name"	Kent 4568	–	–	–	–	Right Now!
1973	B	"Don't You Know"	Kent 4568	–	–	–	–	Right Now!
Dec. 1975	A	"Call My Name"	Manticore 7007	106	–	–	–	single only
Dec. 1975	B	"Steal Miss Liza"	Manticore 7007	–	–	–	–
1975	A	"Try to Help Your Brother"	Mainstream 5572	–	–	–	–
1975	B	"Funk Proof"	Mainstream 5572	–	–	–	–
1977	A1	"Good Golly Miss Molly"	Creole CR 140	–	–	–	37	Little Richard Live
	A2	"Rip It Up"		–	–	–	–
	B	"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"		–	–	–	–
Sep. 1983	A	"Chicken Little Baby"	Specialty 734	–	–	–	–	The Fabulous Little Richard
Sep. 1983	B	"Oh Why"	Specialty 734	–	–	–	–	Here's Little Richard
Circa 1984	A	"All Around the World"	Specialty 736	–	–	–	–	Little Richard
Circa 1984	B	"Heeby-Jeebies-Love"	Specialty 736	–	–	–	–	Well Alright!
1986	A	"Great Gosh A'Mighty! (It's a Matter of Time)"	MCA 52780	42	–	–	62	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (soundtrack)
1986	A	"Operator"	WEA YZ89	–	–	–	67	Lifetime Friend
1986	B	"Big House Reunion"	WEA YZ89	–	–	–	–
Jan. 1987	A	"Somebody's Comin'"	WEA YZ98	–	–	–	93
Jan. 1987	B	"One Ray of Sunshine"	WEA YZ98	–	–	–	–
1988	A	"Twins" (from the original motion picture "Twins") (with Philip Bailey, 3:18)	WTG 31-08492	–	–	–	82	single only
1988	B	"Twins" (from the original motion picture "Twins") (with Philip Bailey, 3:57)	WTG 31-08492	–	–	–	82
1991	A	"Voices That Care" (no credits; various artists)	Giant 7-19350	11	–	6	–
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US 200	US R&B
Here's Little Richard	Released: March 1957 Label: Specialty Format: mono LP	13	—
Little Richard	Released: 1958 Label: Specialty Format: mono LP	—	—
The Fabulous Little Richard	Released: March 1959 Label: Specialty Format: mono LP	—	—
Pray Along with Little Richard, Volume 1	Released: 1960 Label: End Format: mono LP	—	—
Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2)	Released: 1960 Label: End Format: mono LP	—	—
The King of the Gospel Singers	Released: 1962 Label: Mercury Format: stereo LP	—	—
Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)	Released: August 1964 Label: Vee-Jay Format: mono LP	—	—
Little Richard's Greatest Hits	Released: 1965 Label: Vee-Jay Format: mono LP	—	—
The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live!	Released: 1967 Label: Modern Format: stereo LP	—	—
The Wild and Frantic Little Richard	Released: 1967 or 1968 Label: Modern Format: stereo LP	—	—
The Explosive Little Richard	Released: January 1967 Label: Okeh Format: mono LP	—	—
Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!	Released: July 1967 Label: Okeh Format: stereo LP	184	28
The Rill Thing	Released: August 1970 Label: Reprise Format: stereo LP	—	—
Mr. Big	Released: 1971 Label: Joy Format: mono LP	—	—
The King of Rock and Roll	Released: 1971 Label: Reprise Format: stereo-mono LP	—	—
The Second Coming	Released: 1972 Label: Reprise Format: stereo LP	—	—
Southern Child	Unreleased (recorded in 1972); tracks issued in 2005 Label: Reprise Format: stereo LP	—	—
Right Now!	Released: 1974 Label: United Format: stereo LP	—	—
Talkin' 'bout Soul	Released: 1974 Label: Dynasty Format: stereo-mono LP	—	—
Little Richard Live	Released: 1976 Label: K-Tel Format: stereo-mono LP (all studio)	—	—
God's Beautiful City	Released: 1979 Label: Word Format: stereo LP	—	—
Lifetime Friend	Released: 1986 Label: WEA Records Format: stereo LP	—	—
Shake It All About	Released: 1992 Label: Disney Format: stereo LP	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

1960: Little Richard Sings:Clap Your Hands (Spinorama M119)
1963: Sings Spirituals
1963: His Biggest Hits (Specialty SP-2111)
1964: Sings the Gospel
1967: Rock N Roll Forever
1968: Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits (Specialty)
1968: Forever Yours (Roulette)
1969: Good Golly Miss Molly
1969: Little Richard
1970: Rock Hard Rock Heavy
1970: Little Richard
1970: Well Alright!
1972: The Original
1972: Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix
1972: Super Hits (Trip; gatefold)
1973: Rip It Up
1974: Recorded Live
1975: Keep a Knockin'
1976: Sings
1977: Now
1977: 22 Original Hits (Warwick)
1979: Going All The Way With Rock And Roll (Koala; live; budget label)
1983: 20 Greatest Hits (Lotus)
1984: Little Richard's Greatest (Kent)
1988: Lucille
1990: The Essential Little Richard
1991: The Georgia Peach
1996: Shag on Down by the Union Hall Featuring Shea Sandlin & Richard "The Sex" Hounsome
1996: Little Richard's GRAND SLAM HITS (DIMI Music Group)
2006: Here Comes Little Richard/Little Richard
2008: The Very Best Of Little Richard

Label overviews

1989: The Specialty Sessions (Ace, UK, 6CD; truncated 3CD version released in US on Specialty)
1996: The Second Coming (Charly; also released as Dancin' All Around The World - The Complete Vee-Jay Recordings)
2004: Get Down With It: The Complete Okeh Sessions) (all studio; Columbia)
2005: King Of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Sessions) (Rhino Handmade)
2005: Get Rich Quick - Birth Of A Legend, 1951-1954 (RCA, Peacock, Republic; Rev-Ola)

Guest appearances/Duets

Year	Song	Album	Notes
1975	"Take It Like A Man"	Head On (Bachman–Turner Overdrive album)	Little Richard played piano on the track released on the hit album Head On.
1985	"Great Gosh A'Mighty"	Down and Out in Beverly Hills Soundtrack	Little Richard performs a rocking, faith-based track that he wrote with Billy Preston - the first he wrote and recorded since he reconciled his role as a Minister and as a rock and roll performer - for the soundtrack to the motion picture Down And Out in Beverly Hills.
1987	"Happy Endings"	The Telephone Soundtrack	Little Richard performs with The Beach Boys on the soundtrack for the motion picture The Telephone.
1988	"Rock Island Line"	Folkways: A Vision Shared A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly	Little Richard performs a rocking version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" backed by Fishbone.
1988	"Twins"	Twins Soundtrack	Little Richard sings duet with Philip Bailey on the theme song for the soundtrack of the motion picture Twins.
1989	"When Love Comes To Town" (Live From The Kingdom Mix)	Live - Extended Version	Little Richard preaches a sermon in rhyming rap style and sings background vocals on the B-side of the 1989 12-inch 45rpm extended single with U2 and B.B. King, called "When Love Comes To Town (Live From The Kingdom Mix)".
1990	"Elvis Is Dead"	Time's Up (Living Color album)	Little Richard performs a guest rap on the track "Elvis Is Dead" from the Living Color album entitled Time's Up.
1990	"You Really Got Me Now"	Young Guns	Little Richard plays piano and sings duet with Jon Bon Jovi for the soundtrack of the motion picture Young Guns.
1991	"Voices That Care"	(Single and Music Video Only)	Little Richard is a featured singer as part of a supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The group of people involved was also collectively known as Voices That Care and was shown as such on the single release and marketing materials. The single and supporting documentary music video were intended to help boost the morale of U.S. troops involved in Operation Desert Storm, as well as supporting the International Red Cross organization.
1991	"Itsy Bitsy Spider"	Disney For Our Children
1991	"The Power"	Elton John Duets
1994	"Something Else"	Rhythm Country and Blues	Little Richard sings duet with Tanya Tucker.
1996	"Everybody's Got A Game"	Definition of Soul	Little Richard sings duet with Solomon Burke on Burke's Definition of Soul album.
1997	"Hold On To What You've Got"	Soul-Gasm	Little Richard sings duet with Jimmy Lewis.
1999	"Keep A Knockin"	Why Do Fools Fall In Love Soundtrack	Little Richard performs new recording of Keep A Knockin on the soundtrack for the motion picture Why Do Fools Fall In Love.
2002	"Get Rhythm"	Kindred Spirits A Tribute To The Songs of Johnny Cash	Little Richard sings a rocking version of the Johnny Cash song "Get Rhythm".
2006	"I Saw Her Standing There"	Last Man Standing	Little Richard sings a duet with Jerry Lee Lewis on Lewis' album Last Man Standing.
2008	"I Ain't Never"	The Imus Ranch Record	Little Richard sings a track on The Imus Ranch Record to help raise funds for sick children.
2011	"He Ain't Never Done Me Nothing But Good"	Dottie Rambo Tribute	Little Richard sings a track on the upcoming tribute album to the songs of gospel music legend Dottie Rambo.

References

↑ White, Charles (1994). The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Quasar of Rock. Da Capo Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-306-80552-9.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 324. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Little Richard

Studio albums	Here's Little Richard Little Richard The Fabulous Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2) The King of the Gospel Singers Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) Little Richard's Greatest Hits The Wild and Frantic Little Richard The Explosive Little Richard The Rill Thing Mr. Big The King of Rock and Roll The Second Coming Southern Child Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix Right Now! Talkin' 'bout Soul Little Richard Live God's Beautiful City Lifetime Friend Shake It All About

Live albums	The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!

Singles	"Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" "Slippin' and Slidin'" "Rip It Up" "Ready Teddy" "She's Got It" "Heeby-Jeebies" "The Girl Can't Help It" "All Around the World" "Lucille" "Send Me Some Lovin'" "Jenny, Jenny" "Miss Ann" "Keep A-Knockin'" "Good Golly Miss Molly" "Ooh! My Soul" "True Fine Mama" Baby Face" "Kansas City" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "He's Not Just A Soldier" "He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had)" "Crying in the Chapel" "Bama Lama Bama Loo" "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" "Goodnight, Irene" "I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me)" "Poor Dog" "Commandments Of Love" "Freedom Blues" "Greenwood, Mississippi"" "In The Middle of The Night" "Call My Name" "Great Gosh A-Mighty!" "Operator" "Somebody's Comin'" "Twins"

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