Little Richard - 20 Greatest Hits [Deluxe 2006]

Title: 20 Greatest Hits [Deluxe 2006] Artist: Little Richard Release Date: 8/15/2006 Re-Released On: 0/0/2006 Label: Deluxe Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 792014771020 Genre: Rock Styles: Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Gospel, Black Gospel, New Orleans R&B Moods: Boisterous, Confident, Exuberant, Party/Celebratory, Reckless, Rousing, Urgent, Brash, Exciting, Giddy, Joyous, Outrageous, Passionate, Playful, Rambunctious, Rebellious, Rollicking, Swaggering, Energetic, Fiery, Freewheeling, Manic, Raucous, Rowdy, Visceral, Fun, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Long Tall Sally
2. Lucille
3. Send Me Some Lovin'
4. Rip It Up
5. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
6. Tutti-Frutti
7. Jenny, Jenny
8. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
9. Good Golly, Miss Molly
10. All Around the World
11. True, Fine Mama
12. Ready Teddy
13. Miss Ann
14. Slippin' and Slidin'
15. Keep a Knockin'
16. She's Got It
17. Ooh! My Soul
18. Bama Lama Bama Loo
19. Baby Face
20. The Girl Can't Help It

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Deluxe 7710

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Little Richard's flamboyant style and over-the-top stage antics prefigured later figures like Elton John, and if Richard used the piano as much as a prop as he used it as an instrument, the fact remains that he had a big hand in casting the template for rock & roll piano. His songwriting, too, a delightful mix of lust and nonsense, helped shape rock's self-image as a music of fun and rebellious abandon. This set indeed has performances of some of his biggest hits like "Long Tall Sally," "Lucille," "Jenny, Jenny," and "Good Golly, Miss Molly," but unfortunately not in the original single versions. Everything has been re-recorded, and while Richard is in full vocal flight here, something intangible is missing. These aren't bad versions (Little Richard has way too much energy to ever not put these songs over), but the originals hit a little sharper and harder. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Chuck Young Liner Notes Moe Lytle Concept, Design