Here's Little Richard

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Fav track- Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave Least fav track- Miss Ann Fav lyric-“My life, my heart, my love, Is in your hands” Overall rating-6/10 Notes- different from what i usually listen to, brings a different essence with it

Cant complain, men ikke musikk æ like å hør på

Sådär kanske, tror jag fattar men det är inte min mood just nu.

not bad but i just wasn’t really feeling it

It's clearly an important album and important life changing music. The energy is incredible and set a template. It's maybe unfair to judge against more modern production standards but I found it really difficult on my ears. The rest of the band weren't given enough room in the mix and the whole effect of the record seemed claustrophobic and overly compressed. Given someone of Richard's dynamic range it felt like the technology of the time hasn't been able to properly render his ferocious talent. God can only imagine what seeing him live would have been like. But as a listening proposition I found it hard going. I enjoy other records from the era so I'm not sure it's just technical limitations that explain this.

Amazing. Full energy throughout. One hit after another.

I like the bluesy/jazz feel, but feel like I would appreciate Little Richard’s later work which has a more sultry feel over this album.

classic

Tutti frutti

short and sweet

Man this album was a fun listen. His voice is incredible and this album sounds great considering the timeframe it was recorded. The songs start to sound the same after the first 3 or 4 but the album is short enough that I won't detract for that.

I get this, and why it would be so magnetic live. It does feel like most of the songs are modeled after Tutti Frutti in melody and pacing, and maybe that’s the point. Enjoyed the second half of the album more than the first. Fav track: Tutti Frutti, Least Fav: True, Fine Mama

Brilliant. Game changing in its day too. Love it. Rock. And. Roll.

Look, it's nice. The songs are all very similar, and they were amazingly groundbreaking and influential at the time, but now I think I only need one or two songs.

I already knew a few of the songs from here, but many were new to me. Some of Little Richard's best songs are on this album: Tutti Fruity and Long Tall Sally. I also knew Ready Teddy as well. This is a great album showcasing his immense talent. My only complaint is it's very short at only 28 minutes, but that is forgivable given the timeframe. I would listen again for sure, but I may prefer to seek out a compilation rather than this album specifically.

upbeat, fun, shout-singing, good instruments

beautiful, I just wanted to dance

There's no question that Little Richard deserves to be on this list. If it wasn't for him and his influence, a very substantial chunk of the albums on here would sound very different. As an album worth listening to, as an album that is significant, absolutely five stars. With that said, even at a little under half an hour, this album felt long to me because it's so repetitive. The music is largely twelve bar blues, enthusiastically played, but the real star here is Little Richard and his wild enthusiasm. It's just that once you've heard the album opener Tutti Frutti, you've kind of already heard how the rest of it is going to go, barring a couple of slower numbers. I once heard someone (who didn't know what they were talking about) say that there was nothing musically interesting in the development of rock music. Which, beyond being wrong, also underestimates how important the cultural aspect of rock music is. And I think Little Richard exemplifies this: the music itself isn't that special, but it's his delivery, his energy, his charisma that turns this into something else.

Classic. What an amazing voice. The musicality and songwriting were so simplistic, but it speaks to the quality of the musicians involved that these songs are so timeless. There's a good variety between early rock n' roll and more old school blues. My favorite song is "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)," which demonstrates Little Richard's vocal style perfectly. "Oh Why" is another great track that is sung in a lower, more controlled register. Great sax solo, making this blues tune fun and dancable. A great product of its time.

A couple of classic formulas over and over again. Joyful listen. There are more girls in this album than there is the fifth mambo.

Probs crazy at the time

very much had to be there

I really liked it, it was fun and reminded me of stuff my grandma would put on. I thought the idea of a second disk w other takes of the songs was neat, I haven’t seen that before. I also liked his voice and the slight rasp to it.

Reminds me of Mafia 3

I love this era of music so much. Especially rock n roll so this is such a solid album.

This was a total surprise. Loved the uptempo songs and the horn section.

I appreciate Little Richard's place and importance in music history. And if that's how I was rating these albums I'd give this a 5. But I'm rating on how well I personally like the album and music. And this is just not my style.

has potential bc i like one of their most popular songs. j knew one song and liked two. started off good bc i like the upbeat sound. it sounded different than what i normally listen to so it was cool but then it got really repetitive. he has a really cool voice though.

Do yourself a favor and look up what Tutti Fruity is about.

Repetitive.Really fun though.

What a good vibe. I can’t help but dance to this.

The very definition of defiant, charismatic, energetic badass. If I was a teenager in 1957, this would be my jam.

Repetitive but good voice

Totally groovy, currently jumping around

7/10 really liked “can’t believe you wanna leave” and “Rip it up”. The whole album has this fun and energetic vibe that it is so amazing

Clássico, porém um pouco repetitivo

Literally groundbreaking, Rock & Roll stands on the shoulders of giants like Little Richard. I listened to a lot of music like this when I was younger, before I developed my own taste. These days, it’s tough to listen to this and not yearn for something a little more interesting. I feel like I could have just listened to Tutti Frutti 12 times and come away with a very similar experience. Listening to a record also means you miss the physicality of Little Richard’s performance. At this point, it’s really only interesting as a marker to show how far music has come.

This guy was pretty stunning.

My mom was born the year this album came out. It's crazy how society has evolved from there. Um, I didn't like this though. His voice attacks me. Top: Tutti Frutti Not Top: Jenny, Jenny

Chile whatever… love kennedy davenport ❤️

Little Richard is not my vibe ale strasznie to szanuję tak kulturowo

i’ve never sat down and listened to music like this with the 12 bar blues and everything before but it was really interesting!!! at the end some of the songs kind of blurred into each other but i enjoyed the experience of listening to something really foundational and inspirational

First album from this list chosen for me. Really every song kinda sounded the same but it doesn't matter because they're pretty much all rippers 8/10

not my type of album

enjoy

definitely not something i would’ve seeked out and listened to on my own but i liked it. 7/10.

Pretty catchy. I can see the influence it had on rock and roll. Weird to see that this is pre-60’s. Lots of wooo’s which I really digged. The songs were a bit repetitive but I thought it was funny how he was singing about a different girl like every other track. He also sang a song about starting rock at 10 PM which I thought was very funny. 6/10

Fine album. Once you’ve heard one song you’ve heard them all though.

this wasn’t really my vibe, or maybe it wasn’t my vibe for 03:26 in the morning. man has a great voice tho.

I recognize its importance and its cultural impact on music worldwide. Still, I find it annoying.

Amazing voice. Loved the screaming parts while the saxophone is blaring out with Little Richard. So many songs you just want to twist and shout too. Fantastic album

tutti frutti- classicccccc i love little richard so bad! banger thank you for helping to invent rock and roll!

it felt like one giant song

1) wail into mic for two minutes 2) sax solo 3) wail for two more minutes 4) rinse and repeat for 30 minutes If I didn't like the blues this would be a 1

Discazo. Un montón de canciones que me ponen de muy buen humor y me hacen recordar lo mucho que disfruto la música de los cincuenta y sobre todo el género. Genial para levantar el ánimo.

7/10 - не слушал

Here's Little Richard is one of the '50s Rock N Roll albums that has aged the best. Even though Rock has changed so much since this came out, Little Richard's energy keeps the album feeling fresh and essential. His hammered piano and gritty scream really sell these songs that I probably wouldn't have enjoyed as much otherwise. And the band he's assembled keep up the whole way. Even if I don't love every song here, I'm at least into the performances across the entire album. And speaking of the songs; a lot of them are classics, and several of them have earned it. And the brief 28 minute runtime keeps things brisk and lean. I enjoyed this more than I thought.

Great vocals not my style

It's aight 4/10

Reminds me of my desire to learn to live like my parents! I like it.

I've heard a few of these songs before, and the rest of the album doesn't really provide anything different from the well known tracks. Whilst recognising the importance and influence of Little Richard, I personally don't need to revisit. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 186 Already owned : 43 Purchased : 7 To buy list : 5 Nope : 131

Some wonderful and iconic songs, but the album ultimately suffers from a lack of variety.

Call this a high 3. A little more variety would have made it a 4.

oh cool the website isn't saving my notes anymore anyway, this was fun! repetitive but that would bother me more if the songs weren't all two minutes long.

so funky

Fun music. Lots of energy. My least favorite was Jenny Jenny, I felt like those were the only words in the song

Good dancing rock and roll. Very repetitive lyrics. A lot of the songs sound concerningly similar to other hits I've heard before from other artists before. 2.9 outta 5

Second time for this album - wow, still so good. Such great songs and what a great performer. Always so fun to listen to.

Don’t really like old school music like that

He’s great, just not my vibe

WOO WOO HOO TOOT TOOT YEAAAAAAH

Sounds like the eruption and shock of the new, the explosion that was rock n roll - fast frenetic urgent teen, powerful stuff, not subtle.

I think he might have worked even harder than James Brown.

As good as the first wave rock and roll got. His performances really put into perspective how bland and uninspiring were the white-kid imitators of the next ten years. Like all rock and roll of this period, it gets tedious after about the 4th song. But he was amazing.

It's old, and the production sounds old, but the songs themselves are still good and make you want to move. Despite the age it still holds up, and pretty much the entire album is stacked with bangers. Very obviously a blueprint for later music, and undeniably good. I think the instruments are overall too quiet, with Little Richard taking center stage of the mix, but that's not the worst thing to happen when the music sounds this good. Some moments also get a little harsh, but modern listening equipment couldn't even be imagined back then, so I'll give it a pass. Songs also sound pretty similar, but are just different enough to stand separately. Overall there wasn't anything I greatly disliked, rather it was mostly highs with some tracks slipping into mid. Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Slippin' and Slidin', Long Tall Sally Least Favorite Tracks: N/A

Real rock’n’roll. None of that fake shit.

The best kind of funky soul

Cool, expansive vocal styles. Some driving, fun tracks. A couple ("True Fine Mama") that don't hit quite as hard. "Oh Why?" so interesting.

Really enjoyed this album, can’t say this is my go to music, but did like listening to each song.

Isn't particularly remarkable.

Now that's Rock 'n' Roll! Better than Elvis

It's fun, but not one I'd feel compelled to revisit often. Its influence is undeniable. This doesn't change the fact you're basically listening to the same song 12 times.

I liked the beat of the music, and the vibe it gave. I would definitely listen to it if you’re into the 60s vibe or theme.

they dont make album covers like this anymore

Debut smash hit album of one of the unsung heroes of early rock 'n' roll. Yes, please. Influence 5. Hits 5. Intangibles 5. Quality 4. Little Richard has to be a 5.

A lot of the songs sounded pretty similar but overall enjoyed it.

cool kinda jazzy blues vibes. like it but don't love it 7/10

Rockn roll, leg deine Tanzschuhe an, Nimm die Partnerin und los gehts... Tanz dance baby dance....

Pikku Rikua on tullut kuunneltua silloin tällöin jo vuosikymmenten ajan. Hän on kova, kuten myös tämä levy, joka on täynnä erittäin hyviä ja tuttuja biisejä.

Damn, bro really hits the big booty bitches "Wooooo!"

It's nice simple 50s fun. Good vocals, good vibes, fun sounds all around.

Really not pleasant voice

It is very of the time and kinda same-same

su voz retumba en mis cimientos, raspando satisfactoriamente el oído. Sin embargo, me da la impresión que algunas canciones mantienen el mismo ritmo y melodía, solo cambia la letra.

24/12/2025 Good rock n roll vibe, great way to start the morning. Spotify listeners: 1.7 million

Ass

Hell yeah, gimmie that old time rock and roll. I grew up listening to this and it holds up today

groovy and new to my ears i also liked it, i wasn't bored of it at all and it kind of cheered me up maybe its also the caffeine?

So fun! I have never taken the time to listen to Little Richard. I really enjoyed it.

*Great rock and roll history, but a little too similar track by track to be truly compelling.

It's Little Richard. He's a true American icon and one of the progenitors of rock and roll. His image directly shaped how countless superstars portrayed themselves. His sound was groundbreaking and echoes today. As for this album? With works from 7 decades ago, like this one, it's a bit difficult to judge. How can I fairly compare this with albums from a different century, whose creators can stand on the shoulders of giants like Richard? I'm just going to rank it using my established methodology. Yes, the album is largely repetitive to a modern ear, and yes, the genre evolved past the 1950s. Regardless, "Tutti Frutti" is an enduring classic, and I particularly enjoyed "Baby," "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave," and "Oh Why?" Richard's vocals are remarkably strong. The brass can really get you moving as well.

Tutti Frutti - Makes me wanna dance True, Fine Mama - same general vibe as Tutti Frutti Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - Sometimes you just gotta slow it down Slippin’ And Slidin’ (Peepin’ And Hidin’) - Groovy Long Tall Sally (The Thing)- Have some fun tonight Miss Ann - Sax solo is tasteful Rip It Up - I like the trails off at the end of some lyrics gives it a different taste to most of the tracks in this album Favorite: Long Tall Sally | Overall: 4.8

Really enjoyed this album

I appreciate this album, but it just wasn’t for me. The songs are very dated of course, but every song sounded pretty much the same.

Liked it, though it’s dated squarely to its time. Some of the songs were too similar that it all blurred together, great vibe for an “era party” though.

I'm afraid I'll just never get into Rock n Roll, sorry Richard! I know, all the music I like would exist without this etc and so on, but I still cannot enjoy it, and my enjoyment is the only honest rating I can give

Full of classic songs, that I've heard many times, but never listened to in album format. A really fun listen for my amtrak ride.

i was today years old when i realised tutti frutti by elvis presley is not actually by elvis presley 😭 it’s a really fun, enjoyable album and it respresents that 50s vibe very well

Fun and contagious energy. Bop after bop

Ok for the record - Little Richard stole his whole act from another dude. Does that matter? Maybe. But why did LR make it big and the other dude is a footnote? Maybe it's Richard's delivery, his particular vocal mannerisms, his flamboyance. I have no idea. But whatever "it" is, Here's Little Richard has it. Good Lord. I just can't argue with fun, energetic, exciting early rock and roll. FOUR STARS

The foundation of rock and roll! Very timeless and Little Richard has such passion in his voice, it’s hard not to bob your head and groove.

All sounds the same

Waiting for the little /whoo/ after every sentence, and was never disappointed.

Good tunes. Feels a little dated and repetitive at times maybe but still fine.

"Stem cells of Rock and Roll" indeed. Often imitated, never duplicated. The songs go hard and Little Richard has the golden pipes.

I enjoyed this, swingy sounds, kind of know a few

Kind of the same songs on and on, it's good though, but plain after the 2nd or 3rd song

So much energy, what a big sound. Little Richard is so fun to listen to. This is only diminished by the (significant) issue that these songs are very similar in their their progression, rhythm, and overall feel. Fortunately, it's a style that Little Richard defines and excels at.

Favorite tracks: Tutti Frutti, Slippin' and Slidin', Ready Teddy Truly iconic, what a voice! This was a really fun album, but it did start to get old by the end of it. I'm sure Little Richard absolutely killed it live in a club, but falls a little flat listening to him by myself in my living room.

Rate at 4.5/5

Pioneer album, but songs to sound very similar

A revolutionary compilation of early Rock and Roll staples. Suffers a bit from overly repetitive themes, but what from the 50s doesn’t? Tutti Frutti, Slippin and Slidin, Rip it Up and Long Sally are all classics. Essential listening although not something that reaches the heights of what was to follow in pop music history.

doing a little jig rn. tutti frutti a classic

A debut greatest hits album? 12 songs, none over 3 minutes… foundational for r&b, rock, and punk??

more woo's than dross

If you like long tall Sally and tutti frutti and want to listen to them on repeat, this album is for you

Its ok, pretty dated now but hardly a surprise.

4.5 kinda cool estava um bocado de pé atrás por não ouvir muito este gênero mas até gostei

Fun to listen to on the background

perfect album to start off this journey knowing i have been in a very deep phase with the 50s right now ! I knew a few songs already from this classic like Tuttit Frutti but never fully dived into it as an album. Loved it honestly but i think a young ear i need to get more used to the genre tto proprely appreciate it to its fullest but it's an amazing album !

The people on this website reviewing this and giving 1s or 2s saying it's "repetitive" probably register zero on an EEG. There are way too many people here who have no business speaking about what might be some of the most influential music ever conceived. And so what if it is repetitive? That's kind of the point of blues music, moron

3.7/5 inspired the beatles and elvis with some all time classics on here

Yesterday it was Elvis Presley's debut, today it's Little Richard. This has to be the definitive 50's Rock & Roll album. The performances have a lot more energy than Elvis and he wrote more material himself. Just about every song here has been covered to death by all sorts of artists. Hugely influential and the energy translates well to the listener.

Classic

1960's bright red and white colored american diner on the side of the road next to an outdoor cinema with a parking lot type shit

This is just a really fun album with an upbeat energy throughout. It feels timeless even if not all of the tracks are bangers, there are gems like "tutti frutti", plus none of it is actually bad. Maintain a brisk tempo/beat which works well.

It's a good album overall, I just personally found myself bored after the first 3 songs and it's already not the music I naturally gravitate towards, It is fun though, and felt like a great representation of the Rock N' Roll of its time.

Es un album de epocas antiguas que no me sugiere nada. No es mi estilo de musica que pondria en cualquier lugar

Can't lie, I was boppin

Fun, classic, would love to see live

Obviously a foundational piece Rock n Roll history. Not particularly mind blowing by any means by 2025’s standards, but journey back ~70 years, and you’ll realize this album was revolutionary. And there are still songs I recognize today.

not my favorite but i kept hearing elvis’s voice when little richard was singing

classic album the basis to all good rock and roll little richard, muddy waters, chuck berry.

A documentation of the time

Maybe the most fun album on this list. I would love to see him play live. He's having the most fun in the room and it's infectious

tutti frutti long tall sally rock and roll

8/10

Here's my Drew Review of this album wamp-a-la-do-da wamp-bam-boom. Musical revolution in the 50s apparently means finding a word and a name that goes with it and then slapping it on a not a fairly long song and then adding a bunch of random rhyming syllables at the end. Also, a piano in the background. Mercifully short and influence on the decades to come earn Little Brittle Lizard Richard more star-a-blam-dlam do-dam-then-deserved.

How does he do it

Long Tall Sally is my favourite song of this album

Not a bad album, but nothing I'd listen to frequently.

It's alright, held back a little bit by the song selection maybe. Fun to do the "hoOoO!"s with him though. This is the third album here to feature "Tutti Frutti" and I think I might be trapped in a cycle where I start looking at the day's album on Wikipedia, learn of the sexually explicit original lyrics of "Tutti Frutti," banish that information from my mind, and then rediscover it all again when "Tutti Frutti" inevitably comes back around.

I couldnt really get into this one, but its definitely a solid album. couple of classic, evergreen tracks, and you can feel that it's in the DNA of a lot of what came after in american music. Sounds a little samey now tho

Surprisingly ok, but wouldn't normally listen to this.

This an absolute classic. I think of 50's rock and roll and this is what comes to mind. It is infectious, easy to listen to and, importantly, really good fun to listen to nearly 70 years later

Classic

Fun album

Sometimes these old timey rock albums by superstar personalities feel like greatest hits albums, even though they aren’t. All these tracks are ultra-familiar from countless sources over the years, never heard within the context of any kind of album. This is like a greatest hits album missing Lucille. Which is actually pretty impressive when you think about it. Except of course, Lucille is missing. Still, pretty much a banger, performed to the max, even if the substance is on the shallow side.

The two year old went bananas for this. The Wiggles are dead to her now.

Catchy, icon of an era

😐

I understand his significance, but screaming the same thing 300 times is not good for my brain

я люблю рок н ролл шо я ще можу сказати кек

цей альбом додав трохи сил та енергії, навіть захотілось потанцювати під таку музику

Not bad by any means, but sounds like a lot of the same. Glad it was short enough to enjoy but any longer and it would have definitely dragged. Can definitely understand the importance of this one though.

Fun, but extremely repetitive

I will forever associate Tutti Frutti with Brave Little Toaster. So that song is going to live in my head forever with as much as I watched that movie as a kid. I know I listened to other songs of his growing up thanks to my parents, but I honestly couldn't tell you any of them. But listening to the rest of them now and there are a few other good ones, but there's also some that sound reaaaallly similar and sound almost like the same song with just one slight change. Like how similar Ready Teddy and Tutti Frutti sound.

This is a classic album in Rock & Roll and R&B history. It actually collects several of Little Richard's early single hits onto an album for the first time on this 1957 release. I had never heard the record until mid-2024, when I received the excellent VMP ROTM vinyl version. I queued it up, and I am not sure I was ready for what came next. The album came out firing with Tutti Frutti and never let up - so much energy and excitement. Rock was new genre at the time and this album shows the importance of Little Richard to the foundation of the genre. And the songs - Long Tall Sally, ready Teddy, Rip It Up,, Jenny, Jenny, Slippin and Slidin, so many classics. If you want a blast of energy and to move your body, then you must listen to this album.

The Godfather of the formulaic rock n roll song. At least Fats had some characteristics of actually trying to write a different song. But, its great music I'm not a hater, its just every little richard song sounds like the last one. We don't get much of modern rock music without little Richard and for that I'll give his contribution to the genre 4 stars. But in my hear of hearts the 50s rock n roll genre has so much more to offer.

3 1/2 Stars: These bops are catchy as hell. That's undeniable. The record starts to sound samey after a while, but with tracks at 3-minutes and under it's no issue to get through the album.

The historical importance of this record cannot be underestimated, and it continues to kick ass 70 years later.

This is the music I live for. So fun. So dancy.

It’s good ig

It’s great fun, and I’m conscious that it would’ve sounded revolutionary on release in the late 50’s. To my ear it all sounds quite samey (Rock n roll is literally a one chord progression genre), but there’s no denying its quality.

Lots of squeeking - took me back to my rocknand roll dancing days. My friend and I were both annoyed while listening to the one song that should have had the squeaks in but didn't!!! Brilliant old school rock and roll

I would love to have been there at the height of rock n roll when this album dropped, gone to a Little Richard gig, and danced myself silly because you know that would have been a blast - I defy anyone to stay still while listening to this bop-fest. Sure the wall to wall 12 bar blues can get repetitive, but LR keeps this album short and sweet - it's pure entertainment, enjoy it. Put it on to cheer yourself up and have a wee dance around the kitchen

Big swingy. It's very same-y, but what is same is at least pretty good. There is however a limit to how many love-songs with names of random women I can listen to on one album. This is something I'd never put on, but also would never complain if someone else put on? Obviously completely fundamental for what came afterwards. I'm leaning 4 for historic significance.

Little Richard wales so elvis could run

This was such a fun album, loved every second of it. Great songs, perfect length and now I finally understand Kennedy Davenport’s snatch game. Huge tick from me.

You can feel the energy and originality but you don't need masses of it at a time !

A big influence on the early work of The Beatles, and all the songs here are good. The band are especially tight, and Richard’s vocals have many imitators and no equals. In the end though it was just kinda fine.

I’m not a huge fan of this early era of rock n’ roll and prefer Chick Berry in any case, but this has an incomparable manic energy that’s pretty impressive.

rock n rool music, my grandpa 20s

This really can't be judged by the modern standards of what makes an album, because it predates them, but good god this is just a fun collection of songs. Is this something I want to listen to on repeat? No, but that's okay because I don't have to in order to appreciate the sheer impact he had. We owe so much to Little Richard and other Black artists for pioneering so much of modern music as we know it.

This was awesome. I didn’t expect to enjoy old school rock & roll as much as I did here. Of course Little Richard is one of the pioneers, but I was surprised at how well this held up. My only gripe is that the standard 1-4-5 chord progression can get a little repetitive after 12 songs, but I also think have to appreciate this through a historical lens. This was the new hotness in 1957.

Vraiment pas mauvais ! De la musique très entrainante ! C’est pas tout à fait pour moi, mais c’est un bon album qui s’écoute bien !

I really appreciate what Little Richard accomplished and how influential he was on popular music. We wouldn't have had Elvis' stage presence or the Beatles without him. Unfortunately, what once sounded trailblazing sounds dated to modern ears. This album is undoubtedly important, and something one *should* listen to before they die, but it isn't something I'd repeatedly put on.

Important, raw, fun party music. Certainly an interesting character the dealt with a lot to leave and undeniable impression on the world. I probably wouldn't listen to the album again, but I fully respect it.

little richard is here, and he makes me feel uncomfortable

fucking great

i’m ok fr

a classic

Another oldie, hard to give it a proper rating. Not something I’d throw on and a lot of it sounded the same.

Piano riff woo. Every song is the same song... 5/5.

Upbeat, but they all sound the same four songs in.

Fun, raw and easy to listen to. A landmark in rock and roll and a legend in all his power. Very good.

lovely little fella

68/100. Here's Little Richard is an iconic record that helped shape rock & roll. Like many albums from this era, the sound can feel somewhat monotone at times, and this record partly falls into that category. However, what makes it stand out is Little Richard’s powerful and energetic vocals, which bring an undeniable charm and excitement to the music. The lyrics are fairly basic, sticking to common themes of love and fun, but there are moments where the album ventures into more political or socially aware territory, which I found more interesting. While it may not be the most dynamic record, its influence and Little Richard’s vocal presence make it a key part of rock & roll history.

Nothing fucks as hard as Little Richard. What does it fuck, you ask? ANYTHING IT WANTS.

it's really hard to rate an album that's almost 70 years old. now, in 2025, musical and cultural context is so different than it was in the 50s. for consistency's sake, I can say that I didn't enjoy this album as much as I was hoping to. some of the songs and the sound was familiar, but I wasn't really wow'd by what I heard

Little Richard is here … boo wop!

8/10 A huge amount of popular music from the subsequent 70 years can be traced back to Little Richard. He was instrumental in the movement that transformed rhythm and blues into Rock and Roll, he was a flamboyant and vivacious performer and his vocal style can be heard echoing through the years in voices as diverse as James Brown, Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury. The number of artists who cite him as a pivotal influence is simply staggering, and his place in music history is set in stone. As an album, this sounds a lot like what it really is, a collection of singles. That’s exactly what an album was in 1957, so that’s to be expected. But it’s so full of fire, drive and fun that it’s essentially impossible not to get hooked into the groove and tap your toe or bob your head. I can only imagine what a Little Richard show must have felt like in the 1950s. It sounds like it’d be pretty riotous even now, but 70 years ago, it must have been completely off the charts, and this album does a fantastic job of capturing that vibe and presence. The musicians all do a fantastic job and there’s bags of energy from start to finish. With that being said, and despite the occasional change of pace, the biggest criticism of this (and other early rock ’n roll music) is that it’s all very much pinned on the 12 bar blues as a backing, so things do get a bit samey after a while. There are some fantastic hooks and solos scattered across the songs, but the underlying music was very much established and adhered to throughout. That’s not really a criticism, more an observation. From a production point of view, the vocals are perhaps a bit too loud in the mix and the music can get a little lost. They also get a bit distorted when he gives it full beans, but I think that may well be an intentional artistic choice, as it gives that little something to the louder parts of the delivery. This is an album very much worthy of listening to for any music fan and, while I may not revisit it often, it has certainly cemented its place as one of the pivotal records in the development of modern music in the west. Tutti-Frutti - Welcome to rock ’n roll. “Whop bop b-luma b-lop bam bom” is quite the way to kick things off. It still sounds vibrant and urgent to this day which, given that it is almost 70 years old, is quite remarkable. His vocal delivery has verve and bite, there’s swing and pace to the band and it’s got some great hooks. What a song. True, Fine Mama - The intensity drops a little here, but it’s still insistent and has a great bit of edge to it. The piano and sax have some lovely moments, but it would sound way more pedestrian without the little bits and pieces of bit that Richard throws in with the rawness of his vocal delivery. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - This is a bit more mundane. It’s well produced and performed, but is more of a slow toe tapper. Again, there are some great moments from the lead vocal, but it doesn’t deliver the full-bodied drive of the more pacy numbers… Ready Teddy - …like this one. So much pace, some great soloing and that dropping in and out of the band for Richard to give the vocal some beans is just great. Some of his runs are so, so satisfying and it’s kind of hard not to move to something like this. It’s a bopper and hard not to have a grin on your face with stuff like this. Baby - This swings. There’s some solid piano work in there, which is a little too far back in the mix, which is a little bit of the shame. Another nice sax solo in there too and Richard’s vocal delivery is, as usual, vivacious and compelling. Slippin' And Slidin' - We get a bit of a different lilt to the rhythm here, which is nice. There’s a bit more subtlety to the vocal delivery here, which makes for a bit of a change. It’s another decent song with a couple of nice solo sections. Slippin’ and slidin’, peepin’ and hidin’ is a particularly amusing lyric given what he got up to later in his life. Long Tall Sally - Another classic. It’s another in the canon of ‘Richard sings something while the band stops and then they all come back in together to kick the beat back in’ songs. It’s a really great song and his vocal is absolutely top notch. Quality grit, drive and control to it. Miss Ann - Another change of pace. This is another one with great swing and a toe-tapping vibe. These songs are decent and break up the higher energy ones well, but they’re not the most musically interesting. Good vibes though. Oh Why? - This follows on from the previous track really. It’s another decent one, but these slower numbers don’t have the get up and go of the more pacy numbers. But the album would be relentless if it was all bangers, I suppose. Rip It Up - There’s a slightly different feel to this with the staccato horns adding a bit of a different flavour. The drums are pretty cool on this one too. It fits to the standard formula of the rest, but that slightly different sound that they put together is welcome. Jenny, Jenny - His little falsetto ‘whoo’ is so good here. It’s a very one-note song, but you can just feel the energy of the performance firing out of the speakers. I can imagine this being one hell of a party in 1957. She's Got It - Another great vocal intro, and a pacy, swinging groove. It feels like they’re maybe pushing this one to go a bit too quick, in fact as it gets a little loose in places, but it’s so full of verve and energy, that you can forgive it. A lovely way to close out the album.

Swinging! Def awesome to hear like early early rock and roll and his massive influence on the Beatles. He is so damn good

Before I forget: very similar to Jerry Lee lewis (except I’m of the understanding Jerry Lee is rly just a copycat of little Richard) but unfortunately this style of music doesn’t translate as well when it’s not live. Insane voice though. And an enjoyable enough listen!

It was fine. It was good for its genre. The songs were short which was nice.

The thrill of hearing this record now is tempered by familiarity with what followed from everyone else but He was a true original and an innovator who influenced everything that came afterwards.

I've heard Little Richard tracks before but never listened to a whole album at once. I'm glad I have done and I appreciate what he did for Rock and Roll more now. He's full of energy and puts that into his vocals, but it's not just the vocals. The whole band is exuding that same energy, from the banjo and trumpets to the boogie woogie piano. It all adds up to a high energy album which would have been odd for the time and still not completely usual today. The lyrics are from a different time and place but despite that don't spoil what is a classic album.

Good old rock and roll

This is good! Very enjoyable. All the songs start to blend together, but it is solid. There isn't a bad song here. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Tutti Frutti" , "True, Fine Mama" , "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" , "Ready Teddy" , "Slippin' And Sliddin' (Peepin' And Hidin')", "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)"

Oops, all 12 bar blues 2

Cool historical period. If you close your eyes you can hear him taking the swing of the 40s and turning it into rock and roll

Definitely sounds dated, but there's great energy throughout. A fun album overall.

Tutti Frutti - 5/5 True, Fine Mama - 4/5 Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - 5/5 Ready Teddy - 3/5 Baby - 4/5 Slippin' and Slidin' - 4/5 Long Tall Sally - 5/5 Miss Ann - 4/5 Oh Why? - 4/5 Rip It Up - 5/5 Jenny, Jenny - 2/5 She's Got It - 4/5 Average score: 4.1/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i liked it. it's short n sweet. much like all blues, it's kinda repetitive (ex: Ready Teddy is just Tutti Frutti with different lyrics). however, the length of each track is so short that i can't really complain much

It's hard to hate on this, the influences are so fresh and fun, as dated as it sounds it makes you want to move. I'm thankful for having listened, but I also don't feel any kind of need to have a Little Richard project in my collection afer this. I appreciate the historic value, there's some added decimals in my final rating because of it. 3.7/5

Of course would have heard a lot of these songs before but never as an album. I guess it's an historic album. Still sounds lively if a little flat, and samey. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? No Owned: No: 29/112 (25%) Will I get? No

And rock & roll was born.

A lot of classics

Little richard is a bitch but like a good bitch. Like when 2 nineteen year old girls are tossing it back and forth like the pigskin. He has an infinite amount of energy. Probably cocaine but still. He's a fascinating guy. Is he a rock star or a priest? Is he gay or straight? What is he? That air of mystery is incredible. Unpredictable to the nth degree. But that leads into my only downside to this record. There is too much trying to be tutti fruitti again. Too many songs are trying to catch that lightning in a bottle twice. I still like those songs but they are inferior to the original. Everything else is top notch. This guy is my favorite of this era. Not that I know a ton but how can you not like little Richard?

Amazing, especially for 1957. The importance of this album cannot be understated.

Here's a 5 star review for a legend

I accept that he has influenced pretty much all the artists I love from the Beatles to Punk, for that I give it 2 stars. I can only imagine though that there was bugger all else to listen to back in the day because to me it's just bloody awful bollocks.

This man is very horny.

A++++

Classic rock and roll foundational album.

A lot of 50s rock albums have lost their punch over the years, but this is not one of them. The furious piano, burly brass, and especially Richard's piercing voice still hit today. He's obviously the star of the show, yelling and hooting and bringing tons of energy to these songs. I haven't heard anything like that on a record this old, and it clearly paved the way for more vocally emotive genres like soul. The best songs here are the ragers, but the slower songs provide a nice contrast to them. On that topic, this is still a 50s rock album, so the variety is limited. There are at least three songs that follow the same formula as "Tutti Frutti," and many of the others can be grouped by style as well. Still, the short length and piano / horn interludes keep things flowing and make sure the album never gets boring.

Unlike other well known artists from the same period, most of these songs were written by or with Richards himself, while others just published now called "cover" versions. On the other hand, music and lyrics were pretty basic and formulaeistic. The outstanding things were the performance by the singer and the band. To sum this up: the music is not the reason this should be included in such a list, but the performance of the artist. And he delivers.

Fun but repetitive

Disco esencial del rock & roll. 3/5

This album has a lovely energy and vibrance to it that makes you tap your foot without even realising it. It's non-stop, fast paced and full of life throughout, with no low points or slower moments, which on the one hand makes it a super fun album to listen to but at the same time makes it quite samey and one note. Overall, thoroughly enjoyable, but maybe lacking some depth or variety.

Why is he speaking to me like this. So so so baller to basically have 4 versions of the same song on your album. It's a good song and you should keep playing it, Richard!

Man, does Little Richard love 12-bar blues. There's no doubt that early rock n' roll was incredibly formulaic, with often the only way for your ears to distinguish one song from the next being the name of the girl (Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Jenny Jenny, Miss Ann). However, in effort to remain consistent, it's hard not to have a deep sense of appreciation for it knowing the influence it had on the next generation, which took everything to a whole different stratosphere. All those bands/artists adored Little Richard and Elvis and knowing that pre-teen Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney were losing their minds over an album like this must mean there's something special about Little Richard and his music.

It's hard to overstate how important Little Richard's impact on rock and roll was/is. I feel that 50s music is typically assigned a bit of a squeaky-clean image and maybe some of that is deserved. But "Here's Little Richard" is a toe-tapping reminder that even the earliest rock and roll, could still make you feel dirty in all the right ways. Audiences weren't stupid; they knew what a lot of these songs were about, but thank god they didn't care. A lot of these tracks begin to feel pretty repetitive, especially musically-speaking, but if it wasn't broke, then there was nothing to fix. At the time of its release, Little Richard had just been surpassed by Elvis as the biggest musical star in America. Unfortunately, Little Richard had a hard time getting out of his own way over the next couple of years and eventually, his star faded. However, the fact that an effeminate, semi-openly gay black man from the deep South was able to reach the heights he did, when he did, really is kind of amazing. But when you can wop bop a-loo bop like that, it's easy to see why. 3.5/5 Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Baby, Long Tall Sally

It's impressive on a single-to-single basis but the form of the album had not really been firmed out just yet for rock-n-roll. The album format worked well for jazz & folk in the 1950s but the crash-boom-bang sound of early rock music was ill-suited for the LP. I hold firm on this, rock music didn't slot in well to the LP format until about jeez, Rubber Soul? Live albums notwithstanding, the way that labels structured albums didn't account for the unique contours of rock music, thinking of it like pop music. Much of the appeal of this early genre stuff is how outrageous and in your face it is and when stretched out across ten to twelve songs, many of which are good but many of which also match each other in energy and content, they all begin to blend together, ears only perking up at now legendary tracks like Tutti Frutti or Long Tall Sally. To be clear, near every track on here has its merits and Little Richard's stage dynamism is second only to The Killer Jerry Lee (surpassing it in some ways, the two ran about neck and neck) but the difference between how Little Richard sounded as a single - a disruption in the sea of sound - versus how he sounds when he's the only game in town for thirty minutes is striking. And that's without even getting into the real anarchy - Little Richard Live. But Here's Little Richard does do an admirable job of communicating the appeal of Little Richard. The songs are frantic and horny as hell. His voice is awesome, scratchy and able to hit all sort of strange abject marks - it's only partially trained and when it cracks because he can't quite hit the note, it sells the emotion that much more. Here's Little Richard does its work admirably - as a record. It does a good job of selling me Little Richard, I want to see him play live. But do I think it hangs together as one piece of cloth? It's about on par with the Elvis releases around the time - that is, good primer but real heads know to dig in. It's undoubtedly one of the better rock 'n' roll albums of the time, especially given that most of its competition was either dropping compilation albums or were nipping at Presley's heels. Little Richard was clearly his own thing and holds his own against Presley. If anything is his undoing, it's the way the industry placed limiters on the potential of rock music. Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Baby, Long Tall Sally, Jenny, Jenny, Oh Why?

A fun listen and absolutely deserves its place on this list

He was a groundbreaker, but the musical style just isn't my bag for the most part.

If this had proved to be the final album of the 1001, what a way to go out. Little Richard always fills me with joy. The tempo, the voice, the in-your-faceness of it all. Every track here is a winner. Superb.

It's not just the opening seconds of Tutti Frutti that make you smile - it's the opening few tenths of a second. BOOM! lowpero camera bag You're straight in, knowing that there's quite a ride ahead. It's almost impossible to shock and surprise musically these days. Everything seems to have been exhausted. There's no more boundaries to push. ​It's quite remarkable that an album from 1957 can still give you a whack round the head and leave you with optimism. This is just bloody great from start to finish. There's no concealed cleverness, no nod and wink here and there. Just a FULL ON assault as it confronts you with the rhythm and energy.

I didn’t know this album before, though of course I know the opener, “Tutti Frutti” — mostly from the hilarious Val Kilmer movie Top Secret!. Pre-Beatles rock ’n’ roll isn’t really my thing, but this record is pure joy. It’s music made for clapping and stomping — full of wild piano runs and honking saxophones. It’s hard not to smile listening to it. Everything about it feels alive and raw. My favorite track: “Slippin’ and Slidin’.”

Tough call. One on hand, this record contains twelve cuts of archetypal rock 'n' roll that check all of the boxes: the performances are loud and energetic, the songs are short and to the point, the lyrics are direct and relatable, and lord almighty there's a sax solo *in every song*. All performed by a charismatic singer/pianist who essentially brought the genre into being. And yet in the other hand, here in 2025 I never find myself searching out this record or even actively seeking out any kind of 50s rock, even though I admire these performers a great deal and can see the influence of their sound on successors as varied as The Beatles, CCR and The Cramps. Hearing a Little Richard song in passing is great, but a whole album from him (or Elvis, Chuck Berry et al.), with its primitive recording techniques and over-reliance on the same twelve-bar blues progression *in every song*, seems a bit like a museum piece rather than something that has the ability to thrill six decades on.

★★★¾

Start of almost everything on this list. Good fun

Good old rock n roll

For a man whose name is a synonym of small penis, he sure got some big dick energy

The OG bobathon

ok Little Richard, we got the idea about 3 songs in

It’s just not for me…I’m so sorry guys!!!

joo o siis kyllähän tässä välil alko vähä sormet napsumaa ja jalka väpättämään ja nään ne kellohelmaiset pallokuvioiset hameet ja polkkatukat heilumassa ja twistaamassa mut en kuuntelis uudelleen varmaan elämässäni ja siis en erota edes missä alkaa uusi biisi ja missä edellinen loppuu ku koko aja on vaa JAAUUUUH ja WWUUUH ja beibebeibebeibe mut siis rock n' rolliahan tämä oli, ja ilmeisesti aika uraauurtavaa sellaista eli ok jeppistä.

hauska vekkuli meininki. tosi 50-lukumaista. tuskin palaan kuuntelemaan kuitenkaan

Discazo. Banger tras banger. Todos los temas suenan igual pero tampoco importa porque se los carrilea él solito a puro grito. Tanta energía que dije "mm, me pregunto cuál sería la cocaína de la época" y parece ser que era la cocaína! Quién lo iba a decir. Divertidísimo.

This is kind of an album with the same song happening again and again, but it’s pleasant.

very typical and standard blues, not my kinda music but i can appreciate it. and theres some classics in there too

4/5 - Enjoyed it overall, not something I'd listen to regularly, but it's very interesting to listen to it with the context of when it was made and its historical importance.

It’s ok

You can’t deny the charisma. For many, this is where it all began.

I'm not sure what to write. I definitely wouldn't have listened to the full album if I didn't do this challenge.

This guy's got one hell of a voice, just wish he'd use it for more than singing about a bunch of women falling in love with and/or leaving him. It'd probably be a much better album if I were alive in the late 1950s, but there's only so much 12 Bar Blues I can take in one sitting, and this one's pushing it. I can't be too harsh, though. All of the songs were at least fine, some were pretty good.

3.5

Iconic

Another one in which it wasn’t bad, but just wasn’t anything that’d I really enjoyed. Tutti frutti is the first song and probably the best, which is not a good sign.

Has a lot of groove to it. I like this a little better than Chuck Berry honestly--I don't always love these 50s rock albums, though I know they started it all. More soul and groove. Probably a 4/5 personally, but a 5/5 because of it's importance to rock and everything.

116 Tutti Frutti!

Energy for days and a growling shout that rumbles me on the inside oh so right. Iconic, sure, but very samey. That's blues I guess.

Great classic, only tends to be a bit dated, so four stars rather than five.

Super fun.

Respect your elders! But more importantly, respect the Black community for doing it first! Every. Single. Time.

Great energy but too samey

So classic. Can't go wrong here.

I accept the historical significance but don’t find any of this worth listening to as music.

Ok 👍

Classic, its kind of stupid to judge it by modern standards, sure it may feel a little repetitive and dated but is the blueprint of much of the alternative music that came after and continues to be produced. It's essential, is like trying to answer the cuestion: do you enjoy breathing?

good classic LR, nothing catches though

Repetitive.

It's quite fun

Bra album, har funnit att jag gillar dom här, vet inte vad dom kallas, svängiga afroamerikanska låtarna från 50-talet

10/10

Stoked to see this one this morning! Still sounds as in your face and immediate as the day it was released.

Little Richard had some great range. The last song on the album was a demo and it was probably the best

Feels like being in an American Diner in the UK in the 90s. Very soulful in places. All this 50s rock and roll sounds approximately the same, but I guess it worked.

Brilliant

All rock 'n' roll of this era sounds the same to me, but I don't think that's a problem - It's kind of supposed to. It's all 12 bar blues, the same pentatonic scales and arrangements and some lyrics about a girl... There's a reason Marty McFly is able to say "Blues riff in E, watch me for the changes and try to keep up" and the band knows exactly what to play - it's just the way the music was at the time. Instead, the real artistry of little Richard (and other contemporaries of his) comes not through interesting structures or pushing compositional boundaries, but rather pushing tonal boundaries at the birth of a genre. The tone and energy that little Richard and his band bring to this whole album is incredibly good - the vocal delivery is unreal, the band plays with such precision and such expression and they don't let up for a second. So much of what is on this album went on to inspire so much of popular music since, and I can forgive the sameness of the album on account of the sheer performance that's on display.

fantastic and ground breaking

I like this early rock 'n' roll stuff.

Find it a bit annoying to be honest.

No song is over 3 minutes. Every song is filled with amazing instruments, the centerpiece of course being the piano. This album is part of the foundation of rock n roll.

Yaa!

It’s fun but not something I’d listen to daily

great energy, better than that louis prima album, still sonically too samey for me.

Infectious in a few spots but maybe the best parts are the parts with the least little Richard.

musikk har kommet en lang vei

Cleansed my soul and ears after suffering from the last album I reviewed. I'm feelin' it now.

A classic.

Top track: Tutti Frutti

Fun and energetic. I think more than one song sounded like tutti-frutti, which is only one I knew and only one I will remember

GREAT CLASSIC granfather of all rock music thank u lil richie

Great album!

Really cool album! Hearing Rock and Roll in its infancy was really awesome. Looks like I have a new album to listen to when I play Fallout 4.

This rating is not a reflection on my appreciation of his influence on rock ' n ' roll. Its just not an album i enjoy listening too.

yeah it's good rock'n roll but it sounds al the same somehow

Some good ol rock n roll