Here's Little Richard

The last track on the Spotify app (Baby) is not on the original release. This album, a debut, could be considered a greatest hits album since many of the artist’s singles were included here. It’s a fast moving, high energy record, with lots of hit songs.

Great debut from one of the founders of rock n roll

piaciuto molto quest’ascolto, forse non proprio 4 ma 3,5

Needs a relisten but it's Little Richard

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-1 for Jenny Jenny, otherwise banger.

Great album - pure raw rock n’roll - full of energy and joy

Good boogie vibe

Sounds a little dated today, but Little Richard's energy is on full display

This is just great fun. Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally are the big hits, but I don't think there's a dud amongst the twelve. 12 bar blues is hard to beat.

ik heb net elvis geluisterd dus even te veel van het zelfde. kan het wss minder apprecieren nu dus dat wordt verwerkt in de score

Vocals: 8/10 Lyrics: 6/10 Instruments: 8/10 Likely to listen Again: 8/10 Overall: 7/10 Good instruments, but it all kinda sounds the same and it is a long album. Good background music, and instruments, wouldn't listen on my downtime

Amazing energy, vocals, horns and sense of time/place. Infectious, fun and enjoyable, but also mercifully short - not sure I could cope with much more!

Familiar and fun

Really good

How important is Little Richard to the legacy of rock'n'roll? Let's start with The Beatles. They began as a club band playing Little Richard songs note-for-note, and Paul McCartney famously learned to sing by copying Little Richard's whooping. Mick Jagger borrowed the strut and the sneer. James Brown took Little Richard's command of chaos and turned it into funk. David Bowie and Prince absorbed his gender-fluid fashion sense and the flamboyant, theatricality of his performances. Jimi Hendrix actually played in Little Richard's band early on, picking up some tips on how to own an audience, long before he ever set a guitar on fire. What else can I say about Little Richard? His incredible screaming voice is like gospel energy pushed into pop music, and his frenzied piano playing is percussive and frantic at the same time. This first album is packed with absolute rock'n'roll classics. "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", and "Rip It Up" to name but a few, all make their first appearances on this album, and they're still energetic, rockin' tunes almost 70 years later. Little Richard created a blueprint for modern rock'n'roll, but you could argue that his influence goes even further. Punk's sneer, glam's glitter, soul's excess, hip-hop's bravado are all indebted to his energy, attitude and presence. Little Richard made it acceptable for music to be loud, messy, energetic and untamed. A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.

So much of this lost would be influenced by this. It's very much of its time, but very good.

inventor of rock!..?

9/10

Further proof that Little Richard was bonkers from the jump. I love how amateur the production sounds, like he recorded on a four-track in his garage with friends. That may not be far off—J&M was a tiny studio, and it sounds like they set up some tape, found some other players, and let Little Richard go. When it comes to early rock 'n' roll, I'll take his raucous energy over just about any of his peers. FUN FACT: The space that housed J&M in New Orleans is now a laundromat, but still has the logo embedded into the floor when you walk in. When I visited in 2011, it also had some pictures on the wall of the artists who recorded there. It's both poignant and hilarious.

It kind of all sounds the same with the 12-bar blues and howls, but still a good sound that still pops. And I have some sense of just how pivotal this all was in the founding days of rock n roll. Interesting to see that basically all of Little Richard's hits were from his first two albums and he basically never really charted again. But goes to show a couple seminal tracks can last a lifetime.

Very energetic, very fun. A pretty short album although that's not a bad thing. Even though the album does have an older sound and style (the old r&b), i think it stands the test of time quite fine.

I am pretty sure I came out of the womb knowing the words to Tutti Frutti. This is (in theory) a compilation album, which is against the rules for this project, but I will give this one a pass because it was released in 1957 and "albums" weren't necessarily the focus of artists and record companies. Hit songs were the aim and Little Richard hit the mark consistently in that aspect. Seminal artist and seminal set of songs that helps form the basis for what many artists attempted to copy in the future. Fun album.

이런 노래 좋다 신난다…… 재즈 좋음

It was ok

Here’s Little Richard ist das Debütalbum des US‑amerikanischen Rock‑’n’‑Roll‑Musikers Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman). Es erschien am 4. März 1957 bei Specialty Records und versammelt zwölf Titel, die zwischen September 1955 und Oktober 1956 in J&M Studio (New Orleans) sowie bei Radio Recorders und Master Recorders (Los Angeles) aufgenommen wurden. Produzent war Robert „Bumps“ Blackwell. Das Album zeigt die frühe stilbildende Form des Rock‑’n’‑Roll mit starken Elementen aus Rhythm & Blues. Little Richards markante Vocals und sein energisches Klavierspiel stehen im Mittelpunkt, unterstützt von erfahrenen Session‑Musikern. Bekannte Songs auf dieser Platte sind unter anderem „Tutti Frutti“, „Long Tall Sally“, „Rip It Up“, „Ready Teddy“, „Jenny Jenny“ und „Miss Ann“. Die Auswahl umfasst eine Mischung aus bereits als Singles erfolgreichen Hits und weiteren Stücken, die den charakteristischen, unmittelbaren Sound des frühen Rock‑’n’‑Roll transportieren. Die Arrangements sind knapp und direkt, geprägt von treibendem Rhythmus und Präsenz der Band, ohne überladene Produktion. Meine Bewertung: Historisch bedeutendes Debüt eines prägenden Rock‑’n’‑Roll‑Künstlers, dessen Ausstrahlung und Stil exemplarisch für das Genre der späten 1950er stehen.

Really good, no real complaints. Not mind blowing but still good.

A foundational and incalculably influential record in the history of popular music, with a bit of historical imagination this album makes it easy to understand why rock and roll was seen as so exciting, even dangerous, when it first emerged. Today, nearly 70 years on, I'm still impressed by the power, feeling and conviction in Little Richard’s vocals (which are front and centre, dominating the mix), and it's this that allows an album of twelve more or less identical songs to nonetheless hold my attention right to the end. One star off for lack of stylistic variety, but wow!

the hits! his voice <3 disc 2 > disc 1

A tour de force. A small militia of tornadoes. This album is awesome and obviously immeasurably influential. My only ding on it is that, despite being about 29 minutes long, it somehow still manages to get a little repetitive. That said, it's definitely a must-listen.

Good vibe and his voice is great, unfortunately not 5 stars, it got a bit same-y in my opinion. Really good album otherwise.

very fun to listen to, very powerful voice but still maintains balance and levity

Old timey ice cream shoppe music.

4/5 ⭐️

Music to dance to. Repetitive but musicality galore, evidenced by a demo with an out of tune piano!

There's a lot of energy in this album, but that's pretty much Little Richard in a nutshell. Some classic Rock 'n' Roll, and tunes that kick-started an entire musical movement. My rating : 4.5 of 5 stars.

Little Richard is the EPITOME of the sound of traditional Rock & Roll. Say what you want in these modern times about this guy's music, but he is the reason modern music exists, and is in my opinion the most influential person in musical history. Plus he had more energy than a 6 year old in a candy shop during the time period Elvis imploded on the toilet.

A pioneer that couldn’t be captured in a studio recording. I mean it is a lot of the same flavors but those flavors are delicious. The rawness in the voice is amazing.

So good despite the repetitive 12 bar blues format

adding every one of his "woo"s straight to my bloodstream

Really solid, makes me wanna dance and drink a milkshake. Well encapsulates the old timey rock and roll. Think I prefer this to elvis tbh.

Everybody say thank you Little Richard for inventing rock and roll

Burst onto a piano like a flamboyant bomb of hoots, hollers, frantic piano & horns is the flamboyant enigma that is Little Richard. Is he gay? Straight? BI? Religious? He was reverend at a certain point in his life. Did he know that Prince raided his wardrobe? You can't help but smile & want get up & dance when you hear his music. Woo. I grew up listening to Oldies music in my childhood, so this is comfort music. 4 The following exchange is something I stumbled upon while searching for the dirty lyrics of Tutti Fruitti: Little Richard: [improvising on the piano] A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-good-hot-damn! Tutti frutti! Good booty! Tutti frutti! Good booty! Tutti frutti! Good booty! Tutti frutti! Good booty! If it don't fit, don't force it! If you grease it, make it easy! Bump Blackwell: We have *got* to record that! Little Richard: What? Bump Blackwell: Yeah that! *That* is a hit! Little Richard: You're kidding me. Bump Blackwell: No, no, no, no, I mean, we gotta clean up the lyrics though. That's a... that's a definite. Dorothy, get in here! Little Richard: But wait a second. Bump... Bump Blackwell: This is gonna be...! Dorothy! [Dorothy runs in] Bump Blackwell: C'mere! Quick! Get in here! Dorothy: Yes? Bump Blackwell: Okay look, Richard, Dorothy is a lyricist. Alright, I want you to sing that song to her. Dorothy, I need you to write me a clean version of it in a half hour. Okay? Dorothy: Okay, okay. Little Richard: [Embarrassed to have to sing a dirty song to a lady] But Bump, that song has some terrible, terrible words! Bump Blackwell: Oh trust me! She's heard it all. Dorothy: It's true, I have.

Little Richard made the exact same chord progression interesting for 30 minutes and all he had to do was scream, slam on the piano, and hire a bangin’ horn section. Good shit

7.5/10 - Classic, highly influential. Does get a tad repetitive for my tastes.

Great fun

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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.

Tutti frutti

short and sweet

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.

beautiful, I just wanted to dance

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

This guy was pretty stunning.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

WOO WOO HOO TOOT TOOT YEAAAAAAH

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Really enjoyed this album

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

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.

"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

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.

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

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

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

Classic

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.

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.

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

How does he do it

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.

я люблю рок н ролл шо я ще можу сказати кек

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

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

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.

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.

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.

a classic

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

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

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

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.

This man is very horny.

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.

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!

A fun listen and absolutely deserves its place on this list

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’.”

Start of almost everything on this list. Good fun

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.

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.

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

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.

So classic. Can't go wrong here.

It's quite fun

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

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.

I like this early rock 'n' roll stuff.

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.

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

Great album!

Some good ol rock n roll

This was good fun! A strong voice and great rhythms and instrumentation.

A bit repetitive but so much fun. What a great band and his delivery on every song is like it’s the last he’ll ever give. Can see how the Brits were like holy shit this rules. 

Didn't know most songs, it was pretty good, enjoyed it overall. Full of energy and strong singing

First album from 50's, but a solid one. I knew Tutti Frutti, but I thought the rest of the album was very enjoyable to listen to.

Pretty much every single track on this album is 12 bar blues. Which isn't surprising considering the age of the album, and im sure it was ground breaking at the time, but the lack of variety does make it feel a bit dated in 2025. I did enjoy all of the tracks but its hard to go wrong with such basic rock and roll. The voice is fantastic. Really versatile, whether screaming, shouting or going for those gospel vibes, vocally is where the album does get to shine. No one favourite track. 7.5/10

It's very much variations on a theme - but what a theme. And Little Richard's energy is still infectious.

I think this album purely deserves a 4 at least already for just the importance it has for music. Apart from also just being a good little listen. It’s the 50s though so like everything it’s just way too happy-go-lucky but that’s the era I guess. Dylan sure did get it right though when he said “[Little Richard] even screamed like a holy preacher—which is what he was.”

Less a traditional album and more a collection of singles. Nevertheless, I had never realized how many songs I knew originated as Little Richard tracks. His vocal performance is the standout, making the material hold up in a way that some of the other rock and roll pioneers’ work does not.

I had always read that The Beatles listed Little Richard as one of their early influences but I guess I never fully understood it until I listened to this album. So many legendary artists have songs or entire albums that are so similar to this sound but Little Richard was doing it in the 50s!

Major props to the godfather

like im always sayin - wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom

Rock and roll patient zero. Not only is this a deeply important album, but it's also freakin good. Little Mr. Richard's got some pipes on him. Now, I can only listen to mostly-the-same 12-bar blues for so long, but luckily this little nugget only clocks in at like half an hour. 4 stars.

Det va omtrent som forventa og veldig raskt unnagjort. Gøy, men ikke så mye mer.

Voikohan mennä legendaarisemmaksi levyksi, klassikommaksi? Tässä ollaan kaiken nykymusiikin alkujuurilla.

It's hard not to give this album a 5. It's such a foundational piece of music history, and quite the introduction to a legendary musical talent destined to influence everything after him. The album suffers a bit from its lack of variety when viewed as a whole. It almost becomes too much of a good thing. Nonetheless, what a terrific debut for Little Richard.

Sounds like progress and the start of the rock n roll era

She tutti on my frutti. Cool rock n roll vibes

Cool, je kiff bien le délire boogie woogie année 20/30

The energy on this album is amazing and infectious. The songs are composed flawlessly, and the way Little Richard uses his voice is incredible - not just as a vehicle for the lyrics but as an instrument and the way he expresses emotion. Album is literally full of high, high quality from front to back. No skips on this album at all.

Haven't heard this album in full, but have heard most of these tracks before. I've always enjoyed this kind of music and I rate it highly.

Very cool stuff! Must be one of the oldest albums on this list and first rock n roll album I am getting. I believe I haven't listened to the guys like Little Richard in many years. This is some great music, several great hits like Long Tall Sally or Tutti Frutti and the rest of the songs are decent but kind of samey and following similar formulas. Based on musicality I would give this either 3 or 4 stars, but because this is basically a debut from the architect himself I will increase it to 4 stars cause so many of my favourite artists wouldn't exist without this!

Well, that was a fun one. Both rhythmic and bluesy.

What a force! Tutti Frutti is a blast. Some of the other songs are, predictably, a bit silly, but man can Little Richard make them sound good. Oooo!

Great Songs: Tutti Frutti, Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave, Ready Teddy, Baby, Miss Ann, Oh Why?, Rip It Up, Jenny Jenny, She’s Got It Good Songs: True, Fine Mama, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Long Tall Sally, Mid Songs: Bad Songs:

Imagine putting a new record on and Wap Bama lumab a wop bam boom! Exciting stuff.

Great album

Excellent fun bunch of oldies

He certainly has lots of energy and it is a short album. I do enjoy the jazz and early rock sounds.

Like I neglected the website for a couple of days and to come back to this after some sad stuff was very welcome, I also respect that little Richard is pretty much THE original with rock n roll. Maybe the actual content is 3/5 but with context it’s a 4/5

Dude can bop!

Lots of fun, especially song one.

All the songs kind of sound the same but they all kind of rule too. I can see why Little Richard is revered. It makes me feel like I’m in a club in the 1950s when I listen to this. Great opening

Schon n paar banger dabei

Such a bop and high energy, but i think as a whole album, it starts sounding very similar. But I feel like i'm not listening to it as it was meant to be listened to.

i love a 12 bar blues

bem bom especialmente quando a música NÃO É ROUBADA (alo vc sabe quem)

bem melhor que o elvis presley, né pedradaça. dá pra ficar ouvindo isso aqui o dia inteiro, gostosim demais!!

Absolute party until at least Long Tall Sally which was still fun to dance to but felt a little duplicative from Tutti Frutti (and again on rip it up). Great vocals; drums and sax throughout and some interesting lyrics (oh why?) but a little repetitive. So fun to dance to. 4.1

Honestly, this is awesome! Great song after great song delivered with feeling and just straight up rocking.

Classic

Tutti frutti rocks. Everything sounds great 70 years later.

Really good for '57, foundational for so many records on this list

Favorite Track: Tutti Frutti

Den skulle lige ind og vendes et par gange, men hold op det er en charmerende lille ting. Den er hurtigt lyttet, men svært ikke at smile af bagefter. masser af festlig energi.

Det var en fest! Rock n’ Roll der svinger og groover. Og hold nu kæft en stemme.

Little Richard can sing. I really enjoy his voice. I love 'whoos' (personally think they are better than The Beatles imitations - even though 'She Loves You' rates as one of my favourite songs! How about that?). And, I enjoyed every song on this album. In saying that, there was no variation on this album. I put it on, my son said 'This is great music', and it was. But, each song followed the same progression, had the same sort of performance. Am I a wimp for wanting a ballad? Yes. But, the blues progression was so prominent, it almost felt like listening to a punk album where everything sounded the same throughout. It put me in a great mood though. 4 Stars.

This is like befriending a person “in the know” of underground dance halls and nightclubs that thrive in the time of prohibition. After going down a dark alley, and talking your way past the quiet giant that guards the door, you head into a nondescript hall, only to be met with an explosion of light, colour, sound and revelry. It is as if this small community have been keeping themselves under control for the working week, and are finally in a situation where they can celebrate all the joys of life. You normally don’t like dancing, but here you feel safe gyrating your hips and even flailing your shoulders.

I think it is impossible to listen to the album and not tap your foot. Little Richard did amazing things for Rock and Roll, and this album exemplifies that.

Little Richard is one of the Four Fathers of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Lloyd Price; Ray Charles & Bo Diddley are the other three). This album is infectious with untapped energy and raw emotion. This was really made for the dance hall and it shows in each song leaving you Slippin’ and Slidin’. I have no memory of life without Little Richard, and still have no idea what Tutti Fruitti is actually about. It took years for me to learn that Long Tall Sally was also not a really tall girl named Sally. He definitely had a penchant for writing about women (see above and Miss Ann, and Jenny, Jenny). I don’t think anyone can doubt the influence that Little Richard had on music. It’s funny that he started his career as a drag queen and never shied away from who he was…he just put on a suit.

Random thoughts: * what a voice and influence?!? There is no one like Little Richard * to be black and effeminate, you know this music had to be something great to overcome the social barriers of his day. * all of the songs are bops. He’s super talented. * Classic foundation of the rock n roll to come. True trailblazer.

Muy bueno, aunque suene antiguo

A WOP BOP A LOO BOP A LOP BA BA

Exhuberant! There's something so delightfully energetic and youthful about this collection of songs. The feeling of the weekend arriving, having a pocket full of money and being ready to hit the town. Anything is possible. And then Little Richard manages to pioneer a whole new music genre while he's at it.

crazy to think the first seconds of this are instantly recognisable almost 70 years later

Great, energetic listen. Very fun and influential

SO MUCH FUN!! My toes were tappin'.

This is awesome. I love it. Nothing else to say here. I’m almost inclined to give it 5 stars. This music is the basis.

Not much left to say about the architect of rock and roll, and one of the pioneers of the genre. I was already aware of who Little Richard is and the impact of his music, but I never took the time to fully listen to one of his albums. As expected I already knew "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally". His songs, even though they only last about 2 -3 minutes they are frenetic, with the exception of 2 slower songs (always appreciate in my opinion, 'cause otherwise It will be a bit overwhelming). I was laying on my bed when I started listen to the album and ended up dancing all over my room; I think that describes pretty good how brilliant this album is.

Incredible voice and energy. I imagine seeing him perform this live when it came out was like watching an alien. Sound is dated at this point but it's a quick run time and and insane debut album.

Fun dancey vibes on a lot of these tracks slightly bewildered by the decision to put 5 different takes of the same song on side 2 but I guess it was novel at least

This album was such a bop and one of the strongest debut albums I’ve listened to on here. I don’t know how you could not love this music and have a good time while listening to it. This is a perfect marriage of rock and roll and rhythm and blues and I would 100% listen to this album again.

Of its time but really great, Tutti Fruity is probably my favourite song from this period and this genre. Little Richard is the G.O.A.T when it comes to rock and roll in the 1950’s and has an amazing and iconic voice and this album shows it but it does get a little repetitive for a 28 minute album, especially with some of the songs sounding like reskins of others ,although he practically helped invent this style of music so exceptions can be made. Favourites: pretty much all except maybe the slower love ones which were still good but not as much as the fun ones (most of the album is the fun ones fortunately). Overall, 8/10.

4/5 Best Track - "Long Tall Sally"

Jenny Jenny with backvocals and he stumbles down at the end. 11/10

A blast of fun rock ’n’ roll, full of raw energy and wild performance. You can feel how much life and excitement he poured into every track.

WOOOOOOOO!!!! All hail the TRUE king of Rock and Roll.

The boss!

Awesome!

Are you Ready Teddy?? Cause this album makes sure to Rip It Up. Solid across the board.

This was good stuff

I mean...4

🗯 If rock ’n’ roll has a Big Bang, this is one of the loudest. A lot of people owe Little Richard a lot — Otis Redding, James Brown, Etta James, Richard Berry, Big Al Downing, Thurston Harris — and that’s before you even get to the ones who re-recorded these very songs: The Beatles, Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, Mitch Ryder, the Rolling Stones. The very definition of immeasurable influence (seriously, read his Wiki). This debut was billed as “six of Little Richard’s hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre,” and they weren’t lying. You’ve got ‘Tutti Frutti,’ ‘Long Tall Sally,’ ‘Slippin’ and Slidin’,’ ‘Rip It Up,’ ‘Jenny, Jenny,’ plus R&B Best-Sellers like ‘Ready Teddy,’ ‘She’s Got It,’ and ‘Miss Ann.’ I don’t always gravitate to the old-school rock ’n’ roll sound, but when I do, I love it — and this is pure Saturday-night energy. Takes me right back to being a kid, dancing with Mum to the Jukebox Saturday Night playlist on local radio. 🗯 If rock ’n’ roll has a Big Bang, this is one of the loudest. A lot of people owe Little Richard a lot — Otis Redding, James Brown, Etta James, Richard Berry, Big Al Downing, Thurston Harris — and that’s before you even get to the ones who re-recorded these very songs: The Beatles, Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, Mitch Ryder, the Rolling Stones. The very definition of immeasurable influence (seriously, read his Wiki). This debut was billed as “six of Little Richard’s hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre,” and they weren’t lying. You’ve got ‘Tutti Frutti,’ ‘Long Tall Sally,’ ‘Slippin’ and Slidin’,’ ‘Rip It Up,’ ‘Jenny, Jenny,’ plus R&B Best-Sellers like ‘Ready Teddy,’ ‘She’s Got It,’ and ‘Miss Ann.’ I don’t always gravitate to the old-school rock ’n’ roll sound, but when I do, I love it — and this is pure Saturday-night energy. Takes me right back to being a kid, dancing with Mum to the Jukebox Saturday Night playlist on local radio. Experiencing the emergence of Little Richard in 1957 must’ve been like getting hit by a bolt of lightning in the dark. He’s everything that time wasn’t, and the next time would be. The album’s chaotic, joyful, and still has the power to blow the roof off. Verdict: Essential (in context) For fans of: Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the roots of rock in its purest, wildest form Experiencing the emergence of Little Richard in 1957 must’ve been like getting hit by a bolt of lightning in the dark. He’s everything that time wasn’t, and the next time would be. The album’s chaotic, joyful, and still has the power to blow the roof off. Verdict: Essential (in context) For fans of: Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the roots of rock in its purest, wildest form

Good 4.2

Good stuff, classic Little Richard

Great album by a legend

Yep, that's some good shit.

Saying this has "historical value" would be an understatement, since it’s quite literally the birth of Rock’n’Roll Among all the original forefathers of Rock’n’Roll, Little Richard has always been my favorite. His enthusiasm is absolutely insane, and his voice has a special quality that makes me feel warm and fuzzy, even if I can’t really explain why. He has an amazing presence that makes it impossible for me to not smile whenever I hear him. Sure, it’s very gimmick-ish, relying on basically the same structure repeated over and over again... but I don’t really mind. The level of energy thoughout the album is crazy - even 70 years later, many bands can’t even dream to approach it. In the end I’ll go for a 4* because it’s still a bit rough around the edges, with a murky sound (hard to avoid with pre-1960 records) and songs that all sound a bit too similar to each other.

Kind of shocking what 3 and 4 chord progressions did to music in the 50's. The power, the energy, the flair. That said, it gets really repetitive in 2025 for my taste.

Favourites: Tutti Frutti; Ready Teddy; Long Tall Sally (The Thing); Miss Ann; Rip It Up; Jenny, Jenny; She's Got It

Pretty good. Sounds a lot like Elvis but I'm not sure who came first. Probably this guy if his nickname is anything to go by.

Very upbeat album which I enjoyed.

Tutti Frutti, OK! Classic, fun to hear again.

Great album by a one of a kind artist

Excellent classic rock and roll, IMO an important listen that demonstrates how we got from jazz/big band to where we are today.

The studio doesn't really capture what makes Little Richard great. Giving it 4 stars because it's Little Richard. No Little Richard, no Beatles. No Little Richard, No Prince. No Justice, No Peace.

Goddam that's good. I listened to LR a little bit after listening to the first 30-40 episodes of "A history of rock music in 500 songs" but I don't think I appreciated just how good this is, or how revolutionary it must have seemed in the late 50s. I keep thinking about John Prine's lyric, "At the beach in Indiana, I was nine years old… I heard Little Richard singing tutti-frutti from the top of a telephone pole." Imagine being that kid.

Incredable voice

Tutti frutti was the best song but after that it got a little boring. Still fun though. Low 4.

Learned about him (and listened to some of this album) in roots of rock and roll. Interesting dude, fun listen

Lots of energy. A fun listen.

Crazy high energy and fun. I typically dont listen to music from this era but for him ill make an exception. My one gripe is that the music quality is fuzzy, but theres nothing to be done about that I suppose.

One of a handful of modern music founding fathers. This album definitely belongs on the list.

This one's tough. It's all very catchy and has genuinely good melodies. However, It's almost all 12-bar blues. You can anticipate the chord and melody changes every time. Pretty simple structure but he made the most of it.

Very enjoyable classic good diamond album. Surprise Track: Oh Why? 4/5

4.5 all killer

Really fun record from when rock n’ roll was real dance music. It’s Jaunty Rock, and wow the lyrics and vocals pop!

Very good classic.

Foe a collection of songs from the 50s, it totally stands up. You can see the roots of rap, rock, punk and so much else. Absolutely deserves to be on this list and is a necessary listen for music fans. So why only 4 stars? The last track is about the sexual appeal of a 12 year old girl. Yeah, that hasn't aged well.

WOP BOP A LOO BOP A LOP BAM BOOM Sometimes old school bedrock-era rock and roll is corny and pedestrian to my modern ears, and then other times I’m reminded that it was once the gutsiest, horniest, most banging shit ever put to record. This is good stuff. The energy is infectious.

Overall: 8/10 I think Little Richard is my favourite of all the early rock n' roll stars. He had such a powerful voice and maybe more than anyone, he was able to show off his personality in his vocals. This album still suffers from the issue that most 50s rock does and that's the fact that the songs start to sound the same after a bit. It's not as much of an issue here as I just love this dude so much. Fav Song: Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin') Least Fav Song: Ready Teddy

Incredibly catchy and easy listening music. I had never listened to an album by L.R but I thoroughly enjoyed each song and will keep this on repeat for a while I think!

A full box of sock hop slappers from the legendary boogie-woogie spazz. It is, however a little redundant.

Loved it, tutti fruti, had Norah dancing!

A lot of fun and easy to listen to, but basically just variations on the same two songs.

Litt dans på lokkale for min smak, men klart det svinger, det gjør jo det.

Loved it!

yes yes yeeeees

It’s cool to hear this earlier piano-based rock before the guitar really took over. Favorite Track: Tutti Frutti

It has Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy and Long Tall Sally.

To 1957, this must have been like a fabulous meteorite crashing into Earth. Absolutely flew by! Favourite tracks: Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Oh Why?, Rip It Up

This was a lot of fun. Although I expect it would start to wear on me after a while as it is pretty samey.

End to end bops that left an indelible mark on modern music. I don’t want to flatten his life by calling Little Richard simply tragic but in the afterglow of Pride season, it’s a reminder of the joy homophobia robs us of as individuals and communities.

This goes pretty hard, actually (once you get past Tutti Frutti and the sub-Flair quality wooing). I'm a sucker for early rock and roll stuff. Really 3.5 but I'm rounding up for historical and cultural reasons.

Un classico...

This album was fantastic. Not too long, high energy, and vocally phenomenal. Little Richard is full to the brim with talent and soul. This is the type of album you would likely expect to see on a generator like this, and it well deserves its spot. It was such a breath of fresh air.

Fantastic, I've never listened to him before!

Hard to go wrong with Little Richard. It's just fun.

Great little album. Did anyone do early era rock n roll better than Little Richard? You can see why he influenced so many of the great artists that came through shortly after him. The musicianship is superb and just a fun listen all round.

Pretty hard not to love the energy of this guy, and have maximum respect for his place in the creation of rock and roll. The songs may be old, but there is something about them that still feels fresh somehow. I think it’s just the unbridled joy and simplicity they have about them, and did I mention the energy.

Fun and upbeat songs. So many bluesy 1 4 5 progressions. But I thought it was easy listening and worth a replay.

Взрывной рок-н-ролл в исполнении одного из корифеев этого жанра. 7 из 10.

Explosive half hour, fun all the way trough

Superb sound, especially his exploding vocals. Only thing stopping it being a perfect album is the songs following the exact same formula (but what a formula).

Where it all begins. The nonsensical scream heard around the world.

Oh yeah Rip It Up. What a cracking little album.

A solid album, though only the singles really stood out. I could be wrong, but I don't remember there being too much variation in the catalog

Here's Little Richard is the debut album by American musician Little Richard, released on March 4, 1957. Promoted as "six of Little Richard's hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre", the album compiles many of the A-sides and B-sides from Richard's hit singles including the Billboard top 40 entries "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Slippin' and Slidin'", "Rip It Up" and "Jenny, Jenny" and the top 10 Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers hits "Ready Teddy", "She's Got It" and "Miss Ann".

Little Richard is fun. I liked this album. I would absolutely listen to it again!

Revolutionary is the best thing to call it. Little Richard took 12 bar blues it made it just an absolute vibe.

Seminal, yes, also super simple sounding to contemporary ears. Sax is strong throughout and the whole thing is fun to listen, thanks to the direct, tight playing (the upside of simplicity, one supposes). "Rip It Up" and "Oh, Why" are among the standouts. Rounding up (if only a little) because it's straight-up cool (if seemingly old-fashioned today) and because he didn't get to be – though he should have been – Elvis, basically.

Good time

01) Tutti Frutti - 10,0 02) True, Fine Mama - 8,0 03) Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - 7,5 04) Ready Teddy - 8,0 05) Baby - 7,5 06) Slippin' and Slidin' - 8,0 07) Long Tall Sally - 8,5 08) Miss Ann - 7,5 09) Oh Why? - 8,0 10) Rip It Up - 8,5 11) Jenny, Jenny - 8,0 12) She's Got It - 7,5 TOTAL: 8,08 (81/100) Current ranking: 163/569

Yes he is the OG but every song sounds like tutti frutti with different words??

Infectious beats. I love his lyrical cadence too ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Good

lekker energiek, moeilijk erbij stil te zitten. Nummers lijken wel op elkaar voor mijn gevoel, maar dit is ook niet mijn niche natuurlijk. goeie stem

Louter bangers. Zet dit aan op de fiets/wandeling en halveer de googlemaps tijdsindicatie met een grijns op je smoel. Een van de eerste schreeuwerds in de mainstream muziek. Ja het klinkt nu wat primitief in de rijmpjes en de herhaling van muzikale ideeën, maar niet meer dan in vele andere hedendaagse genre’s. Had persoonlijk meer van de wat tragere 6/8 klappers als ‘Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave’ gelust. Al met al zéér aanstekelijk, een dijk van een stem en een opzwepende band. Het trekt nog steeds iedere keer m’n aandacht als de band stilvalt en LR even acapella kan knallen. Uitstekende mix in mono (geen onluisterbare early stereo mix à la beatles met een kompleet drumstel wat vol in enkel je linker oorkanaal wordt gemikt) met Little Richard altijd voorop, maar ook spotlights op saxofoon (al haalt de ronkende sax het soms kwa intensiteit net niet bij de iconische kraak van LR) en drums waar nodig. Beste: Rip It Up / She’s Got It / Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave Minste: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Albumhoes: 5/5 schreeuwende zwartwit foto op knal oranje en boldass lettergebruik, I dig it.

It's hard to believe that Little Richard was making this music in the 50's. It seems old fashioned from today's standard, but for the time it was incredibly prescent.

Classic

It's Little Richard, flames.

This is great

Punk rock!

I named my cat after Tutti Frutti. I love this lil Dick guy. and so cool that he invented audio clipping

Tutti fruttttiiiiii!!!!

These are the roots of modern rock n roll. Little Richard broke the rules and never looked back. The songs weren’t sophisticated, but many are memorable and carry forward to this day. Although I’m not a huge fan, I can’t deny his influence.

Pleasantly refreshing and groovy. Loved the baseline, instrumentation, and originality of the music. Did get a little worn out by the walking bass but the album was short and sweet. Will definitely revisit