1958 studio album by Little Richard
Little Richard (titled Volume 2 in the UK) is the second album[ 2] by American musician Little Richard , released in July 1958, ten months after Richard announced a retirement from rock and roll to pursue a life in the ministry . Like his first album , it largely contains previously released A-sides and B-sides including several which reached Billboard' s Rhythm & Blues and Hot 100 charts.[ 3] Nine of its twelve tracks charted in the US including Richard's fourth million-seller "Lucille ", the rock and roll standard "Good Golly, Miss Molly " and "The Girl Can't Help It ", the title song from the motion picture of the same name . Among the previously unreleased tracks are two Tin Pan Alley songs recorded in Richard's frantic style.
Critical reviews
Reviewing Little Richard upon its release, Billboard praised the album as "a worthy successor to Here's Little Richard ", commenting "the cat is at his frantic best"[ 8] Cash Box described the album as "in typical explosive
Richard style".[ 9]
Among retrospective reviews, AllMusic 's Mark Deming considered Little Richard "every bit as rockin' as his first album, if not more so... there isn't a single throwaway among the 12 tunes on deck".[ 4]
Track listing Side one
"Keep A Knockin' " (Richard Penniman)
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon " (Gus Edwards , Edward Madden )
"Send Me Some Lovin' " (John Marascalco , Leo Price)
"I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)" (Penniman)
"Heeby-Jeebies" (Maybelle Jackson, Marascalco)
"All Around the World" (Robert Blackwell , McKinley Millet )
Side two
"Good Golly, Miss Molly " (Blackwell, Marascalco)
"Baby Face " (Harry Akst , Benny Davis )
"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey " (Penniman)
"Ooh! My Soul " (Penniman)
"The Girl Can't Help It " (Bobby Troup )
"Lucille " (Al Collins, Penniman)
Charts
Weekly
Year
Chart
Position
1958
Billboard Pop Albums
76
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1956
"Heeby-Jeebies"
Billboard Black Singles
7
1956
"The Girl Can't Help It"
Billboard Black Singles
7
1956
"The Girl Can't Help It"
Billboard Pop Singles
49
1956
"All Around the World"
Billboard Black Singles
13
1957
"Lucille"
Billboard Black Singles
1
1957
"Lucille"
Billboard Pop Singles
21
1957
"Send Me Some Lovin'"
Billboard Black Singles
3
1957
"Send Me Some Lovin'"
Billboard Pop Singles
54
1957
"Keep A-Knockin'"
Billboard Black Singles
2
1957
"Keep A-Knockin'"
Billboard Pop Singles
8
1958
"Good Golly, Miss Molly"
Billboard Black Singles
4
1958
"Good Golly, Miss Molly"
Billboard Pop Singles
10
1958
"Ooh! My Soul"
Billboard Black Singles
15
1958
"Ooh! My Soul"
Billboard Pop Singles
35
1958
"Baby Face"
Billboard Black Singles
21
1958
"Baby Face"
Billboard Pop Singles
41
References
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