The Specialty Sessions (3 CD set)

~ Release by Little Richard (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleLength
1Baby (demo)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-02-09)
recording of:
Baby (Don't You Want a Man Like Me) (on 1955-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
4:21
2All Night Long (demo)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-02-09)
recording of:
All Night Long (Song of Richard Penniman) (on 1955-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
2:48
3She's My Star (rehearsal)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955)
recording of:
She's My Star (in 1955)
writer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955) and Raymond Taylor (in 1955)
2:37
4Lonesome and Blue (master)
edit of:
Lonesome and Blue by Little Richard and Lonesome and Blue (take 4 - false start, take 7) by Little Richard
recording of:
Lonesome and Blue (on 1955-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
2:25
5Wonderin' (master SP 699 undubbed - take 8)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-13)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-13)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-13)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-13)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-13)
recording of:
Wonderin' (Song of Richard Penniman) (on 1955-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
2:51
6All Night Long (master - takes 6&7 intercut)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-13)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-13)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-13)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-13)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-13)
recording of:
All Night Long (Song of Richard Penniman) (on 1955-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
2:15
7Kansas City (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-13)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-13)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-13)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-13)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-13)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) (on 1955-09-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:19
8Kansas City (master SP 2136 - take 2)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-13)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-13)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-13)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-13)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-13)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) (on 1955-09-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:09
9Maybe I'm Right (take 7)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
recording of:
Maybe I'm Right (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
2:15
10Directly From My Heart (master undubbed - take 4)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
recording of:
Directly From My Heart (to You) (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
2:21
11Baby (master)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
recording of:
Baby (Don't You Want a Man Like Me) (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
2:06
12I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone) (master)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
recording of:
I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone) (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and Dorothy LaBostrie
2:38
13Tutti Frutti (take 2)
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
recording of:
Tutti Frutti (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
2:28
14Tutti Frutti (master)
recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
2:26
15Slippin' & Slidin' (Peepin' & Hidin') (demo - piano only)
piano:
Little Richard
lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:45
16Slippin' & Slidin' (Peepin' & Hidin') (demo - piano & drums)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (in 1955-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:58
17Slippin' & Slidin' (Peepin' & Hidin') (demo - piano & brushes)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (in 1955-11)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’ (in 1955-11)
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
1:52
18She's My Star (demo - a cappella)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
She's My Star (in 1955-11)
writer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955) and Raymond Taylor (in 1955)
2:40
19Chicken Little Baby (master - vocal & piano only)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (in 1955-11)
edit of:
Chicken Little Baby by Little Richard
recording of:
Chicken Little Baby (in 1955-11)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
1:45
20Miss Ann (take 8)
recording of:
Miss Ann
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:37
21Baby (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Baby (Don't You Want a Man Like Me) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
2:25
22True Fine Mama (master)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (on 1955-11-29)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby) (on 1955-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
2:45
23Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey (medley) (false starts 5, 6 & 7)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
partial recording of:
Kansas City Hey Hey Hey (on 1955-11-29)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
Halnat Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley of:
Hey‐Hey‐Hey‐Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham)
medley of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
version of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
0:48
24Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey (medley) (master SP 664)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Kansas City Hey Hey Hey (on 1955-11-29)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
Halnat Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
medley of:
Hey‐Hey‐Hey‐Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham)
medley of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
version of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
2:40
25Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 1)
baritone saxophone:
Clarence Ford (on 1955-11-29)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1955-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (on 1955-11-29)
guitar:
William 'Frosty' Pyles (on 1955-11-29)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-11-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joseph Tillman (on 1955-11-29)
trumpet:
Renald Richard (on 1955-11-29)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (on 1955-11-29)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:04
26Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (take 6)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
2:17
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Rick Coleman (in 1989)
Ray Topping (in 1989)
Rob Finnis (in 1989-07)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5394071 [info]
ASIN:US: B000000QOG [info]