Little RichardBest Little Richard Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
17
Opinions
15
Albums
4
Reviewers
Summary from 17 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Little Richard's catalog across 15 albums from 17 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated Little Richard album is The Very Best of Little Richard (2007) with a 10.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Little Richard and Specialty Sessions. The discography on Wavelength spans 1957 to 2007. Good Golly, Miss Molly ranks as the highest-rated Little Richard song on Wavelength with a 10.0/10 average.
The Very Best of Little Richard
“In a quietly hysterical era as defined by fear as the one we’re living in today, it took an unrepentantly effeminate Macon, Georgia man known as "Little Richard" to slap some sense into a McCarthy-hounded, Cold War-traumatized 1950s America. Barely controlled cacophonies of shrieking, pounding, slamming, and honking, Penniman’s piano-driven hits like "Long Tall Sally" […]”
Get Down With It: The OKeh Sessions
“Recorded in Hollywood in 1966-67, this last-ditch attempt at an album career for the rock giant resulted in these fiery tracks, funked up by Johnny "Guitar" Watson’s fretwork. One highlight: Richard’s hair-raising vocals on the Motown staple "Money" effectively claim the song as his own.”
Little Richard's Greatest Hits (Recorded Live)
“Late studio musician recorded this lovely album just weeks before dying of alcoholism-related illness this summer”
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