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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Lifetime Friend
| name = Lifetime Friend
| type = Studio album
| type = Studio
| artist = [[Little Richard]]
| artist = [[Little Richard]]
| cover =
| cover = LifetimeFriend.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1986
| released = 1986
| recorded = 1985–1986
| recorded = 1985–1986
| studio = London, England
| studio = London, England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[rock and roll]]|[[contemporary Christian music]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[rock and roll]]|[[contemporary Christian music]]}}
| length =
| length =
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = [[Stuart Colman]]
| producer = [[Stuart Colman]]
| prev_title = [[God's Beautiful City]]
| prev_title = [[God's Beautiful City]]
| prev_year = 1979
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = [[Shake It All About (album)|Shake It All About]]
| next_title = [[Shake It All About (album)|Shake It All About]]
| next_year = 1992
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000851793|first=William |last=Ruhlmann|title=Little Richard – ''Lifetime Friend'': Review |accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
}}
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'''''Lifetime Friend''''' is an album by [[Little Richard]], released in 1986 and his first since the release of ''[[God's Beautiful City]]'' in 1979. Following that album's release and some 1981 recordings, backing tracks of which were used for TV appearances, Richard had made no recordings while he continued his career in the ministry. Following the release of his autobiography, ''The Quasar of Rock and Roll'', in 1984, Richard reemerged in the public eye and had begun to be recognized for his contributions to popular music as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] music.


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Before Richard recorded ''Lifetime Friend'', his mother, Leva Mae, had died; Richard had promised her that he would remain a Christian. For this album, he decided to mix his trademark rock and roll sound with gospel lyrics, in a style that he called "message music" or "messages in rhythm".{{sfn|White|2003|p=273}} One track, "I Found My Way", co-written by Richard and one of his young proteges Victor Brooks ll, included a blend of rap vocals and rock and roll.{{sfn|White|2003|p=273}} The album was recorded mainly in England, and was issued on [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] in Europe and [[Warner Bros. Records]] in the United States.
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'''''Lifetime Friend''''' is an album by [[Little Richard]], and his first album in seven years since the release of the 1979 gospel album, ''[[God's Beautiful City]]''. Following that album's release and some 1981 recordings, Richard had made no recordings while he continued his career in the ministry. Following the release of his autobiography, ''The Quasar of Rock and Roll'', in 1984, Richard reemerged in the public eye and had begun to be recognized for his contributions to popular music as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] music.


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The song, "Great Gosh A'Mighty", co-written by Richard and [[Billy Preston]], was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack to ''[[Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]''. It peaked at number 42 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|'' Billboard'' Hot 100]] in April 1986, and number 36 in [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0667.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - May 3, 1986}}</ref> The album yielded two chart makers overseas.
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Before Richard recorded ''Lifetime Friend'', his mother, Leva Mae, had died; Richard had promised her that he would remain a Christian. For this album, he decided to mix his trademark rock and roll sound with gospel lyrics, in a style that he called "message music" or "messages in rhythm".{{sfn|White|2003|p=273}} One track, "I Found My Way", included a blend of rap vocals and rock and roll.{{sfn|White|2003|p=273}} The album was recorded mainly in England, and was issued on [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] in Europe and [[Warner Bros. Records]] in the United States.

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The song, "Great Gosh A'Mighty", co-written by Richard and [[Billy Preston]], was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack of ''[[Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]''. It just missed making the top 40, peaking at number 42 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in April 1986. The song did not receive substantial airplay.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Great Gosh A'Mighty" ([[Billy Preston]], Richard Penniman) – 4:48
#"Great Gosh A'Mighty" ([[Billy Preston]], Richard Penniman) – 4:48
#"Operator" (Jesse Boyce) – 4:52
#"Operator" (Jesse Boyce) – 4:52
#"Somebody's Comin'" (John David) – 3:40
#"Somebody's Comin'" ([[John David (musician)|John David]]) – 3:40
#"Lifetime Friend" (Jesse Boyce, Travis Wammack) – 3:38
#"Lifetime Friend" (Jesse Boyce, [[Travis Wammack]]) – 3:38
#"Destruction" (Jesse Boyce, Travis Wammack) – 3:45
#"Destruction" (Jesse Boyce, Travis Wammack) – 3:45
#"I Found My Way" (V.L. Brooks) – 3:40
#"I Found My Way" (Victor L. Brooks ll, Richard Penniman) – 3:40
#"The World Can't Do Me" (Jesse Boyce, Richard Penniman) – 3:48
#"The World Can't Do Me" (Jesse Boyce, Richard Penniman) – 3:48
#"One Ray of Sunshine" (Darrell Smith, Travis Wammack) – 4:42
#"One Ray of Sunshine" (Darrell Smith, Travis Wammack) – 4:42
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==Sources==
===Sources===
{{cite book |first=Charles
*{{cite book |first=Charles
|last=White| year=2003| title=The Life and Times of Little Richard. The Authorised Biography| edition=| publisher=Omnibus Press| location=London| pages=60–62 |isbn=0-711997616}}
|last=White| year=2003| title=The Life and Times of Little Richard. The Authorised Biography| publisher=Omnibus Press| location=London| pages=60–62 |isbn=0-711997616}}
*[https://www.discogs.com/Little-Richard-Lifetime-Friend/release/1701786 Little Richard - Lifetime Friend. (1986)] Discogs.com.


{{Little Richard}}
{{Little Richard}}

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[[Category:1986 albums]]
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[[Category:Little Richard albums]]
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[[Category:Warner Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:30, 18 July 2023

Lifetime Friend
Studio album by
Little Richard
Released1986
Recorded1985–1986
StudioLondon, England
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerStuart Colman
Little Richard chronology
God's Beautiful City
(1979) 		Lifetime Friend
(1986) 		Shake It All About
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Lifetime Friend is an album by Little Richard, released in 1986 and his first since the release of God's Beautiful City in 1979. Following that album's release and some 1981 recordings, backing tracks of which were used for TV appearances, Richard had made no recordings while he continued his career in the ministry. Following the release of his autobiography, The Quasar of Rock and Roll, in 1984, Richard reemerged in the public eye and had begun to be recognized for his contributions to popular music as one of the founders of rock and roll music.

Before Richard recorded Lifetime Friend, his mother, Leva Mae, had died; Richard had promised her that he would remain a Christian. For this album, he decided to mix his trademark rock and roll sound with gospel lyrics, in a style that he called "message music" or "messages in rhythm".[2] One track, "I Found My Way", co-written by Richard and one of his young proteges Victor Brooks ll, included a blend of rap vocals and rock and roll.[2] The album was recorded mainly in England, and was issued on WEA in Europe and Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

The song, "Great Gosh A'Mighty", co-written by Richard and Billy Preston, was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack to Down and Out in Beverly Hills. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1986, and number 36 in Canada.[3] The album yielded two chart makers overseas.

Track listing

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  1. "Great Gosh A'Mighty" (Billy Preston, Richard Penniman) – 4:48
  2. "Operator" (Jesse Boyce) – 4:52
  3. "Somebody's Comin'" (John David) – 3:40
  4. "Lifetime Friend" (Jesse Boyce, Travis Wammack) – 3:38
  5. "Destruction" (Jesse Boyce, Travis Wammack) – 3:45
  6. "I Found My Way" (Victor L. Brooks ll, Richard Penniman) – 3:40
  7. "The World Can't Do Me" (Jesse Boyce, Richard Penniman) – 3:48
  8. "One Ray of Sunshine" (Darrell Smith, Travis Wammack) – 4:42
  9. "Someone Cares" (Richard Penniman) – 4:30
  10. "Big House Reunion" (Travis Wammack) – 4:05

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Little Richard – Lifetime Friend: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b White 2003, p. 273.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 3, 1986" (PDF).

Sources

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