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{{Short description|1958 song by Little Richard}}
{{redirect|Heart and Soul|the song by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser|Heart and Soul (Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser song)}}
{{redirect|Oh My Soul}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name = Ooh! My Soul
| name = Ooh! My Soul
| Artist = [[Little Richard]]
| cover =
| alt =
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| Album = [[Little Richard (album)|Little Richard]]
| Released = 1958
| type = single
| Writer = Richard Penniman
| B-side = "True Fine Mama"
| Producer = [[Robert Blackwell|Bumps Blackwell]]
| artist = [[Little Richard]]
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| album = [[Little Richard (album)|Little Richard]]
| released = May 1958
| recorded =
| studio = J&M Studio, [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = [[Specialty Records|Specialty]]
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| writer = Richard Penniman
| producer = [[Robert Blackwell|Robert "Bumps" Blackwell]]
| prev_title = [[Good Golly, Miss Molly]]
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = [[Baby_Face_(song)|Baby Face]]/I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)
| next_year = 1958
}}
}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name = Ooh! My Soul
| name = Ooh! My Soul
| Artist = [[The Beatles]]
| cover =
| alt =
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| Album = [[Live at the BBC (Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]
| Length = 1:37
| type =
| artist = [[The Beatles]]
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| Recorded = 1 August 1963, at the Playhouse Theatre, [[Manchester]]
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| album = [[Live at the BBC (Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]
| Released = 30 November 1994 (UK)<br/>5 December 1994 (US)
| released = 30 November 1994 (UK)<br/>5 December 1994 (US)
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| Writer = Richard Penniman
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| recorded = 1 August 1963, at the Playhouse Theatre, [[Manchester]]
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| Producer = Ian Grant<ref name="BeatlesBible">{{cite web
| studio =
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|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/ooh-my-soul/|title=The Beatles Bible: Ooh! My Soul|accessdate=May 15, 2016}}</ref>
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = 1:37
| label =
| writer = Richard Penniman
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| producer = Terry Henebery<ref name="BeatlesBible">{{cite web
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|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/ooh-my-soul/|title=The Beatles Bible: Ooh! My Soul|date=16 March 2008 |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref>
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"'''Ooh! My Soul'''", sometimes spelled "Oh My Soul", is a 1958 song by [[Little Richard]]. It first appeared on his [[Little Richard (album)|eponymous second album]]. It was subsequently recorded by [[the Beatles]] in 1963 for the BBC,<ref name="BeatlesBible"/> and by [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] in 1966.<ref>Moskowitz, David V. (2015). [https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 ''The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time'']. ABC-CLIO. {{ISBN|1440803404}}.</ref>
"'''Ooh! My Soul'''", sometimes spelled "Oh My Soul", is a 1958 song by [[Little Richard]]. It first appeared on a May 1958 single, then on his [[Little Richard (album)|eponymous second album]]. It was subsequently recorded by [[the Beatles]] in 1963 for the BBC,<ref name="BeatlesBible"/> and by [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] in 1966.<ref>Moskowitz, David V. (2015). [https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 ''The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time'']. ABC-CLIO. {{ISBN|1440803404}}.</ref>


==The Beatles version==
==The Beatles version==
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===Personnel===
===Personnel===
*[[Paul McCartney]] – vocals, [[bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Paul McCartney]] – vocals, bass
*[[John Lennon]] – [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[John Lennon]] – rhythm guitar
*[[George Harrison]] – [[lead guitar]]
*[[George Harrison]] – lead guitar
*[[Ringo Starr]] – [[drums]]
*[[Ringo Starr]] – drums
Personnel per The Beatles Bible<ref name="BeatlesBible"/>
Personnel per The Beatles Bible<ref name="BeatlesBible"/>


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[[Category:Little Richard songs]]
[[Category:Little Richard songs]]
[[Category:The Beatles songs]]
[[Category:The Beatles songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Little Richard]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 25 October 2023

"Oh My Soul" redirects here. For other uses, see Oh My Soul (disambiguation).
"Ooh! My Soul"
Single by Little Richard
from the album Little Richard
B-side"True Fine Mama"
ReleasedMay 1958
StudioJ&M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
LabelSpecialty
Songwriter(s)Richard Penniman
Producer(s)Robert "Bumps" Blackwell
Little Richard singles chronology
"Good Golly, Miss Molly"
(1958) 		"Ooh! My Soul"
(1958) 		"Baby Face/I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)"
(1958)
"Ooh! My Soul"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Live at the BBC
Released30 November 1994 (UK)
5 December 1994 (US)
Recorded1 August 1963, at the Playhouse Theatre, Manchester
GenreRock
Length1:37
Songwriter(s)Richard Penniman
Producer(s)Terry Henebery[1]

"Ooh! My Soul", sometimes spelled "Oh My Soul", is a 1958 song by Little Richard. It first appeared on a May 1958 single, then on his eponymous second album. It was subsequently recorded by the Beatles in 1963 for the BBC,[1] and by Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1966.[2]

The Beatles version

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The Beatles recorded the song for a performance at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester with McCartney on lead vocals. Their recording is shorter than Richard's version. The recording was unavailable until it was released officially on Live at the BBC.[1]

Personnel

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Personnel per The Beatles Bible[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Beatles Bible: Ooh! My Soul". 16 March 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1440803404.
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