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The King of Rock and Roll
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1971
Recorded25 May - 2 July 1971
GenreRock, soul
Length42:34
LabelReprise
ProducerH.B. Barnum
Little Richard chronology
Mr. Big
(1971)
The King of Rock and Roll
(1971)
The Second Coming
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The King of Rock and Roll is an album by Little Richard, released in 1971.[3][4] It was his second album for Reprise Records. It was rereleased as part of the King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings set.[5]

Production

The King of Rock and Roll was produced by H. B. Barnum.[6] It contains one original Little Richard song, the gospel rock "In the Name", and a new song co-written by Barnum, "Green Power", the album's single. The rest of the tracks are covers. The title track is a mock braggadocio that references Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly and the Family Stone and Aretha Franklin, among others.

Critical reception

The album received a largely negative review in Rolling Stone, where Vince Aletti stated: "Much of the album seems designed around the Talk Show Personality rather than the Singer, giving it the sticky veneer of a jive extravaganza."[7] Reviewing the album as part of the Reprise collection, The Austin Chronicle deemed it a "pandering covers concept."[8]

Track listing

  1. "King of Rock 'n' Roll" (Bradford Craig, H.B. Barnum) - 3:11
  2. "Joy To The World" (Hoyt Axton) – 6:49
  3. "Brown Sugar" (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger) – 3:23
  4. "In The Name" (Richard Penniman) – 3:10
  5. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 5:31
  6. "Midnight Special" (Traditional; arranged by Richard Penniman) – 4:02
  7. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Robert Rogers, William Robinson) – 3:29
  8. "Green Power" (H.B. Barnum, John "Skip" Anderson) – 3:59
  9. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) – 2:40
  10. "Settin' The Woods On Fire" (Ed G. Nelson, Fred Rose) – 2:22
  11. "Born on the Bayou" (John C. Fogerty) – 4:27

Personnel

Rest of personnel unknown, records not kept by Reprise.

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 193[9]

References

  1. ^ "King of Rock and Roll [Reprise] - Little Richard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 269.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "Little Richard | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "'Womp-bomp-a-lu-momp-a-lomp-bam-boom!' What Little Richard told our Dallas critic about Elvis, race and being gay". Dallas News. May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Wolff, Carlo. "Little Richard". Cleveland Scene.
  6. ^ Leszczak, Bob (July 10, 2014). "Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Aletti, Vince (November 25, 1971). "Little Richard: Kings of Rock'n'Roll Series". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ "Fats Domino and Little Richard". www.austinchronicle.com.
  9. ^ "Little Richard". Billboard.