Little Richard's Greatest Hits

TheFatJamoc 18:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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Little Richard's Greatest Hits was Little Richard's eighth original album, recreating all of 1950s heyday for the Vee-Jay Records label. Perhaps misleadingly labelled, while these tracks often make-up budget CD compilations of the artist, the versions are significantly different from the Specialty originals, most notably Lucille, which is a completely different arrangement.

Critical Assessment

Critically, both the recordings and Richard's self-parodying persona of the time have been regarded as low points in his career: Vee Jay rerecorded many of Richard's Specialty hits, too. But, blinded by commercial considerations, they rushed the session without concern for quality. The result was dreadful. Low-key promotion and the overwhelming "invasion" of British groups prevented the records from making it. [...] His stage act was rapidly becoming a form of self-parody. The undiscriminating audiences, who seemed to love his camp fooling more than his music, encouraged his displays of narcissistic nonsense and he became even more eccentric." (page 127).

Track listing

1. A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
2. Going Home Tomorrow
3. Money Honey
4. Only You
5. Hound Dog
6. Goodnight Irene
7. Lawdy Miss Claudie
8. Groovy Little Suzy
9. Short Fat Fanny
10. Cherry Red
11. Memories Are Made Of This
12. Blueberry Hill

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Billboard Pop Albums	Did not chart