The Fabulous Little Richard es un álbum de Little Richard, publicado en 1959 por Specialty. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Shake A Hand», «Chicken Little Baby», «All Night Long» y «The Most I Can Offer».
Sobre el álbum
Con su tercer álbum, The Fabulous Little Richard, de 1959, el legendario artista comienza a mostrar una faceta diferente. Este trabajo, lanzado después de que Richard abandonara temporalmente el rock para dedicarse a la religión, es una mezcla de grabaciones antiguas y nuevas, y en él se percibe un sonido que se acerca más al soul y al R&B, con una menor presencia del rock and roll más salvaje.
El sonido del disco es más variado. Aunque no faltan los temas enérgicos, el álbum incluye baladas y medios tiempos en los que Little Richard puede lucir su increíble talento como vocalista de soul. Muchas de las canciones cuentan con arreglos de coros y una producción más pulida.
Pese al cambio de dirección, la energía y el carisma de Richard siguen presentes. El álbum es un testimonio de su increíble versatilidad y de su profunda conexión con la música góspel, que siempre fue la base de su estilo vocal.
"The Fabulous Little Richard" es un álbum de transición fascinante. Es el sonido de un artista que empieza a explorar nuevos territorios, un trabajo que es fundamental para comprender la complejidad de una de las figuras más importantes de la historia de la música popular.
Listado de Canciones
- Shake A Hand
Letra
Just leave it to me Don't ever be ashamed Just give me a chance I'll take care of everything Your troubles I'll share Let me know and I'll be there I'll take care of you Anyplace and anywhere Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand if you can Be truthful to me I'll be truthful to you I'm in love with you so Till I don't know what to do So, let's call it a day I said all I have to say Except don't forget to pray And shake a hand ev'ry day Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand, oh Lord Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand if you can One more time Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand if you can Shake a hand, shake a hand Shake a hand, shake a hand, oh Lord Shake a hand, shake a hand - Chicken Little Baby
Letra
Well, I got the blues My baby's gonna shout for joy, shout for joy Yeah, I got the blues My baby's gonna shout for joy Well, she says I'm her baby She calls me her Little Richard Boy Yes, I got a chicken little baby I got a chicken little baby C'mon, I got a chicken little baby Yeah, I got a chicken little baby Uh-um, I got a chicken little baby Everybody wants her now, well Well, tonight I stand with my heart in my hand Yeah, tonight I stand with my heart in my hand If I can't be your baby, I won't be your lovin' man Yes, I got a chicken little baby I got a chicken little baby C'mon, I got a chicken little baby Yeah, I got a chicken little baby Uh-um, I got a chicken little baby Everybody wants her now Yes, I got a chicken little baby I got a chicken little baby C'mon, I got a chicken little baby Yeah, I got a chicken little baby Uh-um, I got a chicken little baby Everybody wants her now - All Night Long
Letra
Come on little baby been thinkin' 'bout you all day long I been workin' in the hot sun thinkin' 'bout you all day long Well I'm on my way to get ya gonna rock it 'til the break of dawn Well I just got paid and baby I'm gonna spend it all I just got paid I'll buy you any thing you want I'm on my way to get ya gonna rock it to ya all night long Well it's all night, all night long (All night, all night long) All night, all night long (All night, all night long) Come on little baby come and give it to me all night long Come on little baby let's a rock it 'til we're 'bout to fall Come on little baby let's live it up and have a ball Come on little baby come and give it to me all night long Well it's all night, all night long (All night, all night long) All night, all night long (All night, all night long) Come on little baby come and give it to me all night long Well it's all night, all night long (All night, all night long) All night, all night long (All night, all night long) Come on little baby come and give it to me all night long - The Most I Can Offer
- Lonesome And Blue
Letra
Alone and lonesome, I'm sad and I'm blue Just thinking of you and the love that we knew How well I remember when I told you that day I wanted my freedom, I was going away Now that I'm free I'm lonesome and blue I just can't forget all the love that we knew I let someone's kisses lead my heart astray I said I'd forget you that was easy to say I'll always love you though we're far apart I just can't hide these tears in my heart So clearly in dream I can vision your face In hurts me to know someone's taken my place Now that I'm free I'm lonesome and blue I just can't forget all the love that we knew I let someone's kisses lead my heart astray I said I'd forget you that was easy to say - Wonderin'
- She Knows How To Rock
- Kansas City
Letra
I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They've got crazy women there and I'm goin' down to get me some Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane But if I have to walk, I'm goin' just the same I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They've got crazy women there and I'm goin' down to get me some Well bye, bye bye baby bye Wooo so long, bye bye baby I'm gone Well bye, bye bye baby bye I'm a holl'rin' and screamin' Baby please come home Well, I'm a holl'rin' and screamin' Don't you leave me all alone Well, I'm a holl'rin' and I'm screamin' Baby please come home Well bye, bye bye baby bye Wooo so long, bye bye baby I'm gone Well bye, bye bye baby bye Hey hey hey hey I miss my baby, I don't mean maybe I miss my baby, I don't mean maybe I miss my baby, I don't mean maybe I'll miss my baby until the day I die - Directly From My Heart
Letra
Direct Directly from my heart to you Direct Directly from my heart to you Oh, you know that I love you That's why I feel so blue Oh, I pray Our love would last away I pray That our love would last away Yeah, we'd be so happy together But you're so far away Well, I need (Oh, baby, need you baby) I need you by my side Well, I need Yes, I need you by my side Oh, I'd loved you little darlin' Your love I could never hide - Maybe I'm Right
- Early One Morning
Letra
Early one morning Just as the sun was rising I heard a maid sing In the valley below O, don't deceive me O, never leave me How could you use A poor maiden so? Gay is the garland And fresh are the roses Ive culled from the garden To place upon thy brow O, don't deceive me O, never leave me How could you use A poor maiden so? Remember the vows That you made to your Mary Remember the bower Where you vowed to be true O, don't deceive me O, never leave me How could you use A poor maiden so? Thus sang the poor maiden Her sorrows bewailling Thus sang the poor maid In the valley bellow O, don't deceive me O, never leave me How could you use A poor maiden so? - I'm Just A Lonely Guy
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On