Little Richard - The Formative Years 1951—53

Tracklist

1	–Little Richard	Get Rich Quick	2:18
2	–Little Richard	Why Did You Leave Me	2:34
3	–Little Richard	Taxi Blues	2:20
4	–Little Richard	Every Hour	2:54
5	–Little Richard	I Brought It All On Myself	2:55
6	–Little Richard	Thinkin' Bout My Mother	2:53
7	–Little Richard	Ain't Nothin' Happenin'	2:13
8	–Little Richard	Please Have Mercy On Me	2:32
9	–Little Richard	Get Rich Quick (Alternative)	2:14
10	–Little Richard	Thinkin' Bout My Mother (Take A)	2:45
11	–Little Richard	I Brought It All On Myself (Take C)	2:57
12	–Little Richard	Please Have Mercy On Me (Take A)	2:33
13	–Little Richard	Little Richard Boogie	2:50
14	–Little Richard	Directly From My Heart	2:57
15	–Little Richard	I Love My Baby	2:30
16	–Little Richard	Maybe I'm Right	2:50
17	–The Tempo Toppers And The Deuces Of Rhythm	Ain't That Good News	2:50
18	–The Tempo Toppers And The Deuces Of Rhythm	Fool At The Wheel	2:39
19	–The Tempo Toppers And The Deuces Of Rhythm	Rice, Red Beans And Turnip Greens	2:36
20	–The Tempo Toppers And The Deuces Of Rhythm	Always	2:41
21	–Little Richard	Directly From My Heart (Alternative)	2:56
22	–Little Richard	I Love My Baby (Take 2)	2:39

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – RCA Victor
• Record Company – Peacock Records
• Licensed From – BMG Ariola
• Licensed From – WEA Musik GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bear Family Records
• Copyright (c) – Bear Family Records

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Barry Lee Gilmore (tracks: 17 to 20), Billy Brooks (tracks: 17 to 20), Jimmy Swann (tracks: 17 to 20)
• Liner Notes – Rick Coleman
• Mastered By – Bob Jones
• Orchestra – The Johnny Otis Orchestra* (tracks: 13 to 16, 21, 22)
• Producer – Don Robey (tracks: 13 to 22), Steve Sholes (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Reissue Producer – Richard Weize
• Vocals – Little Richard (tracks: 1 to 22)

Notes

Original RCA Victor (1-12) and Peacock (13-22) recordings.
Licensed from BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (1-12) and WEA Musik GmbH Neue Medien und Elektronik Vertrieb (13-22).
℗ & © 1989 Bear Family Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 000127 154484
• Label Code: LC 5197
• Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JERLP002	Little Richard	The Implosive Little Richard. The Pre-Specialty Sessions 1951-1953 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Jerome Records	JERLP002	Spain	2009