Released 1967 Release date November 1966 Genres Rock and roll, Rock music | Artist Little Richard Label Bellaphon Records | |
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Recorded August 1964 – December 1965 – January 1966 The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
(1966) The Explosive Little Richard
(1967) Similar Little Richard albums, Rock and roll albums | ||
The Wild and Frantic Little Richard was the second and last Little Richard album released on the Modern Records label. A mixture of studio and live tracks, it also contains Vee-Jay material. Some tracks were released as different versions on 45, shorter or longer, with or without horns, overdubs. Live material appears to be from 1 December 1965, at the Domino Club, Atlanta, Georgia. Studio from 31 August 1964, Los Angeles; 1 January 1966, Memphis. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" is a duo with an unidentified female vocalist.
Contents
Track listing
- "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (live) (Grant Higgins)
- "Do the Jerk" [aka "Get Down With It"] (live?)
- "Directly From My Heart" (Penniman)
- "I'm Back" (Penniman)
- "Holy Mackerel" (Mitchell Richaro, Penniman)
- "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (live) (John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell)
- "Send Me Some Lovin'" (live) (Charles Price, John Marascalco)
- "Groovy Little Suzy" [extended version of the Vee-Jay track] (John Marascalco)
- "Baby Don't You Want a Man Like Me" (Charles Price, Count Basie)
- "Miss Ann" (live) (Enotris Johnson, Penniman)
Personnel
Additional personnel listed in Modern archives as Stax session musicians, except for "Baby What Do You Want Me to Do", which is listed as Little Richard's backing band, The Upsetters. Little Richard has said that Jimi Hendrix played on some sessions and songs.
Songs
1Baby What You Want Me to Do - Parts 1 & 24:04
2Do the Jerk3:07
3Directly From My Heart (To You)2:45