The King of Rock and Roll was Little Richard

Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...

's second album for Reprise Records

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Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

, a follow-up album that was composed of originals like "Green Power" and cover versions of tracks by artists as diverse as Hank Williams, The Temptations

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, Martha and the Vandellas

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, Three Dog Night

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, and The Rolling Stones

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. The title track, a mock braggadocio

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 that referenced Tom Jones

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, Elvis Presley

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, Ike & Tina Turner

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, Sly and the Family Stone, and Aretha Franklin

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, amongst others, upset some fans. The album failed to take with the public and didn't chart.

Track listing

1. "King of Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:11
2. "Joy To The World
   Joy to the World
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   " – 6:49
3. "Brown Sugar
   Brown Sugar (song)
   "Brown Sugar" is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead single from the English rock band's 1971 album Sticky Fingers...
   
   " – 3:23
4. "In The Name" – 3:10
5. "Dancing in the Street
   Dancing in the Street
   "Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.-Martha and the Vandellas original:...
   
   " – 5:31
6. "Midnight Special
   Midnight Special (song)
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   " – 4:02
7. "The Way You Do the Things You Do
   The Way You Do the Things You Do
   "The Way You Do the Things You Do" was covered in 1989 by the band UB40. It was the sixth single from their 1989 album Labour of Love II. The song was released in 1989 in the major of the European countries .-Track listings:7"-Single...
   
   " – 3:29
8. "Green Power" – 3:59
9. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
   "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard...
   
   " – 2:40
10. "Settin' The Woods On Fire" – 2:22
11. "Born on the Bayou
    Born on the Bayou
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    " – 4:27

Personnel

• Little Richard
  Little Richard
  Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
  
   – vocals, electric piano
  Electric piano
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Rest of personnel unknown, records not kept by Reprise.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Pop Albums	Did not chart