Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) was Little Richard's seventh original album, and his first rock music album in five years. Having retired from rock and roll and spending three years recording gospel music, Richard was finally enticed back into rock studios via a successful UK tour. During his time away from rock music Richard had cut off his trademark pompadour and can be witnessed on the album cover with sign...
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Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) was Little Richard's seventh original album, and his first rock music album in five years. Having retired from rock and roll and spending three years recording gospel music, Richard was finally enticed back into rock studios via a successful UK tour. During his time away from rock music Richard had cut off his trademark pompadour and can be witnessed on the album cover with significantly shorter hair.
After leaving Specialty Records in 1957 to record gospel music, Richard recorded twenty tracks for the Goldner Records label in September 1959. Although tempted back to record rock and roll with his old band The Upsetters for Little Star Records in 1960, he soon went back to gospel, recording 36 religious tracks for Mercury Records and Atlantic Records from 1961-1963. A successful British tour finally made Richard return to his rock and roll roots, and tracks for singles were cut in 1963/1964 with Specialty, though not...
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