Rockin' With the Georgia Peach [Import]

Little Richard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Recall Records UK
• ASIN: B000068VDZ
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,005,425 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. My Wheel's They Are Slippin' All the Way

2. It Ain't Whatcha Do

3. Jenny, Jenny

4. Cross Over

5. Dance What You Wanna

6. You Better Stop

7. Blueberry Hill

8. Dancing All Around the World

9. Groovy Little Suzy

10. Hound Dog

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ooh! My Soul

2. Lawdy Miss Clawdy

3. Talkin' About Soul

4. Cherry Red

5. (Everytime I Think About You) Something Moves in My Heart

6. Good Golly Miss Molly

7. Long Tall Sally

8. Goodnight Irene

9. Lucille

10. Only You

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2002 compilation from Recall featuring 32 tracks. Highlights include, 'My Wheels They Are Slippin' All The Way', 'It Ain't What'cha Do', 'Jenny, Jenny', 'Cross Over', 'Dance What You Wanna', 'You Better Stop', 'Blueberry Hill', 'Dancing All Around The World', 'Groovy Little Suzy' & 'Hound Dog'.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What a surprise! Reissued Little Richard Vee Jay(s)!, August 30, 2002

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p. silverman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rockin' With the Georgia Peach (Audio CD)

It seems that once a month we get a re-packaging of Little Richard's 1964-65 recordings. The latest, but not greatest, set of retreads is the above-named CD.
The only selling point for Richard collectors in the uncommon mix on "My Wheels They Are Slippin' All The Way" [aka "My Wheel's Been Slippin'"], the Country Rock number originally left on the shelf for ten years. The horn section is audible on this album opener. Track two, "It Ain't Whatcha Do", is the original flip-side of his third single for the label, an under-produced dance floor offer, and this reduced echo version is welcome.
It's been said many times that Richard's work for this label is inconsistent, but that doesn't mean that several sides aren't absolutely essential listening for *any* R & R fan or historian. There are a few masterpieces including the uptempo "Dance What You Wanna" (co-written by Sam Cooke) and "Talkin' ' bout Soul" (written by Sam's Manager and Richard's Manager-to-be, J. W. Alexander). On the ballad side, we have the monumental "I Don't Know What You've Got, But It's Got Me", the Don Covay composition, recorded by LR in New York City, May, 1965, and including support by Jimi Hendrix (then known as Maurice James), Billy Preston, and Don himself on harmony vocal. Incredibly, the most important track on this double CD, and maybe the most important Soul ballad every released, is presented here with an unnecessary fade which excludes the expolsive final forty seconds. I say "unnecessary" because an alternate take of this song exists at exactly 4:04, the same time as this shortened version. The stereo sound is good, but the damage is done. [Full-length pressings of both originally issued and alternate versions of "I Don't Know..." at 4:44 and 4:04, can be found on "The Best of the Vee Jay Years", Vol. 1/2, on Collectibles].
Another turn-off for the initiated are the versions of songs found in true stereo elsewhere, ironically from Charly, who figured in this collection. "Hound Dog", "Money Honey", "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy", "Going Home Tomorrow", and "Why Don't You Love Me" are in stereo on TKO/Charly's "Little Richard & Jimi Hendrix" CD from 1993.