Yma Sumac - Directly from My Heart

This 2-CD set is a celebration of the 1951-53 jump blues early years of Little Richard Penniman before he hit big. What more can be said about this man? He was a legend and one of the key architects of rock 'n' roll. Born in Macon, Georgia, and third of 12 children, Richard Wayne Penniman, like many of the great African American musicians, began his singing career in the church and by 1951 he had signed a recording contract with RCA, after having won a local talent contest. Legend has it that one day, on his way home from work as a dishwasher, he sent a demo tape in to Specialty Records, the important Los Angeles-based label; the song "Tutti Frutti" was on that tape-of course it became just one in a long string of incredible hits. Little Richard's first sessions are collected here and include "All Night Long," "Kansas City," "Directly from My Heart," "Long Tall Sally," "Slippin' And Slidin'," "Tutti Frutti" and many more! Universe. 2005.

1) Get Rich Quick
2) Why Did You Leave Me
3) Taxi Blues
4) Every Hour
5) I Brought It All on Myself
6) Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother
7) Ain't Nothing Happenin'
8) Please Have Mercy on Me
9) Get Rich Quick
10) Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother
11) I Brought It All on Myself
12) Please Have Mercy on Me
13) Little Richard's Boogie
14) Directly from My Heart
15) I Love My Baby
16) Maybe I'm Right
17) Ain't That Good News
18) Fool at the Wheel
19) Rice Red Beans ; Turnip Greens
20) Always
21) Directly from My Heart to You
22) I Love My Baby
23) Baby
24) All Night Long
25) She's My Star
26) Lonesome ; Blue
27) Lonesome ; Blue
28) Wonderin'
29) Wonderin'
30) All Night Long
31) All Night Long
32) Kansas City
33) Kansas City
34) Maybe I'm Right
35) Maybe I'm Right
36) Directly from My Heart
37) Directly from My Heart
38) Baby
39) I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone)
40) I'm Just a Lonely Guy (All Alone)
41) Tutti Frutti
42) Tutti Frutti
43) Slippin' ; Slidin'
44) Slippin' ; Slidin'
45) Slippin' ; Slidin'
46) Miss Ann
47) She's My Star
48) Chicken Little Baby
49) Miss Ann
50) Miss Ann
51) Baby
52) True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby)
53) True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby)
54) Kansas City
55) Kansas City
56) Kansas City
57) Wonderin'
58) Wonderin'
59) Long Tall Sally (The Thing)
60) Long Tall Sally (The Thing)
61) Long Tall Sally (The Thing)
62) Miss Ann