Lucille (Little Richard song)

Lucille (Little Richard song)

Infobox Single
Name =Lucille


Cover size =
Border =
Caption =
Artist =Little Richard
Album =
B-side ="Send Me Some Lovin'"
Released =February 1957
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Rock and roll
Length =
Label =Specialty Records
Writer = Albert Collins, Little Richard
Producer =
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single ="The Girl Can't Help It"
(1956)
This single ="Lucille"
(1957)
Next single ="Jenny, Jenny"
(1957)
Misc =
"Lucille" is a 1957 rock and roll song which was one of Little Richard's international hits.

Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, Little Richard's single made number 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart. It was composed by Albert Collins and Little Richard.

As a rock standard, it has been covered live and/or recorded by thousands of artists including AC/DC, Wings, The Beatles, The Hollies, The Animals, Van Halen, Johnny Winter, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Peter & Gordon, Queen, Deep Purple, the Ian Gillan Band, The Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Bill Haley & His Comets, Otis Redding, John Entwistle of The Who, and the Detroit band The Rockets.

The song is about a woman with whom he once went out who but left him.


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