Little Richard discography

=Original Albums/Musical Phases=

The jump blues recordings for RCA/Peacock:
*four singles for RCA (1951/1952)
*two singles for Peacock (1953)
*first release on CD + bonus tracks: "The Formative Years" (1989)

The Rock 'n' Roll recordings for Specialty I:
*"Here's Little Richard" (1957)
*"Little Richard" (1958)
*"The Fabulous Little Richard" (1959)

The Gospel recordings I:
*"Pray Along with Little Richard" (1960)
*"Pray Along with Little Richard Vol. 2" (1960)
*"King of the Gospel Singers" (1962)

The Rock 'n' Roll recordings for Specialty II:
*two singles (1964, released on "Well Alright!" + bonus tracks, 1970)

The Vee-Jay recordings – new material and re-recordings of previous hits, displaying a strong soul influence:
*"Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)" (1964)
*"Little Richard's Greatest Hits" (1964)

The Modern recordings – new material and re-recordings of previous hits, displaying a beginning funk influence:
*"The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live!" (1966)
*"The Wild and Frantic Little Richard" (1966)

The Okeh recordings – new material and re-recordings of previous hits with a strong soul/funk influence:
*"The Explosive Little Richard" (1967)
*"" (1967)

The Reprise funk recordings and the 1970s:
*"The Rill Thing" (Reprise, 1970)
*"The King of Rock and Roll" (Reprise, 1971)
*"The Second Coming" (Reprise, 1972)
*"Southern Child" (Little Richard's country album, Reprise, recorded in 1972, released in 2005)
*"Right Now!" (1973)
*"Little Richard Live" (despite the title these are "studio" re-recordings of 20 greatest hits, 1976)

The gospel recordings II:
*"God's Beautiful City" (1979)
*"Lifetime Friend" (1986)

The 1990s:
*"Shake It All About" (1992)

Albums (including compilations and re-packagings)

*1957: "Here's Little Richard" (Specialty)
*1958: "Volume 2" (Specialty)
*1959: "The Fabulous Little Richard" (Specialty)
*1960: "Clap Your Hands"
*1960: "Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 1"
*1960: "Pray Along with Little Richard, Vol. 2"
*1962: "King of the Gospel Singers"
*1963: "Sings Spirituals"
*1964: "Sings the Gospel"
*1964: "Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)" (Vee-Jay)
*1965: "Little Richard's Greatest Hits" (Vee-Jay)
*1966: "The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live!" (Modern)
*1966: "The Wild and Frantic Little Richard" (Modern)
*1967: "The Explosive Little Richard" (Okeh)
*1967: "" (Okeh)
*1967: "Rock N Roll Forever"
*1968: "Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits" (Specialty)
*1968: "Forever Yours" (Roulette)
*1969: "Good Golly Miss Molly"
*1969: "Little Richard"
*1970: "Rock Hard Rock Heavy"
*1970: "Little Richard"
*1970: "Well Alright!"
*1970: "The Rill Thing" (Reprise)
*1971: "Mr. Big"
*1971: "The King of Rock and Roll" (Reprise)
*1972: "The Second Coming" (Reprise)
*1972: ""Southern Child" (Reprise, unreleased)
*1972: "Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix"
*1972: "The Original"
*1972: "You Cant Keep a Good Man Down"
*1973: "Right Now!"
*1973: "Rip It Up"
*1974: "Talkin' 'Bout Soul"
*1974: "Recorded Live"
*1974: "Super Hits" (Trip)
*1975: "Keep a Knockin"'
*1976: "Sings"
*1976: "Little Richard Live"
*1977: "Now"
*1977: "22 Original Hits" (Warwick)
*1979: "God's Beautiful City"
*1983: "20 Greatest Hits" (Lotus)
*1986: "Lifetime Friend"
*1988: "Lucille"
*1992: "Shake It All About"
*1996: "Shag on Down by the Union Hall Featuring Shea Sandlin & Richard "The Sex" Hounsome"
*2006: "Here Comes Little Richard/Little Richard"

Hit singles