Hvem er kendt som kongen af rock and rock?
Elvis Presley
The King of Rock and Roll er Little Richards andet album for Reprise Records, et opfølgningsalbum, der indeholdt en original Little Richard-sang, gospelrocken "In the Name", og en ny sang, "Green Power", skrevet i samarbejde med produceren H. B. Barnum, som blev udgivet som single, samt versioner af numre af så forskellige kunstnere som Hank Williams, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Three Dog Night og The Rolling Stones. Titelnummeret, en spøgelsesagtig praleri, der bl.a. refererede til Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly and the Family Stone og Aretha Franklin, forstyrrede nogle fans, selv om albummets titelmelodi fik god airplay i New York - en jump blues i 1950'ernes stil med en enestående Little Richard-sang! Men fans og kritikere var yderligere oprørte over, at albummet ikke indeholdt akustisk klaver, og at de fleste numre var dårligt mixet med et påtrængende pigegruppekor.
Elvis Presley
The King of Rock and Roll is Little Richard's second album for Reprise Records, a follow-up album that contained one original Little Richard song, the gospel rock "In the Name" and a new song co-written by Producer H. B. Barnum, "Green Power", the single release; and versions of tracks by artists as diverse as Hank Williams, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Three Dog Night, and The Rolling Stones. The title track, a mock braggadocio that referenced Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly and the Family Stone, and Aretha Franklin, amongst others, upset some fans, although the album's title tune got good airplay in New York - a 1950s style jump blues, with an exceptional Little Richard shouting vocal! But fans and critics were further upset that the album did not feature acoustic piano and that most tracks were badly mixed, with an intrusive girl group chorus.
The King of Rock and Roll