Early One Morning (Little Richard song)

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"Early One Morning"
Little-richard-early-one-morning.jpg
Single by Little Richard
from the album The Fabulous Little Richard
A-side"She Knows How to Rock"
ReleasedNovember 1958
GenreBlues rock, rock n roll
Length2:12
LabelSpecialty Records
Songwriter(s)Richard Penniman
Little Richard singles chronology
"Baby Face"
(1958) 		"Early One Morning"
(1958) 		"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
(1959)
"Early One Morning"
Ike-and-tina-turner-early-one-morning.jpg
German picture sleeve
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
from the album Let Me Touch Your Mind
A-side"With a Little Help from My Friends"
ReleasedJanuary 1973
RecordedJuly 1972
StudioBolic Sound (Inglewood, CA)
GenreSoul, R&B
Length3:38
LabelUnited Artists Records
Songwriter(s)Roger Whittaker (credited), Richard Penniman (uncredited)
Producer(s)Ike Turner, Soko Richardson, Warren Dawson
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Let Me Touch Your Mind"
(1972) 		"Early One Morning"
(1973) 		"Work On Me"
(1973)

"Early One Morning" is a blues rock song written by Little Richard. It was originally released on his album The Fabulous Little Richard, and released by Specialty Records as a B-side single to "She Knows How to Rock" in November 1958.[1] The song derives from "Wee Baby Blues" by Big Joe Turner.[2] Turner's version features Ray Charles on piano, and was released as a single on Atlantic Records in 1957.[3]

Critical reception[]

Billboard (November 17, 1958):

The shoutin' cat is at his best on these sides. "Early One Morning," the great blues standard, is given a wild reading against driving ork support. "She knows," the flip, is a fast blues swinger that is also solidly belted. Both sides are safe bets to score heavily in both pop and r.&b. marts.[4]

Ike & Tina Turner version[]

Ike & Tina Turner recorded a version of "Early One Morning" for their 1973 album Let Me Touch Your Mind. Their rendition was released by United Artists Records as the B-side to the non-album track "With A Little Help From My Friends."[5] While the A-side didn't chart, "Early One Morning" reached No. 47 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 60 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[6][7]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Billboard Soul Singles[6] 47
US Cash Box R&B Top 65[7] 60
US Record World R&B Singles[8] 52

Other versions[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cook, Howard (November 24, 1958). "Distributor News" (PDF). Billboard: 6.
  2. ^ Groom, Bob (1971). The Blues Revival. London: Studio Vista. p. 21. ISBN 0-289-70149-X. OCLC 202308.
  3. ^ "Reviews Spotlight On... R&B Records" (PDF). Billboard: 2. December 2, 1957.
  4. ^ "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard: 56. November 17, 1958.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. January 27, 1973.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Best Selling Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 30. April 21, 1973.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "R&B Top 65" (PDF). Cash Box: 38. April 7, 1973.
  8. ^ "The R&B Single Chart" (PDF). Record World: 42. March 31, 1973.
  9. ^ "Live on the BBC - The Zombies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
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