The Girl Can’t Help It by Little Richard

First released: Nov 1956, Length: 2:32
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Creators (12)

Instruments

1. Alvin “Red” Tyler (16 Oct 1956) baritone saxophone
2. Earl Palmer (16 Oct 1956) drums (drum set)
3. Frank Fields (16 Oct 1956) bass guitar
4. Lee Allen (16 Oct 1956) tenor saxophone
5. Little Richard (16 Oct 1956) piano
6. Roy Montrell (16 Oct 1956) guitar

Vocals

1. Adolph Smith (16 Oct 1956) background vocals
2. Art Neville (16 Oct 1956) background vocals
3. Junior Gordon (16 Oct 1956) background vocals
4. Little Richard (16 Oct 1956) lead vocals
5. William Tircuit (16 Oct 1956) background vocals

Locations

Recorded At

1. J&M Music Shop (16 Oct 1956)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. The Girl Can’t Help It (16 Oct 1956)
   

   Composer

   1. Bobby Troup

   Lyricist

   1. Bobby Troup

Related Recordings (2)

Sampled By

1. Clumsy by Little Richard

Compiled In

1. The Girl Can't Help It by Little Richard

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. Little Richard Jul 1958 Little Richard
2. Little Richard, Volume 2 1958 Little Richard
3. Well Alright! 1971 Little Richard Black version
4. Well Alright! 1971 Little Richard Blue version
5. Little Richard, Volume 2 1989 Little Richard

Album - Compilation

1. His Greatest Recordings 1984 Little Richard
2. 18 Greatest Hits 1985 Little Richard
3. The Essential Little Richard 1985 Little Richard
4. The Essential Little Richard 1985 Little Richard
5. 18 Greatest Hits 1985 Little Richard
6. 22 Classic Cuts 1986 Little Richard
7. Greatest Hits 1987 Little Richard
8. 22 Greatest Hits 1987 Little Richard
9. Greatest Hits 1987 Little Richard
10. 20 Greatest Hits 1987 Little Richard
11. Good Golly, Miss Molly 1989 Little Richard
12. His Greatest Recordings (Extra Tracks) 1990 Little Richard
13. The Georgia Peach 23 Jul 1991 Little Richard
14. The Fabulous 1991 Little Richard
15. Jukebox Hits of 1956, Volume 4 1993 Various Artists
16. The Specialty Story 25 Mar 1994 Various Artists
17. The Original British Hit Singles 31 Aug 1999 Little Richard
18. Rock and Roll Graffiti Special, Volume 1 03 Nov 1999 Various Artists
19. Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of ’50s Rock 1999 Various Artists
20. The Best of Little Richard 1999 Little Richard
21. Glory Days of Rock 'n' Roll: R&B Legends 2000 Various Artists
22. Keep a Knockin': The Best of Little Richard 15 Nov 2002 Little Richard
23. The King of Rock 'n' Roll 31 Mar 2003 Little Richard
24. Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard 16 Sep 2006 Little Richard
25. Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard 16 Sep 2006 Little Richard
26. Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard 2006 Little Richard
27. All the Hits 16 Feb 2007 Little Richard
28. Little Richard Rocks 2007 Little Richard
29. The Very Best of Little Richard 29 Jul 2008 Little Richard
30. Greatest Gold Hits 2009 Little Richard
31. She Knows How to Rock: The Singles As & Bs 08 Jan 2010 Little Richard
32. Five Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles 18 Nov 2011 Little Richard
33. Little Richard 2012 Little Richard
34. Just About as Good as It Gets! The Original Recordings 1951-1962 09 Sep 2013 Little Richard
35. The Essential Tracks 09 Jun 2014 Little Richard
36. I Just Love Truckin’ 23 Feb 2015 Various Artists

Album - Soundtrack

1. Pink Flamingos 22 Apr 1997 Various Artists special 25th anniversary edition

Single

1. The Girl Can't Help It / All Around the World Nov 1956 Little Richard
2. She's Got It / The Girl Can't Help It Mar 1957 Little Richard

Single - Compilation

1. Little Richard's Specialty Hits - Volume One 1984 Little Richard

EP - Compilation

1. Lil' Bit of Gold 1988 Little Richard

Other - Compilation

1. The Specialty Sessions (6 CD set) 1989 Little Richard LP size box
2. The Specialty Sessions (6 CD set) 1989 Little Richard
3. The Specialty Sessions (8 Album Set) 1989 Little Richard

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Those Boogie Knights & Disco Divas 01 Apr 1998 Various Artists