Global InformationLong Tall Sally information
| "Long Tall Sally" | ||||
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| Single by Little Richard | ||||
| from the album Here's Little Richard | ||||
| B-side | "Slippin' and Slidin'" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 7, 1956 | |||
| Studio | J&M, New Orleans | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:10 | |||
| Label | Specialty | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robert Blackwell | |||
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| "Long Tall Sally" (audio) on YouTube | ||||
"Long Tall Sally", also known as "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)",[1][2] is a rock and roll song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard. Richard recorded it for Specialty Records, which released it as a single in March 1956, backed with "Slippin' and Slidin'".
The single reached number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks,[3] while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box Triple Crown Award in 1956. The song as sung by Little Richard is listed at number 55 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[4] It also ranked at number 45 on Billboard's year-end singles of 1956.[5]
It became one of the singer's best-known hits and has become a rock and roll standard covered by hundreds of artists,[6] including Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, the Kinks and the Beatles.
In 1999, the 1956 Little Richard recording of "Long Tall Sally" on Specialty Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[7]
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Harris, Keith (May 9, 2020). "Little Richard: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Boilen, Bob; Onkey, Lauren (May 11, 2020). "Little Richard's Life In 10 Songs". NPR. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Long Tall Sally". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs of 1956 - Billboard Year End Charts". Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ Gillett 1996, p. 26.
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#l