Early One Morning (Little Richard song)

"Early One Morning"
Single by Little Richard
from the album The Fabulous Little Richard
A-side	"She Knows How to Rock"
Released	November 1958
Genre	Blues rock, rock n roll
Length	2:12
Label	Specialty 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"
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"
Released	January 1973
Recorded	July 1972
Studio	Bolic Sound (Inglewood, CA)
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	3:38
Label	United 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

• Mo Jo Buford Blues Band released a version as a single in 1977
• The Zombies performed a version which was released on the album Live on The BBC (1985) ^[9]

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. "Best Selling Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 30. April 21, 1973.
7. "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.