Ooh! My Soul

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"Ooh! My Soul"
Single by Little Richard
from the album Little Richard
B-side "True Fine Mama"
ReleasedMay 1958
Studio J&M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
Label Specialty
Songwriter(s) Richard Penniman
Producer(s) Robert "Bumps" Blackwell
Little Richard singles chronology
"Good Golly, Miss Molly"
(1958)
"Ooh! My Soul"
(1958)
"Baby Face/I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo)"
(1958)
"Ooh! My Soul"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Live at the BBC
Released30 November 1994 (UK)
5 December 1994 (US)
Recorded1 August 1963, at the Playhouse Theatre, Manchester
Genre Rock
Length1:37
Songwriter(s) Richard Penniman
Producer(s) Terry Henebery [1]

"Ooh! My Soul", sometimes spelled "Oh My Soul", is a 1958 song by Little Richard. It first appeared on a May 1958 single, then on his eponymous second album. It was subsequently recorded by the Beatles in 1963 for the BBC, [1] and by Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1966. [2]

Contents

The Beatles version

The Beatles recorded the song for a performance at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester with McCartney on lead vocals. Their recording is shorter than Richard's version. The recording was unavailable until it was released officially on Live at the BBC . [1]

Personnel

Personnel per The Beatles Bible [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Beatles Bible: Ooh! My Soul". 16 March 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   1440803404.