Long Tall Sally

Name: Long Tall Sally
Duration: 2 min 9 s

~ Recording by Little Richard and His Band

Annotation

Master of Specialty 572, net length 2:06.5.

Annotation last modified on 2012-08-06 07:31 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard and His Band	Long Tall Sally / Slippin’ and Slidin’ (Peepin’ and Hidin’)	Little Richard and His Band	Single	US1956-03	Specialty Records	SP-572-45, XSP-572-45
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally / Tutti Frutti	Little Richard	Single	GB1957-01	London Records	HLO 8366
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard and His Band	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	US1957-03	Specialty Records	SP-100
1.16	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	His Greatest Recordings	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1984	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CHA 109
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Little Richard's Specialty Hits - Volume Two	Little Richard	Single + Compilation	US1984	Specialty Records	SPBX-2
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	18 Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1985	Rhino (reissue label)	RNCD 75899
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	18 Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1985	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75899
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	GB1985	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CH 128
1.2	Long Tall Sally	?:??	Little Richard	The Essential Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	AU1985	Festival Records (Australian)	D170076
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Essential Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1985	Specialty Records	SPCD-2154-1
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	22 Classic Cuts	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1986	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CDCH 195
1.17	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	20 Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	DE1987	ZYX Records (same label as ZYX Music, but different imprint)	CD 9012
1.12	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	22 Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	DE1987	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	830 834-2
1.14	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1987	Pickwick Compact Discs (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.)	PWK 003
1.11	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	The Collection	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	-1987	Object Enterprises	OR0001
1.18	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1956	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1987	Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products	2RNR-14, OPCD-2544
5.14	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1987		YDG 2552
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:05	Little Richard	His Best	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1988	Dominion Entertainment	784-2
3.19	Long Tall Sally	2:04	Little Richard	The Rock Box: The History of Rock ’n’ Roll	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1988	Dominion Entertainment	CD 1303
1.3	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Good Golly, Miss Molly	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	FR1989	Success (European budget label)	2106CD
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	GB1989	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CDCHM 128
1.3	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Heroes of Rock'n Roll	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	-1989		HR 004
3.2	Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (master - probably take 7)	2:10	Little Richard	The Specialty Sessions (6 CD set) (LP size box)	Little Richard	Other + Compilation	GB1989	Ace (UK, started in 1978), Specialty Records	ABOXCD 1
3.2	Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (master - probably take 7)	2:10	Little Richard	The Specialty Sessions (6 CD set)	Little Richard	Other + Compilation	GB1989	Ace (UK, started in 1978), Specialty Records	ABOXCD 1
3.2	Long Tall Sally (The Thing) (master - probably take 7)	2:07	Little Richard	The Specialty Sessions (8 Album Set)	Little Richard	Other + Compilation	GB1989	Ace (UK, started in 1978), Specialty Records	ABOXLP 1
1.4	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Ultimate 50’s Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1989	Era Records (55-90 US indie)	511-2
2.2	Long Tall Sally (master)	2:11	Little Richard	The Specialty Sessions (3 CD set)	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1990-04-02	Specialty Records	SPCD 8508
1.16	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	His Greatest Recordings (Extra Tracks)	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1990	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CDCH 109
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Georgia Peach	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US1991-07-23	Specialty Records	SPCD-7012-2
1.26	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Jukebox Hits of 1956, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1991	Double D Entertainment	9156
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	The Fabulous	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1991	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CDFAB 001
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1955-1956	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Time–Life Music	TL 516/07
4.7	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	The Specialty Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-03-25	Specialty Records	5SPCD-4412-2
2.11	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Mega Jukebox Top 100	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1994	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	01 8390 6
1.13	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	The Golden Days of Rock ’n’ Roll 1955–1964	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1997	Reader’s Digest Music	3364
1.4	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	The Best of Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Pegasus (UK budget label till 2008 (later release Pegasus Entertainment))	PEG CD 133
1.3	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	The Original British Hit Singles	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB1999-08-31	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CDCHM 729
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Best of Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	-1999
1.11	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Classic Rhythm + Blues Collection: 1955-1959	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music	OPCD-3558, R604-01
1.11	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top 10 Through the Years - The 50's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001-04-24
3.7	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001-10-09	Rhino (reissue label)	76660
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection: The Best of ’50s Rock ’n’ Roll	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2002-03-26	Universal Music Canada
1.1	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The King of Rock 'n' Roll	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB2003-03-31	Hallmark Music & Entertainment	701902
1.6	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Capital Gold: Rock ’n’ Roll Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-11-10	Virgin TV	VTDCD554
1.14	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	John Lennon’s Jukebox	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-03-08	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 608
1.14	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	The Very Best of Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-10-25	Box Music (Polish Label)	VTDCD 650
1.10	Long Tall Sally	2:05	Little Richard	Mega Juke-Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2004	Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)	WAG 366
2.7	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US2006-09-16	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDSACD 2028
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US2006-09-16	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDSACD 2028
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	US2006	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDSACD 2028
4.8	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	101 Jukebox Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-04	Virgin TV	VTDCDX 871
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	DE2008-05-19	Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)	706932
2.5	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	101 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-06-02	Virgin TV	VTDCDX913
1.20	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Dreamboats and Petticoats Two	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-11-03	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5313760
1.9	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Ultimate Oldies but Goodies Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Time–Life Music	22200-Z
1.3	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	She Knows How to Rock: The Singles As & Bs	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB2010-01-08	Jasmine Records (UK label)	JASCD 545
1.130	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Collection Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-12-01	Master Classics Records
1.9	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Ultimate Oldies but Goodies Collection: Teen Beat	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2010	Green Hill Productions (for copyright use only)	11494471
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	Five Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	DE2011-11-18 GB2012-08-20	Real Gone	RGRNRCD001
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:12	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	US2012-04-17	Specialty Records	0888072338401
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	US2012-04-21	Specialty Records	SP-2100
1.10	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Just About as Good as It Gets! The Original Recordings 1951-1962	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	GB2013-09-09	Smith & Co	SCCD 2493
2.7	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	An Easy Introduction to Rock & Roll	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Masterworks Series
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	The Essential Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	MX2015-03-10	Concord Records (for copyrights, use Concord Records, Inc. instead)
1.8	Long Tall Sally	?:??	Little Richard	Rhythm & Soul Basics Vol. 1 : Rhythm & Blues Basics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2016	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France)	MCA 537 367-0
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:11	Little Richard	Here’s Little Richard	Little Richard	Album	US2017-11-03	Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)	CR00012
1.3	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	25 Jukebox Hits, Volume 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.6	Long Tall Sally	2:05	Little Richard	Golden Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation		Masters	MACD 61040-2
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard	Album
1.7	Long Tall Sally	2:12	Little Richard	Little Richard	Little Richard	Album + Compilation
1.2	Long Tall Sally	2:09	Little Richard	Little Richard - 18 Greatest Hits	Little Richard	Album + Compilation		Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75899
1.12	Long Tall Sally	2:10	Little Richard	Rhythm & Blues: 1956	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.10	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Rock ’n’ Roll Giants	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR-	Hollywood Nites	HNC 0046
Promotion
1.4	Long Tall Sally	2:08	Little Richard	Iguatemy Jetcolor Collection, Volume 12: Let’s Rock 50	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR1997	Movieplay (label active in Brazil and Portugal)	MV143
Bootleg
3.8	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Mafia II	Various Artists	Other + Soundtrack	-2010-08-24	2K Games
Pseudo-Release
4.11	Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Mafia II	Various Artists	Other + Soundtrack	-2010-08-24	2K Games
1.64	50s: Delta Radio: Long Tall Sally	2:07	Little Richard	Mafia II	Various Artists	Other + Soundtrack	US2010-08-24	2K Games
(unknown)
2.2	Long Tall Sally (master)	2:11	Little Richard	The Specialty Sessions	Little Richard	Album + Compilation	DE1989	Specialty Records	SPCD 8508
1.11	Long Tall Sally	2:05	Little Richard	The 50's Decade, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation

Relationships

baritone saxophone:	Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07)
bass guitar:	Frank Fields (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):	Earl Palmer (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:	Edgar Blanchard (on 1956-02-07)
piano and lead vocals:	Little Richard (on 1956-02-07)
tenor saxophone:	Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07)

recorded at:	J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1956-02-07)

part of:	Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 13) (order: 13) Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 56) (order: 56)

recording of:	Long Tall Sally (on 1956-02-07)

Long Tall Sally

writer:	Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29) Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)

publisher:	ATV Music Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) Peermusic (UK) Ltd. Sony/ATV Songs LLC Southern Music Publishing Company Limited Unichappell Music Venice Music

referred to in medleys:	Little Richard Medley: a) Tutti‐Frutti / b) The Girl Can’t Help It / c) Long Tall Sally / d) Jenny Jenny Good Old Rock ’n Roll (order: 2) Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally (order: 4) The Anniversary Waltz, Part 2 (order: 8)
later translated versions:	La larguirucha Sally
later versions:	L’Oncle John

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