Keep A Knockin’
~ Recording by Little Richard
Annotation
Unidentified recording, probably one of the three ones with close length:
- Specialty master (1957);
- Vee Jay master (1964);
- K-Tel master (1976).
Annotation last modified on 2012-09-04 15:38 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:12 | Little Richard | The Great Ones | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | MFP 50096 |
| 1.3 | Keep-A-Knockin' | 2:14 | Little Richard | The Best of... Little Richard | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue) | LDM. 30296 |
| 1.12 | Keep A Knockin' | 2:17 | Little Richard | The Collection | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Object Enterprises | OR0001 |
| 1.23 | Keep a Knockin’ | 2:12 | Little Richard | 70 Ounces of Gold: Pure Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compose | 9067-2 |
| 1.23 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:12 | Little Richard | 70 Ounces of Gold: Pure Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compose, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9067-2, D108403 |
| 1.9 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:11 | Little Richard | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Guilde Internationale du Disque | BLU-CD 3011 |
| 1.9 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:13 | Little Richard | Slippin', Slidin' an' Shakin' | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited, Instant Records (Possibly an imprint of Castle Communications) | CD INS 5014 |
| 1.2 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:11 | Little Richard | Little Richard | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Timeless Treasures | |
| 1.9 | Keep a Knockin’ | 2:11 | Little Richard | The Blues Collection: Little Richard, Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group) | BLU NC 012 |
| 1.9 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:11 | Little Richard | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| De Agostini | BLUES N014 |
| 1.3 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:12 | Little Richard | The Preacher King of Rock'n' Roll | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | PLATCD 186 |
| 2.12 | Keep-A-Knockin' | 2:22 | Little Richard | Sounds of the 50's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Long Island Music Company Ltd. (not an imprint; rights holders/licensors of music recordings) | TMM010 |
| 1.2 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:16 | Little Richard | The Best of Little Richard | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Pegasus (UK budget label till 2008 (later release Pegasus Entertainment)) | PEG CD 133 |
| 1.3 | Keep a Knockin | 2:12 | Little Richard | The Best of Little Richard | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.8 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:14 | Little Richard | The Fabulous 50's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.20 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:10 | Little Richard | Rocking Legend | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Galaxy Music (imprint of Galaxy Music BV) | |
| 1.3 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:12 | Little Richard | The King of Rock 'n' Roll | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Hallmark Music & Entertainment | 701902 |
| 1.68 | Keep a Knockin’ | 2:15 | Little Richard | 100 Mp3 Hits Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | MPR 904797 |
| 2.10 | Keep A Knockin’ | 2:11 | Little Richard | Rock & Roll Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Weton-Wesgram | KBOX806A |
| 1.15 | Keep A-Knockin' | 2:16 | Little Richard | The Very Best of Little Richard | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Specialty Records | SPCD-30748 |
| 3.12 | Keep-A-Knockin' | 2:11 | Little Richard | The Roots of Led Zeppelin | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Proper Records | PROPERBOX 149 |
| 3.2 | Keep-a-Knockin' | 2:14 | Little Richard | The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Big3 (UK, budget compilations) | BT3115 |
| 1.2 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:12 | Little Richard | 16 Great Original Tracks (The Very Best of) | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Rainbow (Rainbow Music Group/Rainbow Products Ltd) | RCD1190 |
| 3.11 | Keep a Knockin | 2:13 | Little Richard | Rock 'n' Roll Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:13 | Little Richard | Short Fat Fanny (The Big Hits) | Little Richard | Album + Compilation | |||
| 4.3 | Keep A Knockin’ | 2:14 | Little Richard | Simply Rock & Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 2.7 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:13 | Little Richard | The Little Richard Story | Little Richard | Album + Compilation |
| Crystal (UK label, distributed & a subsidiary of President Records) | 43511/12 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Keep a Knockin’ | 2:12 | Little Richard | Not Fade Away: 15 Classics That Fired Up the Rolling Stones | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Uncut (magazine) | UNCUT 2008 04 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:10 | Little Richard | The Best of 50s Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records, Inc. | CDL-9437 |
| 1.23 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:10 | Little Richard | Baby Love: Lemon Popside 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.11 | Keep a Knockin' | 2:11 | Little Richard | I Love Rock 'n' Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| recording of: | Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version) |
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Related works
Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version)
| lyricist and composer: | Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01) |
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| publisher: | MCA Music Ltd. |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Anniversary Waltz, Part 2 (order: 7) |
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| later translated versions: | Tu peux frapper |
| version of: | Keep A-Knockin' an You Can't Get In |