Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave

by Little Richard

Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: September 1957
  • Label: Specialty
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 4:32
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring an explosive, machine-gun drum intro by Charles Connor that John Bonham would later famously borrow for 'Rock and Roll'. The frantic, breathless energy perfectly epitomizes the artist's most unhinged studio performances.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, piano, raucous, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Keep A Knockin' (2:10)
  2. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (2:22)

Credits

  • Little Richard - primary artist
  • Richard Penniman - written-by
  • Leo Price - written-by

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