| Early One Morning | |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Little Richard |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Baby Face |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
| Early One Morning | |
| Caption: | German picture sleeve |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Ike & Tina Turner |
| 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 |
| Producer: | Ike Turner, Soko Richardson, Warren Dawson |
| Prev Title: | Let Me Touch Your Mind |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Work On Me |
| Next Year: | 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]
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 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 (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Soul Singles | 47 | |
| US Cash Box R&B Top 65 | 60 | |
| US Record World R&B Singles[8] | 52 |