The Rill Thing

The Rill Thing
Studio album by
Little Richard
ReleasedAugust 1970
Recorded11 March – 2 June 1970
StudioFAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
GenreRock and roll, soul, R&B
Length39:22
LabelReprise
ProducerLittle Richard
Little Richard chronology
Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live!
(1967) 		The Rill Thing
(1970) 		Mr. Big
(1971)
Singles from The Rill Thing
  1. "Freedom Blues"
    Released: April 1970[1]
  2. "Greenwood, Mississippi"
    Released: August 1970[2]

The Rill Thing is Little Richard's first album for Reprise Records, released in August 1970. It was considered a comeback album for Richard, following a three-year hiatus on new albums and an acclaimed performance at Atlantic City Pop Festival. The album utilizes a soul-influenced sound[3] and contains Little Richard's biggest post-Specialty single in "Freedom Blues", which broke the Billboard top 50. The follow-up single, "Greenwood, Mississippi" made the top 100 and number 56 on Cashbox Black Singles. Despite the success of the singles, the album failed to chart.

  1. ^ Reprise Records (25 April 1970). ""Freedom Blues" trade ad" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ Reprise Records (15 August 1970). ""Greenwood, Mississippi" trade ad" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1 August 1970. p. 64. Retrieved 3 August 2020.