Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!

The song "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey", also known as "'''Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back to Birmingham)'''", was written by Little Richard and recorded on May 9, 1956 at J&M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, (supervised by Bumps Blackwell).

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Song.name: Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey
Song.cover: Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey single label.jpg
Song.type: single
Song.artist: Little Richard
Song.A side: Good Golly, Miss Molly
Song.recorded: May 9, 1956
Song.studio: J&M (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Song.genre: R&B, rock and roll
Song.length: 2:02
Song.label: Specialty
Song.writer: Richard Penniman Little Richard
Song.producer: Bumps Blackwell
Song.prev_title

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The song "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey", also known as "'''Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Goin' Back to Birmingham)'", was written by Little Richard and recorded on May 9, 1956 at J&M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, (supervised by Bumps Blackwell).

==Recording and releases== In 1955, Little Richard recorded two different versions of "Kansas City" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: one on September 13 (supervised by Bumps Blackwell), and one on November 29 (with five vocalists, supervised by Art Rupe). The first version, which adheres closely to the original 1952 recording by Little Willie Littlefield for the first two verses, was not released until November 1970, on the compilation album Well Alright! The second version, which had been substantially re-worked by Little Richard (in particular, it featured a new refrain starting with words, "Hey, hey, hey, hey; Hey baby, hey child, hey now") was released in March 1959 on The Fabulous Little Richard and in April 1959 as single after the success of the Wilbert Harrison hit.