LITTLE RICHARD " LUCILLE " Lucille" is a 1957 rock and roll song originally recorded by Little Richard. Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, the single reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart, 21 on the US pop chart,and number 10 on the UK chart. It was composed by Albert Collins (not to be confused with the blues guitarist of the same name) and Little Richard. First pressings of Specialty 78rpm credit Collins as the sole writer. Little Richard bought half of the song's rights w