Richard, feeling more relaxed with an audience to play for, sat down at a piano in the bar and started playing his live favorite 'Tutti Frutti.' This got Blackwell's attention, and he insisted that Richard record the song. The first eight tracks Richard put down were blues numbers which weren't wowing his producer Bumps Blackwell, who took a break and brought Richard to a local bar called the Dew Drop Inn. This was the last song recorded for the album, and it barely made it. They flew him to Hollywood and had him record follow-up singles ' Long Tall Sally' and 'Slippin' and Slidin'.' 'Tutti Frutti' was released as a single and became a breakout hit, which Richard found out when the record company called him in Georgia to explain. His persistence paid off and Rupe finally sent his producer Bumps Blackwell to New Orleans, where on September 13 and 14, they recorded the nine songs that would comprise the Here's Little Richard album. Price encouraged Richard to send a tape to Specialty Records, so he sent them a demo of two songs he recorded in February 1955 with his group The Upsetters: 'Baby' and 'All Night Long.' Specialty owner Art Rupe was unimpressed, but Richard kept calling and sending letters.

His break came when the singer Lloyd Price played a show in Macon, Georgia, and Richard, who was selling drinks at the gig, went to the dressing room and played Price 'Tutti Frutti' on the piano.

He moved to Peacock Records the next year and released some singles with the Johnny Otis Trio backing him up. His first recordings were in 1952 for RCA Records, and were failures. This was Little Richard's first hit, but his success was far from instant.

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