Little Richard
Текст песни You make me wanna shout

The Isleys wrote this on the spur of the moment at a Washington, DC, concert in mid-1959. As they performed Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops," Ronald Isley ad-libbed, "WELLLLLLLLLLL... you know you make me want to SHOUT" and Rudy and O'Kelly joined in on the improvisation. The audience went wild and afterwards, RCA executive Howard Bloom suggested putting it out as their first RCA single. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL)

This evolved out of the call-and-response style The Isleys grew up singing in church. The organist from their church, Professor Herman Stephens, played on the song.

The Isley Brothers did not consider this a song at first. It was just a "thing" they would do onstage and the crowd would go nuts. They knew they were onto something when Jackie Wilson, who they were opening for, started using the stop-and-go style in his show.

This song has its own dance. When The Isleys sing the "little bit softer now" part, you go a little lower, then gradually rise up for the "little bit louder now part." For the rest of the song, you just jump around and go crazy. It's an easy dance, which makes it popular at weddings, proms, and other events where many rhythmically-challenged people end up on the dance floor.

The 1978 movie Animal House featured this in a famous scene where the frat brothers danced to it. The movie starred John Belushi and became a classic, helping revive interest in the song as well as the dance associated with it. In 2003, the group MxPx recorded a new version for the 25th anniversary DVD release of the movie.

The version in Animal House was performed by a fictional band called Otis Day And The Knights. The movie became a huge hit, and many people thought Otis Day And The Knights were a real group, so they went on tour. They did very well, selling out many of the places they played, and released an album in 1989 called Shout. Otis Day's real name is DeWayne Jessie.

This was never a chart success, but it sold over a million copies and became a Rock and R&B classic.

After this got some attention, RCA records signed the Isleys to a record deal despite concerns that people would not understand what they were singing.

The B-side of the single was "Shout Part 2," an even wilder version.

The Isleys developed this on tours of black theaters in the late '50s. They were usually low on the bill with other R&B acts.

The Brothers bought their mother a house in New Jersey with the proceeds from this. She was living in Cincinnati.

The Isley Brothers next 4 singles tanked. They did not have another hit until "Twist And Shout" in 1962.

A cover version by Joey Dee And The Starlighters was a US Top 10 hit in 1962.