(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).

[1] 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!

[citation needed] In January 1958, Specialty Records released the song as B-side of "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and, in July 1958, on the compilation Little Richard.

[3] The Beatles performed the song as early as September 5, 1962, at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and in December of that year at the Star-Club in Hamburg.

Seger's take remained unreleased until 2011, when it was released as the lead single on the retrospective album Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets.