This Is Fats Domino!
1956 studio album by Fats Domino
This Is Fats Domino! | ||||
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Studio album by Fats Domino | ||||
Released | December 1956 | |||
Recorded | 1951–1956 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
Length | 27:11 | |||
Label | Imperial | |||
Producer | Dave Bartholomew | |||
Fats Domino chronology | ||||
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This Is Fats Domino! is the third album by R&B pianist and vocalist Fats Domino. The album was released by Imperial Records in December 1956.
Release history
The album was released on Imperial Records, catalog #LP-9028, in December 1956.[2] The album was reissued in 1969 as stereo (in fact "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo", as printed on cover) by Liberty Records, the new owner of Imperial Records, with catalog# LP-12389.[2]
Reception
The album is included in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album sold more than 50,000 copies by February 1957.[3]
Track listing
Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.
- "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) – 2:37
- "Honey Chile" – 2:00
- "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You)" (Pinky Tomlin) – 2:15
- "Blue Monday" – 2:32
- "So Long" – 2:23
- "La-La" – 2:24
- "Troubles of My Own" – 2:27
- "You Done Me Wrong" – 2:14
- "Reeling and Rocking" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:31
- "The Fat Man's Hop" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:37
- "Poor Poor Me" – 2:20
- "Trust in Me" – 2:41
Personnel
- Fats Domino – piano, vocals
- Cornelius Coleman – drums
- William Diamond – bass guitar
- Wendell DuConge – alto saxophone
- Lawrence Guyton – bass guitar
- Robert Hagans – tenor saxophone
- Herbert Hardesty – tenor saxophone
- Walter/Nelson – guitar
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 145-146. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "This Is Fats Domino!". Music Brains. Music Brains. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Kramer, Gary (February 2, 1957). "Rhythm & Blues Notes". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 5. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- This Is Fats Domino! at Discogs (list of releases)
- This Is Fats Domino! at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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- Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino (1956)
- Fats Domino Rock and Rollin' (1956)
- This Is Fats Domino! (1956)
- Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
- This Is Fats (1957)
- The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)
- Let's Play Fats Domino (1959)
- Alive and Kickin' (2006)
- That's Fats: A Tribute to Fats Domino (1996)
- Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (2007)
- "The Fat Man"
- "Goin' Home"
- "Poor Poor Me"
- "How Long"
- "Going to the River"
- "Ain't That a Shame"
- "Bo Weevil"
- "I'm in Love Again"
- "Blueberry Hill"
- "Blue Monday"
- "I'm Walkin'"
- "Valley of Tears"
- "I Want You to Know"
- "Walking to New Orleans"
- "My Girl Josephine"
- "It Keeps Rainin'"
- "Red Sails in the Sunset"
- "Be My Guest"
- "Old Man Trouble"
- "Lady Madonna"