This Is Fats Domino!
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{{Infobox album
| name = This Is Fats Domino!
| type = studio
|cover = Fats Domino - This Is Fats Domino!.jpg
|alt= A black and white photo of Domino smiling with the album name repeated behind him
| artist = Fats Domino
| released = December 1956
| recorded = 1951–1956
| studio =
| genre = Rock and roll{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Larkin|title=All-Time Top 1000 Albums|url=https://archive.org/details/alltimetop1000al0000lark_d7o0/page/179/mode/1up|archive-url=https://archive.org/details/alltimetop1000al0000lark_d7o0/mode/1up|date=1999|archive-date= October 8, 2021|publisher=Virgin Books|isbn=0-7535-0354-9|page=145-146}}
| length = 27:11
| label = Imperial
| producer = Dave Bartholomew
| prev_title = Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Here Stands Fats Domino
| next_year = 1957
}}
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.{{cite web |title=This Is Fats Domino! |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/1d47617b-5aa1-463e-a933-331a236b31f3 |website=Music Brains |publisher=Music Brains |access-date=June 14, 2021}}
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.
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.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Billboard |title=Rhythm & Blues Notes |last=Kramer |first=Gary |page=56 |date=1957-02-02 |issn=0006-2510 |issue=5 |volume=67}}
Track listing
Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.
- "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) – 2:25
- "Honey Chile" – 1:48
- "What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You" (Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe, Jimmy Grier) – 2:06
- "Blue Monday" – 2:20
- "So Long" – 2:16
- "La-La" – 2:18
- "Troubles of My Own" – 2:18
- "You Done Me Wrong" – 2:06
- "Reeling and Rocking" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:18
- "The Fat Man's Hop" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:29
- "Poor Poor Me" – 2:14
- "Trust in Me" – 2:34
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
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External links
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