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

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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.{{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.

  1. "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) – 2:25
  2. "Honey Chile" – 1:48
  3. "What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You" (Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe, Jimmy Grier) – 2:06
  4. "Blue Monday" – 2:20
  5. "So Long" – 2:16
  6. "La-La" – 2:18
  7. "Troubles of My Own" – 2:18
  8. "You Done Me Wrong" – 2:06
  9. "Reeling and Rocking" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:18
  10. "The Fat Man's Hop" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:29
  11. "Poor Poor Me" – 2:14
  12. "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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