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.

This Is Fats Domino!
A black and white photo of Domino smiling with the album name repeated behind him
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1956
Recorded1951–1956
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length27:11
LabelImperial
ProducerDave Bartholomew
Fats Domino chronology
Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'
(1956)
This Is Fats Domino!
(1956)
Here Stands Fats Domino
(1957)

Release history

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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

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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

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Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.

  1. "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) – 2:37
  2. "Honey Chile" – 2:00
  3. "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You)" (Pinky Tomlin) – 2:15
  4. "Blue Monday" – 2:32
  5. "So Long" – 2:23
  6. "La-La" – 2:24
  7. "Troubles of My Own" – 2:27
  8. "You Done Me Wrong" – 2:14
  9. "Reeling and Rocking" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:31
  10. "The Fat Man's Hop" (Fats Domino, Alvin Young) – 2:37
  11. "Poor Poor Me" – 2:20
  12. "Trust in Me" – 2:41

Personnel

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  • 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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "This Is Fats Domino!". Music Brains. Music Brains. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Kramer, Gary (February 2, 1957). "Rhythm & Blues Notes". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 5. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510.
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