This Is Fats Domino!

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1956 studio album by Fats Domino

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

Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'
(1956)

This Is Fats Domino!
(1956)

Here Stands Fats Domino
(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.^[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.