This Is Fats Domino! is the third album by R&B pianist and vocalist

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

. The album was released by

Imperial Records Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd. The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group. Early years to 19 ...

in December 1956.

Release history

The album was released on

, catalog #LP-9028, in December 1956. The album was reissued in 1969 as stereo (in fact "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo", as printed on cover) by

Liberty Records Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revival ...

, the new owner of

, with catalog# LP-12389.

Reception

The album is included in the reference book ''

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' is a musical reference book first published in 2005 by Universe Publishing. Part of the ''1001 Before You Die'' series, it compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics ...

''. The album sold more than 50,000 copies by February 1957.

Track listing

''Except where otherwise noted, all songs by

Dave Bartholomew David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally ...

and

.'' #"Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, 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 "Poor Poor Me" is a song written and performed by Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and rol ...

" – 2:20 #"Trust in Me" – 2:41

Personnel

*Fats Domino – piano, vocals *Cornelius Coleman – drums *William Diamond – bass guitar *Wendell DuConge –

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

*Lawrence Guyton – bass guitar *Robert Hagans –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

*Herbert Hardesty – tenor saxophone *Walter/Nelson – guitar

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Fats Domino albums Imperial Records albums 1956 albums Albums produced by Dave Bartholomew