"Whole Lotta Lovin" is a 1958 song 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 roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

, written by Domino and

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Background

The record won an Imperial Gold Record Award. To promote the comeback single Fats appeared on The Dick Clark Beechnut Show on November 8, 1958, with singers the

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, Andy Williams, and

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. The lyrics begin ''"I got a whole lotta lovin' for you, true true love for you"''.

Chart performance

In the US, "Whole Lotta Lovin'" peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, and #6 on the Hot 100. The B-side to this recording was Fats Domino's version of Coquette.

Cover versions

The song was covered by: * The Shakers (a cover name for Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes) 1964 *A.C. Reed on

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1964 * Errol Dixon 1965 *In 1972,

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and

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covered the song as, "Whole Lotta Loving". This version peaked at #22 on the

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chart. *Jean Steakley 1972 * Professor Longhair on the album Crawfish Fiesta 1979 *Blake Xolton (Martian Records/Dan Kessel) 1981 *Bobby Moore, a Belgian singer 1986 *

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and Lenny Kravitz on the album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino 2007 *Tiny Morrie, a Spanish version entitled "Te Voy A Dar Mis Amores" in the 1970s.

References

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