"Whole Lotta Lovin" is a 1958 song by

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

, written by Domino and

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

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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, and

Gordon MacRae Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer, and television and radio host. He appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, ''Oklahoma!'' (1955) and ''Carousel'' (1956), and ...

. 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

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. 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 *

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1965 *In 1972,

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and

Lois Johnson Lois Johnson Scoggins (May 15, 1942 – July 7, 2014) was an American country music singer. She was from Maynardville, Tennessee. She recorded for different labels between 1969 and 1978, charted twenty singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. H ...

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

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chart. *Jean Steakley 1972 *

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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 Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock ...

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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