This Is Fats Domino! Explained

This Is Fats Domino!
Type:	studio
Cover:	Fats Domino - This Is Fats Domino!.jpg
Alt:	A black and white photo of Domino smiling with the album name repeated behind him
Artist:	Fats Domino
Released:	December 1956
Recorded:	1951–1956
Genre:	Rock and roll^[1]
Length:	27:11
Label:	Imperial
Producer:	Dave Bartholomew
Prev Title:	Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Here Stands Fats Domino
Next Year:	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.

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.

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Larkin, Colin. All-Time Top 1000 Albums. https://archive.org/details/alltimetop1000al0000lark_d7o0/mode/1up. 1999. October 8, 2021. Virgin Books. 0-7535-0354-9. 145-146.
2. Web site: This Is Fats Domino! . Music Brains . Music Brains . June 14, 2021.
3. . Rhythm & Blues Notes . Kramer . Gary . 56 . 1957-02-02 . 0006-2510 . 5 . 67.