Whole Lotta Lovin' (Fats Domino song) explained

Whole Lotta Lovin'
Artist:	Fats Domino
Album:	Fats Domino Swings
B-Side:	Coquette
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Imperial
Prev Title:	Young School Girl
Prev Year:	1958

Next Title:	Telling Lies
Next Year:	1959

"Whole Lotta Lovin" is a 1958 song by Fats Domino, written by Domino and Dave Bartholomew.^[1]

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 Kalin Twins, Andy Williams, and Gordon MacRae.^[2] 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.^[3] 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 Chief Records 1964
Errol Dixon 1965
In 1972, Hank Williams Jr. and Lois Johnson covered the song as, "Whole Lotta Loving". This version peaked at #22 on the Hot Country Singles chart.^[4]
Jean Steakley 1972
Professor Longhair on the album Crawfish Fiesta 1979
Blake Xolton (Martian Records/Dan Kessel) 1981
Bobby Moore, a Belgian singer 1986
Trombone Shorty and Lenny Kravitz on the album 2007
Tiny Morrie, a Spanish version entitled "Te Voy A Dar Mis Amores" in the 1970s.

Notes and References

Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs 1135463034 Bruce Pollock - 2014 "WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Artist: Fats Domino Written by:Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew Label: Imperial Produced by: Dave Bartholomew Year: 1958 Top 10 R&B/Top 10 crossover.
Rick Coleman Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll 2007 0306816334 "Apparently energized by the challenge of a comeback, Domino started an unusual media blitz to promote "Whole Lotta Loving." He appeared on The Dick Clark Beechnut Show on November 8 with whitebread singers the Kalin Twins, Andy Williams, and Gordon McCrae. Clark had to drag Fats from his hotel room to rehearse...."
Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 167.
Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 389.