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The Fabulous Mr. D
A photo of Domino gripping a rope backstage, wearing a suit and smiling
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1958 (1958-08)
Genre Rock n roll
Label Imperial
Producer Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino chronology
This Is Fats
(1957)
The Fabulous Mr. D
(1958)
Let's Play Fats Domino
(1959)

The Fabulous Mr. D is a 1958 studio album by American rock and roll pianist Fats Domino, released on Imperial Records.

Reception

In Boys' Life, Bob Hood recommended this album for Domino being "the most unbeatable character". [1] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide scores this release alongside all of Domino's Imperial albums as 4.5 out of five stars. [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino, except where noted.

Side one:

  1. "The Big Beat" – 2:00
  2. "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" ( Sam Theard) – 2:35
  3. "What Will I Tell My Heart" ( Jack Lawrence and Peter Tinturin) – 2:35
  4. "Barrel House" – 2:32
  5. "Little Mary" – 1:59
  6. "Sick and Tired" (Bartholomew, Domino, and Chris Kenner) – 2:32

Side two:

  1. "I Want You to Know" – 1:59
  2. "'44'" – 2:30
  3. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans ( Henry Roeland Byrd) – 2:15
  4. "I Can't Go On" – 2:05
  5. "Long Lonesome Journey" (Domino and Theodore R. Jarrett) – 2:24
  6. "Young School Girl" – 1:55

References

  1. ^ Hood, Don (April 1959). "Platter Chatter". Boys' Life. Vol. XLIX, no. 4. Kokomo, Indiana, United States. p. 62. ISSN  0006-8608.
  2. ^ Christian David Hoard; Nathan Brackett, eds. (2004). "Fats Domino". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 251. ISBN  9780743201698.

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