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This Is Fats
A photo of Domino's face on a cartoon body playing piano
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1957 (1957-08-08) [1]
Genre Rock and roll
Label Imperial
Producer Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino chronology
Here Stands Fats Domino
(1957)
This Is Fats
(1957)
The Fabulous Mr. D
(1958)

This Is Fats is a 1957 studio album by American rock and roll pianist Fats Domino, released on Imperial Records.

Reception

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 Rooster Song" – 2:05
  2. " My Happiness" ( Borney Bergantine and Betty Peterson) – 2:14
  3. "As Time Goes By" ( Herman Hupfeld) – 1:38
  4. "Hey La Bas" (Bartholomew) – 2:24
  5. "Love Me" – 1:55
  6. "Don’t You Hear Me Calling You" – 2:06

Side two:

  1. "It’s You I Love" – 2:01
  2. "Valley of Tears" – 1:52
  3. "Where Did You Stay" – 2:00
  4. "Baby Please" – 1:55
  5. "Thinking of You" (R. Hall) – 2:09
  6. "You Know I Miss You" (Domino and Al Young) – 2:12

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, Frank (May 23, 2016). "1957". Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900–2000. Taylor & Francis. p. 175. ISBN  9781135868864.
  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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