This Is Fats

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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]
GenreRock and roll
LabelImperial
ProducerDave 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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