Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino
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Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino, released in the Europe as Carry On Rockin', is the 1955 debut album by R&B pianist and vocalist Fats Domino, compiling a number of his hits and other material, some of which would soon become hits. The album, which featured a woodcut portrait of the musician,[2] reached #17 on the Billboard "Pop Albums" chart.[3] It is believed to have been produced by engineer Bunny Robyn due to the notation on the cover "A Robyn Recording".[2]
Release history
The album was first released on Imperial Records, catalog #9009, under the title Carry on Rockin' in November 1955 and reissued under the title Rock and Rollin' With Fats Domino.[4] Various dates are given for the re-issue. The Great Rock Discography indicates that Imperial 9009 was reissued under alternate title in October 1956 and March 1957,[4] but the Domino biography Blue Monday indicates April 1956.[2]
When Domino left Imperial in 1963 to join Paramount, Imperial retained the rights to this and several other of Domino's notable albums,[5] reissuing it on LP as recently as 1981.[6] It has subsequently been reissued in conjunction with another early Domino album, Million Sellers By Fats, as Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino/Million Sellers By Fats.[7]
[Note: there is a problem here. The writer is confusing two 1956 albums with similar names, "Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino" (Imperial LP-9004/ LP-12387) and "Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'" (Imperial LP-9009/ LP-12388). The songs listed here appear on #9004. I can't check the various book sources cited, so I don't know where the original error comes from.]
Songs
Although this was Domino's album debut, the R&B pianist had already been recording singles for seven years at the time of this release.[8] The album compiled a number of Domino's hit singles as well as some songs that would soon become hit singles, including "Ain't That a Shame" (#1 ""Black Singles", #10 "Pop Singles"), "All by Myself" (#1 "Black Singles"), "Poor Me" (#1 "Black Singles"), "Bo Weevil" (#5 "Black Singles", #35 "Pop Singles") and "Don't Blame It On Me" (#9 "Black Singles"), but omitted "Don't You Know" (#7 "Black Singles"), "I Can't Go On" (#6 "Black Singles") and "Thinking of You" (#14, "Black Singles").[4][9]
Track listing
Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.
- "The Fat Man" – 2:38
- "Tired of Crying" (Domino) – 2:15
- "Goin' Home" (Domino, Al Young) – 2:11
- "You Said You Loved Me" – 2:36
- "Going to the River" – 2:30
- "Please Don't Leave Me" (Domino) – 2:35
- "Rose Mary" – 2:16
- "All by Myself" – 2:24
- "Ain't It a Shame" – 2:27
- "Poor Me" – 2:19
- "Bo Weevil" – 2:48
- "Don't Blame It on Me" – 2:42
Personnel
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c d Coleman, Rick (2007). Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll. Da Capo Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-306-81531-1.
- ^ Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino Billboard Albums at AllMusic
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track Recorded by More Than 1,200 Artists. Canongate U.S. p. 434. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Hoffman, Frank W. (2005). "Domino, Antoine "Fats"". In Frank W. Hoffmann, Howard Ferstler (ed.). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound: M-Z. Index. CRC Press. p. 325. ISBN 0-415-93835-X.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino at AllMusic
- ^ Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino/Million Sellers By Fats at AllMusic
- ^ Carry on Rockin' at AllMusic
- ^ Fats Domino Billboard Singles at AllMusic