Detailed item info | Track listing | DISC 1: 1949-1955: 1. Fat Man, The 2. She's My Baby 3. Little Bee 4. Boogie Woogie Baby 5. Hey! La Bas Boogie 6. Every Night About This Time 7. Careless Love 8. Don't Lie to Me 9. Goin' Home 10. Mardi Gras in New Orleans 11. Going to the River 12. Swanee River Hop 13. Please Don't Leave Me 14. Domino Stomp (Twistin' the Stomp) 15. Rose Mary - (version #2) 16. Where Did You Stay 17. You Can Pack Your Suitcase 18. Love Me 19. I Know 20. Don't You Know 21. All by Myself 22. Ain't It a Shame 23. La-La - (version #1) 24. Blue Monday 25. Poor Me
DISC 2: 1955-1957: 1. I Can't Go on (Rosalie) 2. I'm in Love Again 3. Bo Weevil 4. Don't Blame It on Me 5. If You Need Me - (version #2) 6. So-Long 7. My Blue Heaven 8. Ida Jane 9. When My Dreamboat Comes Home 10. What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You 11. Set Me Free (The Twist Set Me Free) - (version #2) 12. Blueberry Hill 13. Honey Chile 14. I'm Walkin 15. What Will I Tell My Heart 16. My Happiness 17. Don't Deceive Me 18. Rooster Song, The 19. Telling Lies 20. It's You I Love 21. Valley of Tears 22. Wait and See 23. Sailor Boy 24. Big Beat, The 25. Little Mary
DISC 3: 1957-1960: 1. When I See You 2. I Still Love You 3. I Want You to Know 4. Yes, My Darling 5. Don't You Know I Love You 6. Sick and Tired 7. No, No (The River) 8. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday 9. Whole Lotta Loving 10. Darktown Strutter's Ball 11. Margie - (version #2) 12. I Hear You Knocking 13. Lil' Liza Jane 14. When the Saints Go Marching In 15. Country Boy 16. I'm Ready 17. I Want to Walk You Home 18. I've Been Around 19. Be My Guest 20. Tell Me That You Love Me 21. Walking to New Orleans 22. Don't Come Knockin 23. La-La - (version #2) 24. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey 25. Three Nights a Week
DISC 4: 1960-1962: 1. Shu Rah 2. My Girl Josephine 3. Natural Born Lover 4. Ain't That Just Like a Woman 5. It Keeps Rainin' 6. What a Price 7. Fell in Love on Monday 8. Bad Luck and Trouble 9. Good Hearted Man 10. One Night 11. You Win Again 12. Let the Four Winds Blow 13. Your Cheatin' Heart 14. What a Party 15. Rockin' Bicycle 16. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking 17. Birds and Bees 18. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 19. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans 20. Stop the Clock 21. My Real Name 22. Hum Diddy Doo 23. I Want to Go Home 24. Dance With Mr. Domino 25. Nothing New (Same Old Thing)
| | Details | | Playing time: | 223 min. | | Contributing artists: | Dave Bartholomew | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Mono | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | THEY CALL ME THE FAT MAN documents the first fourteen years of Fats Domino's recording career. The 84-page book included in the set contains an extensive essay on the artist's career, various remembrances, track annotations, a Fats Domino Imperial Records sessionography, a Domino discography (singles, EPs and LPs) for the Imperial and United Artist labels and their subsidiaries, and many historical photographs and poster reproductions. Personnel includes: Fats Domino (piano, vocals); Ernest McLean (guitar); Harrison Verret (banjo); Joe Harris (alto saxophone); Lee Allen, Herbert Hardesty, Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (tenor saxophone); Dave Bartholomew (trumpet); Earl Palmer (drums). Producers: Dave Bartholomew, Al Young. Compilation producer: Ron Furmanek. Recorded at J&M and Cosimo Recording Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Master Recorders and Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California between 1949 and 1962. Includes liner notes by Jeff Hannusch, Adam Block, Steve Kolanjian, and Ron Furmanek.
| | Editorial reviews | ...fresh and timeless--not just classic rock, but classical....Gently rippling piano, a braised vocal, riffing brass and a backbeat you can't lose... Musician (01/01/1992)
5 Stars - Excellent. Down Beat (02/01/1992)
Blue Light Special - ...this rotund genius simply radiated charm, blending rippling New Orleans piano and warm, cuddly vocals....an all-purpose entertainer..Domino's impact was enormous... Spin (01/01/1992)
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