"They Call Me The Fat Man..." — The Legendary Imperial Recordings

~ Release by Fats Domino (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

4 CD's in standard jewel cases, inside a cardboard long box with booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-28 06:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: 1949-1955
#TitleRatingLength
1The Fat Man
recording of:
The Fat Man (on 1949-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:38
2She’s My Baby
recording of:
She's My Baby Blues (on 1949-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:49
3Little Bee
recording of:
Little Bee (on 1950-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew
32:34
4Boogie Woogie Baby
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Baby (on 1950-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew
2:22
5Hey! La Bas Boogie
recording of:
Hey! Là Bas Boogie (on 1950-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew
52:28
6Every Night About This Time
recording of:
Every Night About This Time (in 1950-09)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:13
7Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love (in 1950-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
2:23
8Don’t Lie to Me
recording of:
Don’t You Lie to Me (Fats Domino’s version) (in 1951-02)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker (in 1940)
version of:
Don’t You Lie to Me
2:22
9Goin’ Home
recording of:
Goin’ Home (from 1951-11 until 1952-01)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Al Young (US songwriter & arranger)
42:14
10Mardi Gras in New Orleans
cover recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (on 1952-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
42:22
11Going to the River
recording of:
Going to the River (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:32
12Swanee River Hop
recording of:
Swanee River Hop (in 1953-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:53
13Please Don’t Leave Me
recording of:
Please Don’t Leave Me (on 1953-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
42:41
14Domino Stomp (Twistin’ the Stomp)51:54
15Rose Mary (version 2)
recording of:
Rose Mary (on 1953-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:21
16Where Did You Stay
recording of:
Where Did You Stay (on 1954-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:04
17You Can Pack Your Suitcase
recording of:
You Can Pack Your Suitcase (on 1954-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:27
18Love Me
recording of:
Love Me (on 1954-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
41:56
19I Know
edit of:
I Know (Imperial; with chat) by Fats Domino
recording of:
I Know (on 1954-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:38
20Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don't You Know (on 1955-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
2:26
21All by Myself
recording of:
All by Myself (on 1955-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
version of:
All by Myself
52:20
22Ain’t It a Shame4.52:26
23La-La (version 1)
recording of:
La-La (on 1955-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:10
24Blue Monday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 12)
recording of:
Blue Monday (on 1955-03-30)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
52:18
25Poor Me
recording of:
Poor Me (on 1955-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:16
CD 2: 1955-1957
#TitleRatingLength
1I Can’t Go On (Rosalie)
recording of:
I Can't Go On (on 1955-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:07
2I’m in Love Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 6)
recording of:
I’m in Love Again (on 1955-10-15)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
51:55
3Bo Weevil
recording of:
Bo Weevil (on 1955-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
1:54
4Don’t Blame It on Me
recording of:
Don't Blame It on Me (on 1955-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:41
5If You Need Me (version 2)
recording of:
If You Need Me (Call My Name) (on 1953-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:06
6So Long
recording of:
So Long (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:10
7My Blue Heaven
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1955-12-23)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
42:09
8Ida Jane
recording of:
Ida Jane (on 1956-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
42:14
9When My Dreamboat Comes Home
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 23)
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home (on 1956-05-25)
writer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
42:19
10What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You
cover recording of:
What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You (on 1956-06-21)
writer:
Jimmie Grier (US jazz clarinetist), Earl Hatch (classical composer), Coy Poe and Pinky Tomlin
42:04
11Set Me Free (The Twist Set Me Free) (version 2)
edit of:
The Twist Set Me Free (with chat) by Fats Domino
recording of:
The Twist Set Me Free (on 1956-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
version of:
Don't Know What's Wrong
42:04
12Blueberry Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical) and Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
edit of:
Blueberry Hill (Imperial) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 81) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
4.652:23
13Honey Chile
recording of:
Honey Chile (on 1956-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
51:50
14I’m Walkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1957)
recording of:
I’m Walkin’ (on 1957-01-03)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Cordial MV, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
2:15
15What Will I Tell My Heart
cover recording of:
What Will I Tell My Heart (on 1957-01-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
52:30
16My Happiness
cover recording of:
My Happiness (on 1957-01-04)
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
42:15
17Don’t Deceive Me
recording of:
Don’t Deceive Me (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
41:56
18The Rooster Song
recording of:
The Rooster Song (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:09
19Telling Lies
recording of:
Telling Lies (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Earl Palmer
42:25
20It’s You I Love
remix of:
It’s You I Love (undubbed) by Fats Domino
recording of:
It’s You I Love (on 1957-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:04
21Valley of Tears
edit of:
Valley of Tears (undubbed) (take 11 with slate and two parts of false start) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Valley of Tears (on 1957-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) and Travis Music Co.
1:55
22Wait and See
recording of:
Wait and See (on 1957-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
51:56
23Sailor Boy
recording of:
Sailor Boy (on 1957-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:05
24The Big Beat
recording of:
The Big Beat (on 1957-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:01
25Little Mary
recording of:
Little Mary (on 1957-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
41:59
CD 3: 1957-1960
#TitleRatingLength
1When I See You
recording of:
When I See You (on 1957-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:13
2I Still Love You52:01
3I Want You to Know
recording of:
I Want You to Know (on 1957-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:01
4Yes, My Darling
recording of:
Yes, My Darling (on 1958-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
32:00
5Don’t You Know I Love You
recording of:
Don’t You Know I Love You (on 1958-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:14
6Sick and Tired42:39
7No, No (The River)
recording of:
No, No (on 1958-02-04)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:11
8I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday42:04
9Whole Lotta Loving
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 31)
recording of:
Whole Lotta Loving (on 1958-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
41:40
10Darktown Strutters’ Ball
edit of:
Darktown Strutter's Ball (stereo; with chat) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1958-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:01
11Margie (version 2)
cover recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (on 1958-10-30)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:17
12I Hear You Knocking
edit of:
I Hear You Knocking (take 5 stereo with chat) by Fats Domino
recording of:
I Hear You Knocking (on 1958-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
1:57
13Lil’ Liza Jane
edit of:
Lil’ Liza Jane (undubbed, stereo, with chat) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Li’l Liza Jane (Fats Domino version) (on 1958-11-04)
lyricist:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Countess Ada de Lachau
composer:
Countess Ada de Lachau
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
version of:
Li’l Liza Jane (1916 original)
1:56
14When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (Bartholomew & Domino version) (on 1958-11-04)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
2:29
15Country Boy
remix of:
Country Boy (LP master take, stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Country Boy (on 1958-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
2:18
16I’m Ready52:06
17I Want to Walk You Home
remix of:
I Want to Walk You Home (Imperial, stereo) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 23)
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home (on 1959-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
2:21
18I’ve Been Around
recording of:
I’ve Been Around (on 1959-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
2:11
19Be My Guest
recording of:
Be My Guest (on 1959-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and John Marascalco
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Magic Dolphin Music Inc.
2:16
20Tell Me That You Love Me
recording of:
Tell Me That You Love Me (on 1960-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
42:04
21Walking to New Orleans
remix of:
Walking to New Orleans (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Walking to New Orleans (from 1960-04-23 until 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Robert Guidry
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
52:02
22Don’t Come Knockin’
remix of:
Don’t Come Knockin’ (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
edit of:
Don’t Come Knockin’ (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Don’t Come Knockin’ (from 1960-04-23 until 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
1:59
23La-La (version 2)
recording of:
La-La (from 1960-04-23 until 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
recording of:
La-La (on 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
2:04
24Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
edit of:
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (stereo) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (in 1960-07)
lyricist:
Junie McCree (in 1910)
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer (in 1910)
32:03
25Three Nights a Week
recording of:
Three Nights a Week (in 1960-07)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
41:44
CD 4: 1960-1962
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1Shu Rah
edit of:
Shu Rah (stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Shu Rah (in 1960-07)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
41:45
2My Girl Josephine
recording of:
My Girl Josephine (on 1960-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
4.52:06
3Natural Born Lover
recording of:
Natural Born Lover (on 1960-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
54:43
4Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
edit of:
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (stereo, with chat) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (on 1960-12-28)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Music
2:43
5It Keeps Rainin’2:48
6What a Price
recording of:
What a Price (on 1960-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Jack Jessup and Pee Wee Maddux
2:24
7Fell in Love on Monday
remix of:
Fell in Love on Monday (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Fell in Love on Monday (on 1960-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
1:59
8Bad Luck and Trouble
recording of:
Bad Luck and Trouble (on 1961-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Jimmy Donley and Pee Wee Maddux
2:43
9Good Hearted Man
edit of:
Good Hearted Man (stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Good Hearted Man (on 1961-06-06)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
52:17
10One Night
remix of:
One Night (stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
One Night (Of Sin) (on 1961-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc. and EMI / Utd Partnership
cover recording of:
One Night (Of Sin) (on 1961-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc. and EMI / Utd Partnership
2:51
11You Win Again
edit of:
You Win Again (stereo) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
You Win Again (on 1961-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
52:15
12Let the Four Winds Blow
remix of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (Imperial, master take stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (on 1961-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
2:19
13Your Cheatin’ Heart
remix of:
Your Cheating Heart (stereo) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1961-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
2:11
14What a Party
edit of:
What a Party (stereo, edited, with chat at start) by Fats Domino
recording of:
What a Party (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino and Pearl King
2:00
15Rockin’ Bicycle
edit of:
Rockin’ Bicycle (stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Rockin’ Bicycle (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Jack Jessup and Pee Wee Maddux
2:11
16Did You Ever See a Dream Walking
edit of:
Did You Ever Seen a Dream Walking (take 3 stereo with chat) by Fats Domino
cover recording of:
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1933)
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer) (in 1933)
1:45
17Birds and Bees
recording of:
Birds and Bees (on 1961-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
1:52
18Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
cover recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1961-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
2:25
19Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
cover recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (on 1961-11-06)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
composer:
Louis Alter
42:32
20Stop the Clock
recording of:
Stop the Clock (on 1962-01-05)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Kenny James (US songwriter) and Pee Wee Maddux
2:22
21My Real Name
recording of:
My Real Name (on 1962-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
2:20
22Hum Diddy Doo
edit of:
Hum Diddy Doo (stereo) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Hum Diddy Doo (on 1962-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Pearl King
1:52
23I Want to Go Home
edit of:
I Want to Go Home (take 16 stereo with chat) by Fats Domino and I Want to Go Home (take 16 stereo with chat at end) by Fats Domino
recording of:
I Want to Go Home (on 1962-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
1:57
24Dance With Mr. Domino
recording of:
Dance With Mr. Domino (on 1962-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
2:10
25Nothing New (Same Old Thing)
remix of:
Nothing New (Just the Same Old Thing) (take 4 stereo, chat at end) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Nothing New (on 1962-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Jack Jessup and Pee Wee Maddux
2:09