"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

▶ CD 1: 1949-1955
▼ 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
▶ CD 4: 1960-1962