CD: Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats by Fats Domino

Tracks:
Detroit City Blues
Hide Away Blues
She's My Baby
New Baby
Little Bee
Every Night About This Time
I'm Walkin'
I'm in the Mood for Love
Cheatin'
You Can Pack Your Suitcase
Hey! Fat Man
I'll Be Gone
Rooster Song, The
My Happiness
As Time Goes By
Hey! La Bas
Love Me
Don't You Hear Me Calling You?
It's You I Love
Valley of Tears
Where Did You Stay?
Baby Please
Thinking of You
You Know I Miss You
I Want to Walk You Home
Little Mary

Performer Notes:

• 2 LPs on 1 CD.
• Liner Note Author: Marv Goldberg.
• By combining New Orleans boogie-woogie with blues, R&B, and a strong backbeat, Fats Domino altered the very course of popular music. On HERE STANDS FATS DOMINO and THIS IS FATS, numerous Fats classics are presented, including "I'm Walkin'," a fast, contagious shuffle that brings to life all the romance and charm of a 1950s sock-hop.
• Although standards "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "As Time Goes By" (arranged here by Domino's songwriting partner Dave Bartholomew) had more success in the hands of jazz vocalists, they lend themselves well to this milieu. For example, "As Time Goes By" is performed as a rocking instrumental, and it shows off Domino's skillful piano work. "Hey La Bas" is another piano feature, and here Domino demonstrates his boogie-woogie approach (a la Professor Longhair). Even though Domino was a fine pianist, his strongest suit was his voice. In fact, his animated singing on "I'll Be Gone" just may be the highlight of this disc. Deeply emotional, yet precise and measured, Domino's singing style captures the emerging spirit of rock & roll throughout this 26-track disc.

Format: CD (1 Disc); Mixed

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 1 August, 1998

Label: Collectables

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)