Here Stands Fats Domino

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Here Stands Fats Domino
A black-and-white photo of Domino standing in front of a cartoon piano
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1957
RecordedDecember 1949 and January 1950[1]
GenreRock n roll
LabelImperial
ProducerDave Bartholomew
Fats Domino chronology
This Is Fats Domino!
(1956)
Here Stands Fats Domino
(1957)
This Is Fats
(1957)

Here Stands Fats Domino is a 1957 studio album by American rock and roll pianist Fats Domino, released on Imperial Records.

Reception[edit]

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this release three out of five stars, with reviewer Bruce Eder, noting the diversity of Domino's styles, from "surprisingly elegant ballad" to "pounding rocker" and "slow blues... [with] some supremely subtle sax work".[1] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide scores this release alongside all of Domino's Imperial albums as 4.5 out of five stars.[2]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino, except where noted.

Side one:

  1. "Detroit City Blues" – 2:25
  2. "Hide Away Blues" – 2:22
  3. "She’s My Baby" – 2:38
  4. "New Baby" (Bartholomew) – 2:34
  5. "Little Bee" (Bartholomew) – 2:24
  6. "Every Night About This Time" – 2:03

Side two:

  1. "I’m Walkin’" – 2:01
  2. "I’m in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh) – 2:40
  3. "Cheatin’" (Domino) – 2:33
  4. "You Can Pack Your Suitcase" – 2:18
  5. "Hey! Fat Man" (Domino) – 2:32
  6. "I’ll Be Gone" (Domino and Al Young) – 2:18

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Fats Domino – Here Stands Fats". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Christian David Hoard; Nathan Brackett, eds. (2004). "Fats Domino". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 251. ISBN 9780743201698.

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