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Fats Domino - They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. The Fat Man 2:37
  2. She's My Baby 2:49
  3. Little Bee 2:33
  4. Boogie Woogie Baby 2:21
  5. Hey! La Bas Boogie 2:27
  6. Every Night About This Time 2:13
  7. Careless Love 2:22
  8. Don't Lie to Me 2:21
  9. Goin' Home 2:13
  10. Mardi Gras in New Orleans 2:22
  11. Going to the River 2:31
  12. Swanee River Hop 2:52
  13. Please Don't Leave Me 2:41
  14. Domino Stomp (Twistin' the Stomp) 1:54
  15. Rose Mary [Version 2] 2:20
  16. Where Did You Stay? 2:03
  17. You Can Pack Your Suitcase 2:26
  18. Love Me 1:56
  19. I Know 2:38
  20. Don't You Know I Love You 2:26
  21. All by Myself 2:19
  22. Ain't That a Shame 2:25
  23. La-La [Version 1] 2:10
  24. Blue Monday 2:18
  25. Poor Me 2:15
Volume 2
  1. I Can't Go On (Rosalie) 2:06
  2. I'm in Love Again 1:54
  3. Bo Weevil 1:53
  4. Don't Blame It on Me 2:41
  5. If You Need Me [Version 2] 2:06
  6. So Long 2:10
  7. My Blue Heaven 2:09
  8. Ida Jane 2:13
  9. When My Dreamboat Comes Home 2:19
  10. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You?) 2:04
  11. Set Me Free (The Twist Set Me Free) [Version 2] 2:04
  12. Blueberry Hill 2:23
  13. Honey Chile 1:50
  14. I'm Walkin' 2:14
  15. What Will I Tell My Heart? 2:29
  16. My Happiness 2:14
  17. Don't Deceive Me 1:55
  18. The Rooster Song 2:08
  19. Telling Lies 2:24
  20. It's You I Love 2:04
  21. Valley of Tears 1:54
  22. Wait and See 1:56
  23. Sailor Boy 2:05
  24. The Big Beat 2:00
  25. Little Mary 1:59
Volume 3
  1. When I See You 2:12
  2. I Still Love You 2:00
  3. I Want You to Know 2:01
  4. Yes, My Darling 2:00
  5. Don't You Know I Love You 2:14
  6. Sick and Tired 2:38
  7. No, No 2:10
  8. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday 2:04
  9. Whole Lotta Lovin' 1:40
  10. Darktown Strutters' Ball 2:00
  11. Margie [Version 2] 2:17
  12. I Hear You Knockin' 1:57
  13. Li'l Liza Jane 1:55
  14. When the Saints Go Marching In 2:28
  15. Country Boy 2:17
  16. I'm Ready 2:05
  17. I Want to Walk You Home 2:21
  18. I've Been Around 2:11
  19. Be My Guest 2:16
  20. Tell Me That You Love Me 2:03
  21. Walking to New Orleans 2:01
  22. Don't Come Knockin' 1:58
  23. La-La [Version 2] 2:04
  24. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey 2:03
  25. Three Nights a Week 1:44
Volume 4
  1. Shu Rah 1:44
  2. My Girl Josephine 2:05
  3. Natural Born Lover 4:43
  4. Ain't That Just Like a Woman 2:42
  5. It Keeps Rainin' 2:48
  6. What a Price 2:23
  7. Fell in Love on Monday 1:59
  8. Bad Luck and Trouble 2:43
  9. Good Hearted Man 2:16
  10. One Night 2:50
  11. You Win Again 2:15
  12. Let the Four Winds Blow 2:18
  13. Your Cheatin' Heart 2:10
  14. What a Party 1:59
  15. Rockin' Bicycle 2:10
  16. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? 1:45
  17. Birds and Bees 1:51
  18. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 2:24
  19. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? 2:31
  20. Stop the Clock 2:22
  21. My Real Name 2:19
  22. Hum Diddy Doo 1:52
  23. I Want to Go Home 1:56
  24. Dance With Mr. Domino 2:10
  25. Nothing New (Same Old Thing) 2:09

Notes


If you can't quite finance the Bear Family box, this four-disc compilation is the next best thing; an even 100 of the best Imperial sides, including a great many from 1958 on that turn up in crystal-clear stereo (as they also do on the Bear Family package). All the hits are aboard, along with a nice cross section of the important non-hits. The saxes (usually including Herb Hardesty and sometimes Lee Allen) roar with typical Crescent City power, Fats rolls the ivories, and magic happens -- over and over again! Another nice booklet with plenty of photos (but a less detailed discography without sideman credits).