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| This Is Fats Domino! | ||||
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| Released | December 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1951–1956 | |||
| Genre | Rock n roll | |||
| Length | 27:11 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Producer | Dave Bartholomew | |||
| Fats Domino chronology | ||||
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This Is Fats Domino! is the third album by R&B pianist and vocalist Fats Domino. The album was released by Imperial Records in December 1956.
The album was released on Imperial Records, catalog #LP-9028, in December 1956. [1] The album was reissued in 1969 as stereo (in fact "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo", as printed on cover) by Liberty Records, the new owner of Imperial Records, with catalog# LP-12389. [1]
The album is included in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . The album sold more than 50,000 copies by February 1957. [2]
Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino.
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