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| "Whole Lotta Lovin'" | ||||
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| Song by Fats Domino | ||||
| from the album Fats Domino Swings | ||||
| B-side | "Coquette" | |||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Fats Domino Dave Bartholomew | |||
| Fats Domino singles chronology | ||||
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"Whole Lotta Lovin'" is a 1958 song by Fats Domino, written by Domino and Dave Bartholomew. [1]
The record won an Imperial Gold Record Award. To promote the comeback single Fats appeared on The Dick Clark Beechnut Show on November 8, 1958, with singers the Kalin Twins, Andy Williams, and Gordon MacRae. [2] The lyrics begin "I got a whole lotta lovin' for you, true true love for you".
In the US, "Whole Lotta Lovin'" peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, and #6 on the Hot 100. [3] The B-side to this recording was Fats Domino's version of Coquette.
The song was covered by:
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Whole Lotta Lovin' or Whole Lot of Loving may refer to:
