| features in: Album Chart of 1963 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
Released in May 1963. Qualifies as a new album, although it is a bit of a hodge-podge release from Imperial Records. Changes are afoot at the company as they gear up for a sale and they continue to clear the vaults. This is the last of their Fats offerings that could remotely be classed as a new “A–list” release. By this time, Fats himself has actually signed for ABC Records. This LP is half new / half compiled from singles and b sides from the last few years, although only 1 track repeats from the previous LP’s – “Aint It A Shame” which had first appeared on the debut LP way back in 1956. This new version has backing vocals “muzak-girls style” overdubbed onto the original 1955 recording. Their vocals were recorded last minute on 23rd May 1963. It’s got curiosity value, but ultimately it takes a big edge off the original. The “zu–zu” girls appear dubbed onto quite a few of the tracks here – it’s not what I’m looking for on my Fats albums! Four of the recordings are kinda dire session pop jams and indeed unterfurtner.com notes that Fats didn’t even play on them at all – now that’s what I call filler! The 4 pieces of shame are: “I Don’t Want To Walk Without You”, “Someday”, “When You’re Smiling” and “Just A Little While (To Stay Here)”. A shoddy affair – if I was the big man I’d be raging…
The Jukebox Rebel
27–Jan–2012
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:31]  Fats Domino - Ain’t It A Shame [album version ’63] (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A2 | [02:00]  Fats Domino - I Don’t Want To Walk Without You (?) Pop |
| A3 | [02:11]  Fats Domino - I Lived My Life (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A4 | [02:14]  Fats Domino - Someday (?) Pop Ballad |
| A5 | [02:26]  Fats Domino - Telling Lies (Antoine Domino, Earl Palmer) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A6 | [02:15]  Fats Domino - When I See You (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Pop |
| B1 | [02:12]  Fats Domino - Just A Little While (To Stay Here) (Traditional) Jazz |
| B2 | [02:17]  Fats Domino - Oh Ba-a-by [let’s dance album version ’63] (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B3 | [02:05]  Fats Domino - When You’re Smiling [original recording, 1960] (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) Pop |
| B4 | [02:15]  Fats Domino - Don’t You Know I Love You (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B5 | [02:01]  Fats Domino - Yes My Darling (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [02:11] Fats Domino - True Confession (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
