They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings

• Artist: Fats Domino
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 22, 1991
• Total Time: 219:27
• Type: Compilation (best of), Box set
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

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). ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

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Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Fat Man	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:34)
She's My Baby	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:45)
Little Bee	Dave Bartholomew	Fats Domino	(2:30)
Boogie Woogie Baby	Dave Bartholomew	Fats Domino	(2:18)
Hey! La Bas Boogie	Dave Bartholomew, Roy Byrd	Fats Domino	(2:24)
Every Night About This Time	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:09)
Careless Love	W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams	Fats Domino	(2:18)
Don't Lie to Me	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:18)
Goin' Home	Fats Domino, Al Young	Fats Domino	(2:10)
Mardi Gras in New Orleans	Roy Byrd	Fats Domino	(2:19)
Going to the River	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:19)
Swanee River Hop	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:49)
Please Don't Leave Me	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:39)
Domino Stomp (Twistin' the Stomp)	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:52)
Rose Mary [Version 2]	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:17)
Where Did You Stay?	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:00)
You Can Pack Your Suitcase	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:23)
Love Me	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:54)
I Know	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:36)
Don't You Know I Love You	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:23)
All by Myself	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:18)
Ain't That a Shame	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:23)
La-La [Version 1]	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:08)
Blue Monday	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:14)
Poor Me	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:15)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Can't Go On (Rosalie)	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:04)
I'm in Love Again	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:52)
Bo Weevil	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:51)
Don't Blame It on Me	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:38)
If You Need Me [Version 2]	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:03)
So Long	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:07)
My Blue Heaven	Walter Donaldson, George Whiting	Fats Domino	(2:06)
Ida Jane	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:11)
When My Dreamboat Comes Home	David Franklin, Cliff Friend	Fats Domino	(2:17)
What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You?)	Jimmie Grier, Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe	Fats Domino	(2:01)
Set Me Free (The Twist Set Me Free) [Version 2]		Fats Domino	(2:02)
Blueberry Hill	Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock	Fats Domino	(2:10)
Honey Chile	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:47)
I'm Walkin'	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:12)
What Will I Tell My Heart?	Jack Lawrence, Irving Gordon, Peter Tinturin	Fats Domino	(2:26)
My Happiness	Borney Bergantine, Betty Peterson	Fats Domino	(2:12)
Don't Deceive Me	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:52)
The Rooster Song	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:06)
Telling Lies	Fats Domino, Earl Palmer	Fats Domino	(2:22)
It's You I Love	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:02)
Valley of Tears	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:52)
Wait and See	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:53)
Sailor Boy	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:03)
The Big Beat	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:58)
Little Mary	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:58)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
When I See You	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:10)
I Still Love You	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Earl Palmer	Fats Domino	(1:57)
I Want You to Know	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:58)
Yes, My Darling	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:58)
Don't You Know I Love You	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:11)
Sick and Tired	Chris Kenner, Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:37)
No, No	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:09)
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Bill Hayes	Fats Domino	(2:02)
Whole Lotta Lovin'	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:37)
Darktown Strutters' Ball	Shelton Brooks	Fats Domino	(1:57)
Margie [Version 2]	Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson, Benny Davis	Fats Domino	(2:14)
I Hear You Knockin'	Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King	Fats Domino	(1:54)
Li'l Liza Jane	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:53)
When the Saints Go Marching In	Traditional	Fats Domino	(2:25)
Country Boy	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:15)
I'm Ready	Fats Domino, Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford	Fats Domino	(2:17)
I Want to Walk You Home	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:18)
I've Been Around	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:07)
Be My Guest	Tommy Boyce, Fats Domino, John Marascalco	Fats Domino	(2:13)
Tell Me That You Love Me	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:00)
Walking to New Orleans	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Robert Guidry	Fats Domino	(1:58)
Don't Come Knockin'	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:55)
La-La [Version 2]	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:01)
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey	Harry Von Tilzer, Junie McCree	Fats Domino	(2:00)
Three Nights a Week	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:43)

CD 4

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Shu Rah	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:42)
My Girl Josephine	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:03)
Natural Born Lover	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(4:40)
Ain't That Just Like a Woman	Claude Demetrius, Fleecie Moore	Fats Domino	(2:39)
It Keeps Rainin'	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Robert Guidry	Fats Domino	(2:45)
What a Price	Fats Domino, Pee Wee Maddux	Fats Domino	(2:21)
Fell in Love on Monday	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:55)
Bad Luck and Trouble	Fats Domino, Jimmy Donley, Pee Wee Maddux	Fats Domino	(2:40)
Good Hearted Man	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:16)
One Night	Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman	Fats Domino	(2:47)
You Win Again	Hank Williams	Fats Domino	(2:12)
Let the Four Winds Blow	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:15)
Your Cheatin' Heart	Hank Williams	Fats Domino	(2:07)
What a Party	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Pearl King	Fats Domino	(1:57)
Rockin' Bicycle	Fats Domino, Pee Wee Maddux	Fats Domino	(2:07)
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?	Mack Gordon, Harry Revel	Fats Domino	(1:42)
Birds and Bees	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:48)
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)	Hank Williams	Fats Domino	(2:21)
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter	Fats Domino	(2:29)
Stop the Clock	Fats Domino, Pee Wee Maddux	Fats Domino	(2:18)
My Real Name	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:16)
Hum Diddy Doo	Fats Domino, Pearl King	Fats Domino	(1:50)
I Want to Go Home	Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(1:53)
Dance With Mr. Domino	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:07)
Nothing New (Same Old Thing)	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Pee Wee Maddux	Fats Domino	(2:08)

Credits

Dave Bartholomew (Producer), Fats Domino (Piano), Fats Domino (Vocals), Fats Domino (Main Performer), Al Young (Producer)